Since we are apparently going to continue without official sanction, I want this contained.

The practice continues, although without any official sanction in the post-1997 regulations.

This in effect recognized and gave official sanction to the thriving black market.

The important thing is that we received his official sanction to conduct our investigation.

But the boy, whom the authorities would not identify because of his age, has received little, if any, official sanction or help.

This conversation is off the record, with no official sanction.

I hope you understand now why it is necessary for me first to get some official sanction.

But how much, really, can they get accomplished, without official sanction and federal aid?

Why, after all this time, did they want official sanction for their clearly committed, loving relationship?

In the mean time more than 100 of such grants have received official sanction.