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• The drug has been cleared by the Food and Drug Administration.
• Venezuela's congress cleared the sale of the state telephone company CANTV.
• About 1,000 small brokerage firms are using the company to clear and settle their trades.
• It takes ages for the banks here to clear transactions and it's very expensive.
• The fraud relied on managers returning money before the original cheque had cleared.
• Bribery is needed to get goods cleared through customs.
• They cleared customs, but never boarded their flight.
• The Ivory Coast cleared its debts of $42m.
• Diane clears £20,000 a year.
• We need to clear the old stock before we can bring in this season's range of products.
• Ford is offering discounts in order to clear out last year's models.
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Customers should consider clearing their overdrafts and credit card debt before applying for a home loan.
»By cutting costs and scaling back production, the company managed to clear its debts in under two years.
A city police officer clears about $1,300 every other week.
After operating expenses, the resort group cleared $546 million.
You will not be able to withdraw funds until the bank has cleared your cheque.
»International wire transfers may take several business days to clear.
Make sure you clear the budget with you boss first.
be cleared for sth »Passenger flights outbound from the airport are often cleared for take off only 60 seconds apart.
be cleared by sb/sth »Employees were cleared by security before they were allowed into the building.
»clear a proposal/deal/plan
An independent review has cleared the company of all charges of fraud.
»Accused of professional misconduct, he was eventually able to clear his name.
Bob's Auto Dealers is having a huge sale to clear its inventory of last year's trucks.
Financial and business terms. 2012.