1.   The government awarded a German company the contract.

2.   Together with other EC countries, the UK is arguing that each government should award labels, following common rules.

3.   After the preliminary screening yesterday, the government will award the project in April to one of the five consortia.

4.   By law, the legal wrangling over the Sao Paulo bidding must be resolved before the federal government can award licenses for other regions.

5.   Construction was privatized, so that the government still awarded the contracts but the projects were financed by banks and foreign bonds.

6.   Governments award property rights over ideas, making them vulnerable to monopolists if the system is abused.

7.   In June, the Australian government awarded Possum the Order of Australia medal for his service to the art movement and to the indigenous people.

8.   In recognition of the dedication to the wines of antiquity, the Italian government has awarded them the project of replanting ancient vineyards amid the ruins of Pompeii.

9.   Instead of using open bidding, the Hong Kong government awarded Jardines a one-third share in the terminal.

10.   Its P-Plus consortium won one of six new mobile-phone licenses the Hong Kong government awarded in July.