11.   Previously, it was unusual for a government to award a big telecommunications contract to a foreign bidder.

12.   Recently, the government awarded three licenses, one to a company called Kiev Star.

13.   She lived in a modernistic glass-and-steel villa, and the government awarded her various cultural prizes.

14.   The big push by Washington Inc. paid off last month when the Indian government awarded the power plant project to the American consortium.

15.   The government could also award part of the projects to other companies, although analysts consider that unlikely.

16.   The government will award the concession based on a mixture of technical and price criteria.

17.   The French government awarded him its Ordre de Merite Agricole.

18.   The government awarded her a tract of land.

19.   The government recently awarded Televisa permits that will enable it to start a fourth national channel.

20.   The government would award contracts to private organizations to manage drug benefits for Medicare patients.