1.   Investors designate a portion of their returns for charities that provide money to the working poor who have fledgling enterprises in developing nations.

2.   Likewise, the industry is fighting various proposals that would designate a portion of new broadcast spectrum for campaigns.

3.   Recently, National Park Service officials discussed putting up signs designating portions of the beach as clothing optional.

4.   The Army Corps of Engineers recently designated a portion of Grand Forks on the flood plain of the Red River where homes should not be rebuilt.

5.   Used as a primary screener, the NeoPath system would designate a portion of Pap smears negative and set them aside as needing no further review.

6.   They are worried services would be neglected in other areas if a large portion of the funds was designated for public assistance.