The climate of defiance is heightened if the building has a reputation for requiring excessive documentation and then rejecting worthy applicants.

"Never have so many worthy applicants been turned down simply because there is not enough money," Jane Alexander, chairwoman of the endowment, said in an interview.

They are considered an egalitarian way of choosing worthy applicants without risking influence peddling, favoritism or other concerns.

So few new grants are available that the percentage of worthy applicants who are able to obtain funds has dropped to a record low.

P Map This is another training restaurant where worthy applicants do their time at the stove.

There hasn't been a worthy applicant at his store in two years.

She points out that alumnae volunteers are dedicated to making sure that an educational experience, which they themselves value, remains available to a diversity of worthy applicants.

In addition, other worthy applicants are honored with "Certificates of Accomplishment."

To meet these casting requirements, the goal is to net 100 worthy applicants a week for videotaped interviews.

The County Superintendent of Public Instruction of each county shall examine all worthy applicants.