11.   The approval comes with an allowance for Israel to use domestic contractors rather than the usual process of employing U.S. firms.

12.   The law generally excludes programmers from statutes giving employers some flexibility to use independent contractors.

13.   They want the same flexibility to use contractors and individuals who have incorporated as other businesses do.

14.   To discourage kidnappings, they employ Colombian executives and use local contractors.

15.   White refused to say what will happen after that but he said the Pentagon intends to use contractors in the Sacramento area to perform Air Force maintenance work.

16.   Critics say private contractors are used to avoid putting U.S. military personnel at risk, something that could sap American public support for the drug war in Colombia.

17.   Hotels were also graded on whether franchise opportunities are offered to blacks and whether the hotels use black contractors.

18.   Some critics charge the contractors are being used in dicey areas to avoid the scandal that would erupt if U.S. soldiers began returning from Colombia in body bags.

19.   Some critics say the contractors are being used for dangerous jobs to avoid the scandal that would erupt if U.S. soldiers began returning from Colombia in body bags.

20.   The partnership program, which currently does not apply to public school construction, uses private contractors to build public facilities and lease them to the government entity.