11.   At first, the Japanese government refused to accept his application, he recalls, because Son was not a Japanese name.

12.   Because the FCC would not accept the application without that information, Sprint has since amended and resubmitted it.

13.   --- The Nike Sonoma County Open is accepting applications for donations from NorCal charities.

14.   Colleges are slowly moving to distribute and accept applications through the Internet.

15.   Dynair Services, a Virginia company hired by Mexicana to train contract workers, was still accepting applications for reservations agents Wednesday at a North Side hotel.

16.   Earlier this month, the group began accepting applications from Internet drugstores that want to carry the seal.

17.   Early last year, the Foundation stopped accepting applications for resettlement.

18.   Even on this fundamental level there were important disagreements over how fast the alliance should accept applications from Eastern European nations.

19.   FEMA is accepting phone applications for assistance.