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Posted: 03 March 2009 01:19 AM   [ Ignore ]
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Hi all,

plz suggest which one is the correct sentence

I am leading the project; an approval note still in approval process. or

I am leading the project; an approval note still in an approval process.

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Posted: 03 March 2009 10:05 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]
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I am leading the project, approval still in process.
I am leading the project, however, approval is still in process.
I am leading the project, awaiting approval.
I am leading the project with approval yet to come.
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Posted: 03 March 2009 01:48 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 2 ]
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Posted: 03 March 2009 01:56 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 3 ]
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God said it.
I believe it.
That settles it.

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Posted: 03 March 2009 02:01 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 4 ]
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I hope so Luke, otherwise no-one is in charge at all, and your salvation is in the post.

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Posted: 03 March 2009 09:20 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 5 ]
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thanks for your reply,can you plz expalin little bit more? approavl is a singular noun & also starting with vowel so as per grammer rule their should be come first a/an/ the or any other determinare as per senctence.

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Posted: 05 March 2009 10:27 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 6 ]
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Not too sure exactly what you are after.
“Approval” is a singular noun:  not here:  “They gave their resounding approval” - - plural.
The article “an” should be used: as it begins with a vowel.  Plural:  “All the members on the committee gave an approval which was well received”.  Plural subject, use of “an”.

I need an approval from the committee before I begin the project.
I must have an approval from each member of the committee before beginning.
I must have an approval from all the committees before I begin.
The five governing committees gave me an approval.
Each committee gave me an approval based on their own interests.
All the members of every committee gave me an approval individually.

Do these help?/  IF NOT:  please continue.

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Posted: 05 March 2009 10:29 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 7 ]
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Each member gave his or her approval.
They gave their approvals individually.
The committees gave approvals based on their needs.

I think it depends on what you are trying to say.

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Posted: 27 March 2009 07:54 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 8 ]
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I think it’s more of a issue of how “approval” is being used.

“I need appoval from the committee before I begin the project.”
” I am asking your approval to propose to your daughter.”
“I am awating appoval.”

All of these connote agreement, but not necessarily something in writing. It’s more like the result of a vote or meeting.

“I now have an approval (or the approval) in hand.” Here it is in writing. Want to see it?
“The committee finally cave me an approval.” Got in in the mail yesterday. Want to see it.

In short, an approval process ends in approval. After that, you get the approval, or an approval, in the interoffice mail.

Of course, “approval still in process” is memo-ese for “the approval is still in process.” Business people like to pretend that they’re too busy to bother with unimprtant things (like entire sentences).

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