1.   Among other Baby Bells, Chicago-based Ameritech also is seeking a waiver to offer long-distance service.

2.   And regulations call for employees to seek a waiver or recuse themselves from matters in which a reasonable person could question their impartiality.

3.   Both Hofstra and Pittsburgh sought waivers for Smith, but the NCAA denied the requests.

4.   A waiver might be sought.

5.   A student cannot seek a waiver, but its university can, and Hofstra officials agreed to do so.

6.   But he recommended that, if the Board of Education was considering a noneducator for the position, it should seek the waiver as soon as possible.

7.   But Pataki maintained Friday that the main reason for seeking the waiver had nothing to do with the state of the economy in those localities.

8.   But states would be allowed to seek a waiver of a specific federal standard if state law contains a substantially similar protection.

9.   But the FCC staff had also recommended allowing News Corp. the option of seeking a waiver, Hundt said.

10.   But under the bill, Eisner could seek a waiver from the Federal Communications Commission to hold onto both of them.