preliminary (prior) approval

  • 1prior — pri·or / prī ər/ adj 1: earlier in time or order 2: taking precedence (as in importance) a prior lien Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 2approval — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ full, warm (esp. BrE), wholehearted ▪ The plan did not win wholehearted approval. ▪ grudging, qualified ▪ general …

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  • 3Prior restraint — is a legal term referring to a government s actions that prevent materials from being published. Censorship that requires a person to seek governmental permission in the form of a license or imprimatur before publishing anything constitutes prior …

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  • 418 March 2003 Parliamentary approval for the invasion of Iraq — The Parliamentary approval for the invasion of Iraq was given by the elected members of the British House of Commons to Tony Blair s government on the eve of the 2003 invasion of Iraq in a series of two votes on 18 March 2003.Constitutional… …

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  • 5Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association — Classification Catholic Polity Association Geographical areas People s Republic of China Founder State Administration for Religious Affairs Origin 1957 Further information: Roman Catholicism in China …

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  • 6Egypt — /ee jipt/, n. 1. Arab Republic of. a republic in NE Africa. 64,791,891; 386,198 sq. mi. (1,000,252 sq. km). Cap.: Cairo. Arabic, Misr. Formerly (1958 71), United Arab Republic. 2. an ancient kingdom in NE Africa: divided into the Nile Delta… …

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  • 7Dragon (spacecraft) — SpaceX Dragon spacecraft Artist s rendering of the cargo variant of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft (bottom) berthing to the International Space Station (top). Description Role: Commercial: various roles that put humans and cargo into LEO …

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  • 8Calendar of 1996 — ▪ 1997 JANUARY JANUARY 1       King Fahd cedes power       Still experiencing the effects of a stroke suffered in November 1995, Saudi Arabia s King Fahd, who also held the post of prime minister, ceded temporary power to Crown Prince Abdullah,… …

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  • 9Foreign relations of South Korea — The foreign relations of South Korea are dominated by its relationships with North Korea, Japan, China and United States.The Constitution of the Sixth Republic vests the conduct of foreign affairs in the presidency and the State Council, subject… …

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  • 10Casus belli — is a Latin language expression meaning the justification for acts of war. Casus means incident , rupture or indeed case , while belli means of war . It is usually distinguished from casus foederis , with casus belli being used to refer to… …

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