1.   A growing number of health maintenance organizations also allow members to consult specialists on their lists without first getting permission from a primary care doctor, or gatekeeper.

2.   Crystal subcontracted the trip to Kristine without first obtaining permission from Newton school officials.

3.   In fact, he said, Ticketmaster has linked its site to several others without first seeking permission.

4.   In addition, it would prevent online service providers from gathering information about a child without first seeking parental permission.

5.   On Tuesday, the Israeli government gave its first formal permission for the expansion of a Jewish settlement, the ultra-orthodox settlement of Kiryat Sefer in the West Bank.

6.   Women would also be allowed to see a gynecologist without first getting permission from a primary-care physician.

7.   China also claims the United States violated its sovereignty by landing at the military base in Hainan without first securing Chinese permission.

8.   He said the Act prohibited an advocate and solicitor to sue for costs without first obtaining permission from the court.

9.   It was the first convoy permission in over two weeks.

10.   Sudan has accused U.N. and other aid agencies of sending relief into war zones in southern Sudan without first receiving permission from the government.