21.   Mackler said the board gives priority to cases alleging sexual abuse, drug abuse, life-threatening problems, and unsanitary conditions.

22.   Many boards give raises even in bad years and allow the executives to control much of their contract language.

23.   Mainly, the board would give union members an alternative to filing formal complaints or waiting until the next set of contract negotiations.

24.   Minorities say a larger board will give them new political opportunities.

25.   No, the board will not give Vegas odds on whether your bus will be too full to stop for you.

26.   Once that board gives its approval, the airline will move quickly, officials said.

27.   Senior aides to the governor, who controls the parole board, have repeatedly said the board did not give special treatment to anyone.

28.   That measure has long been sought by city police officers, who rightly suspect the state board would give them more generous contracts.

29.   The Apple board gave Amelio a package that made it attractive for him to leave or stay, and financially rewarding whether he succeeded or failed.

30.   The board gave the go-ahead for a new subsidiary, BookLink Technologies, which would design efficient ways to present printed material over the web.