11.   Employers, on the other hand, say they should not have to submit formal applications for exemptions.

12.   Goode said today that CSX and Norfolk Southern plan to submit a formal application to the Surface Transportation Board in June.

13.   International companies will be allowed to enter the domestic market after they complete formal applications.

14.   It is the first Baltic state to file a formal application.

15.   Kodat has told airline executives that even though no formal application is ready they should feel free to apply for the guarantees based on the Budget Office rules.

16.   Maura Campbell, a board spokeswoman, said a fax did not count as a formal application.

17.   Meanwhile, in Washington, the U.S. Department of Transportation said BA and American must complete their formal application with the DOT by the end of this week.

18.   Moses submitted his formal application earlier this week for a new job being created at Texas Tech.

19.   Not long after, with staffs at both institutions impressed by the promising publicity, UMass and the JFK Library sent in a formal application.

20.   Now they fill out formal applications, and the wait is anything from several weeks to a year.