21.   Some unlicensed teachers who have failed the state examinations say the state should grant them permanent certification on the basis of their performance on the job.

22.   Sometimes the gulls were shot, a practice that has been put on hold until the state grants the unit a permit.

23.   States often grant exemptions to organizations that belong to the Airlines Reporting Corp., the clearinghouse for agency sales of airline tickets and commission payments.

24.   That, however, would have frozen out potential competitors, since the state would not grant a new certificate in this overbuilt county.

25.   The law says children should be in bilingual education for three years, but the state routinely granted waivers to that rule.

26.   The law authorizes states to grant waivers to local school districts that want to spend federal dollars in ways that differ slightly from the specifically intended purpose.

27.   The only question now is whether the state will grant his wish.

28.   The protest was, of course, futile, because the state granted the Mariners stadium naming rights in its enabling legislation.

29.   The state also grants money to clinics that perform abortions, such as the Planned Parenthood Association.

30.   The state granted most local governments the authority to control their own sales taxes years ago.