11.   Hoping to continue her career in the United States, Ms. Zacarias recently applied to become a permanent legal resident.

12.   If LaCoste or Porter ever apply to become brokers again, they must first pay the fines.

13.   Immigrants who apply to become citizens are having to wait up to two years in large cities.

14.   Investigators now say that they believe that Ms. Cash applied to become a foster parent using a pseudonym.

15.   It happened because she applied to become a citizen and answered questions put by the Immigration and Naturalization Service honestly.

16.   Jon Whelan, co-chief executive of Afternic, said the company first applied to become an official registrar last October.

17.   Most Koreans applying to become naturalized Japanese citizens do so to stay permanently in the country, rather than simply for employment reasons, according to a university survey.

18.   Murphy and McMellon are in the harbor unit, and both have applied to become New York City firefighters.

19.   Nassira became a regular in the ACLU chat area, and visited so often that other members suggested she apply to become a chat host.

20.   Over time, those who qualify by length of residency and employment history could apply to become permanent residents.