1.  A half-dozen states have made it a felony to sidestep the hour-glass-shaped system.

2.  Dozens of wrecks and fatalities were reported in a half-dozen states.

3.  In November, a half-dozen states voted on ballot initiatives that would preserve open space.

4.  Last year the association began a million-dollar program intended to help its teachers set up schools in a half-dozen states.

5.  Macon and Mobile emerged as finalists early this year after a half-dozen states were considered.

6.  Or that it can carry the banner of lofty ideals while consigning women to a lesser state?

7.  Used in a half-dozen states, including Massachusetts, the process is gaining popularity for its emphasis on civility and its contractual commitment not to go to trial.

8.  About a dozen states specifically tell their schools to teach phonics or other methods such as whole language, said Richard M. Long, of the International Reading Association.

9.  --End piecemeal studies that focus on certain military units or veterans in a certain state.

10.  In a half dozen states, however, porous national borders pose a significant problem and contribute to an unhealthy anti-immigrant attitude that threatens those who enter legally.