11.   The other measures would have allowed members to continue to serve a specified number of years, regardless of how long they had already been in Congress.

12.   The stores rent appliances, electronic equipment, furniture and computers under arrangements that allow customers to own the products after a specified number of payments.

13.   They study for common periods of time, and after completing a specified number of courses, they are awarded diplomas.

14.   Under federal and state laws, prosecutors and defense lawyers can use their peremptory challenges to exclude specified numbers of prospective jurors from a panel without giving a reason.

15.   Under the law, banks and brokerage firms must turn over the assets of dormant accounts to states after a specified number of years.

16.   Under the old system, farmers had to plant a specified number of acres of a commodity in order to participate in the federal program.

17.   An official may even take a specified number, if available.

18.   The Japanese government is reported planning such a program, offering to build a school, for example, in a town that collected a specified number of weapons.

19.   The only requirement is that one has to earn a specified number of credit hours to finally get the degree.

20.   Under the Oslo peace accords, the self-rule police are authorized only to hold a specified number of machineguns, pistols and rifles.