1.   And last year, China granted a license to China Netcom to compete with China Telecom in the Internet and data-transmission business.

2.   And the regulations on granting licenses are also changing.

3.   Arizona made the right decision when it granted Julio Cesar Chavez a boxing license.

4.   As the market matures, he predicted, the government will grant licenses for further new models, some of which are bound to threaten Buick.

5.   Avilez said three weeks ago that only one license would be granted.

6.   Because the low-power radio plan is already law, Congress is expected to move quickly to head it off before the commission grants any licenses.

7.   Before the license was granted, however, the rules changed dramatically.

8.   Besides granting licenses to casino operators and having to enforce gaming laws, the commission sometimes takes on a promotional role for the gambling industry, Nixon said.

9.   Both sides plan meetings early next year to discuss how the licenses would be granted.

10.   A few companies, like Lockheed Aircraft Corp., have been granted licenses by the government to put more sophisticated satellite cameras in orbit.