prior approval

collocation in English

meaningsofpriorandapproval

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prior
adjective[before noun]
uk
/praɪər/us
/praɪr/
formal
existing or happening before something else, or before a ...
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approval
noun[U]
uk
/əˈpruː.vəl/us
/əˈpruː.vəl/
the feeling of having a positive opinion of someone ...
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(Definition ofpriorandapprovalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofprior approval

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Hence,priorapprovalis not required.
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There are no restrictions, and no externalpriorapprovalis needed.
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In contrast to what some people have said, thepriorapprovalsystem does not make adequate provision for these cases.
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Visibility from an area of outstanding natural beauty can be a material consideration in relation both topriorapprovaland to full planning applications.
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The schedule of treatments requiringpriorapprovalis something which is continually and critically examined, so that it can be kept to a minimum.
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I have also made it clear that mypriorapprovalis necessary before expenditure is incurred on projects not included in the approved development estimates.
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The dental practice board retains dental claim forms inpriorapprovalcases for 18 months and non-priorapprovalcases for 13 months.
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This virtually means that few films are started unless they have thepriorapprovalof one of the two exhibiting organisations in this country.
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We do not make constitutional changes in our dependencies subject to thepriorapprovalof the people in the territories in which those changes occur.
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The contents of the speech were not submitted to me forpriorapproval, nor is there any reason why they should have been.
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Ispriorapprovalan essential to the recovery of such payments, and is it possible to recover money spent withoutpriorapproval?
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It requiredpriorapprovalof an unspecified range of new products before marketing.
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There will, for example, be no further sales, withoutpriorapproval, of housing built for rent.
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I hope to see included in this that the trials havepriorapprovalof an ethical committee.
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He cannot come forpriorapprovalfor everything he does in the course of his day-to-day business.
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We are discussing with the board the implications of the additional work onpriorapprovalfor courses of treatment.
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I know that he is annoyed if the staff representative brings up anything which has not had the head'spriorapproval.
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By includingpriorapprovalwe get an elasticity in what would otherwise be a rigid scale of fees.
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Priorapprovaldoes not limit the range of treatments available.
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