1.   Back in November, the state allowed cities that host major-league teams to apply for special grants for improvements to keep them.

2.   For example, a training program for public welfare workers could be the object of a special grant.

3.   An Internet-capable machine was obtained only because one of the teachers got a special grant.

4.   A portion of the operating funds will be generated from student-participant fees, special grants, public and organized-group admissions, and corporate management training.

5.   A sixth will be financed by a special grant from the Ochs-Sulzberger family.

6.   But his plan also would throw in all the special grants.

7.   Calling in the chits from his years of party loyalty in Rome, the mayor wheedled millions of dollars in special grants from the central government.

8.   Successful programs will get special grants.

9.   Special grants from Congress help researchers at Ohio State University develop niche markets for Ohio beef products.

10.   The justices will decide the case, Louisiana vs. Mississippi, under a special jurisdictional grant the Constitution gives the court to decide disputes between states.