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2009.10.26(Review of 2007.05.28 edition)
Welcome back! Are you feeling brave? Well, you may need every ounce of courage you can muster this week because we'll be taking a close look at the stuff that business nightmares are made of.
We begin with a word that looks harmless enough ... until it appears in a negative sentence!
APPROVE 承認する
- To approve (verb) a product, plan, request, etc., is to officially allow, accept, or agree
to it.
The noun form is approval. - approve （動詞）は、製品や計画、要請などを、公式に許可する、認める、または賛成する、という意味です。
名詞形は、approval です。
- We're hoping the government will approve the new drug soon so that we can begin marketing it in the fall.
- The agency voted not to approve the chemical food coloring for use in this country.
- Has the finance department approved our budget for the workshop yet?
- Our plans for restructuring the company were unanimously approved by the Board.
- They applied for the loan over two weeks ago, but it's still pending approval.
- We won't be able to sign the contract without the approval of our legal department.
- They worked around the clock for two weeks before submitting that proposal for approval, but it was rejected anyway.
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