An endorsement, which is not guaranteed and which depends in part on any comments the agency receives, usually follows preliminary approval.

It followed French approval of the Évian Accords in an April referendum.

The surprising 34-to-27 vote, which followed easy approval by the Democratic-led Assembly, catapults the issue to a noncommittal Gov. George Pataki.

Following approval of new labor contracts and securing additional investment from new investors, the airline emerged from bankruptcy protection on February 17, 2006.

Following formal approval by the university's governing boards, her appointment was made official three days later.

That action followed approval of an extra $1.6 billion for levees in Louisiana, $30 million for Gulf Coast election assistance and $30 million for forest projects.

The ceremony followed approval of the appointment by state governor Murtala Nyako.

This followed approval by The Charity Commission for England and Wales in June 2012.

The vote, which followed unanimous approval last week in the Senate Judiciary Committee, came after more than five hours of scripted debate on the Senate floor.

The decision followed provisional approval of the bid by the European Commission in Brussels on Wednesday.