31.   The agency grants those permits on a project-by-project basis in a process that can take months.

32.   The city checks the qualifications of private sanitation companies seeking the work, conducts a background check and grants permits.

33.   The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality was wrong to grant a permit to the incinerator, state district Judge Robert Downing said.

34.   The New York City Police Department said it was reluctant to grant a permit for the parade, citing a conflict with the San Gennaro Festival in Little Italy.

35.   The number swelled after Phoenix used an emergency measure to rezone the state land, and county officials ignored protests in granting a permit for industrial emissions.

36.   The officer responded the LAPD does not grant permits for such purposes, and Masters said he did not pursue it.

37.   The permit was granted late last year only after strong protest from the American Embassy.

38.   The permit is granted only if funds cannot be raised to keep the work in the country.

39.   The permit was initially granted.

40.   They won, and state was prevented from granting permits for the nets.