1.   Back in November, the state allowed cities that host major-league teams to apply for special grants for improvements to keep them.

2.   Few states allow offtrack betting.

3.   Most states also allow school boards to enter into multiyear employment contracts with teachers.

4.   The state allows no communication with a condemned man.

5.   The state should not allow parents to abdicate responsibility for their children.

6.   Also, environmentalists fear that if the state allows construction of the farm, others will follow.

7.   Although companies have great flexibility in setting their individual rates, many currently charge at or near the maximum the state allows, Department of Insurance records reveal.

8.   An agreement must be reached before the state allows Oz to take title to the land.

9.   And the state would allow video lottery terminals, similar to slot machines, at certain racetracks.

10.   And while most states allow a disbarred lawyer to reapply after some years, in New Jersey, disbarment means forever.