1.   Cubans who reach the U.S. are usually granted asylum.

2.   He has been granted asylum in France.

3.   They will grant you asylum, Mikhail - in exchange for your aircraft and your knowledge of it.

4.   During June several western European countries amended their policies on granting asylum.

5.   Although the dispute forced Almeyda to resign, he eventually persuaded Chile to grant asylum to Honecker, a close personal friend.

6.   Another patient, a student activist from West Africa, has been granted asylum but is still haunted by nightmares of men coming to kill him and his family.

7.   As the ship arrived, many dived into the cold waters attempting to swim ashore in the mistaken belief that asylum would be granted if they touched American soil.

8.   At first Panama and Brazil were reported to have received and rejected Peruvian requests that they grant asylum to Montesinos.

9.   A few of the refugees have been granted asylum.

10.   A Shiite priest was recently granted asylum in Burkina Faso.