The phrase "award licences" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the act of granting official permission or certification to individuals or organizations, typically in a legal or regulatory context.
Example: "The government will award licences to qualified applicants for operating commercial vehicles."
Alternatives: "grant licences" or "issue licences".
Yet Beijing may still award licences to China Mobile and Unicom, force China Telecom to roll out a home-grown TD-SCDMA standard and allow in one foreign operator.Sorry, wrong numberCompetition at this level could be disastrous for firms that are already investing heavily.
Only on October 15th did the telecoms regulator award licences, to all three bidders.Some Algerians think the government took so long to keep its promise because it is afraid of letting its predominantly youthful citizens have easier access to the internet.
Since then, three other service providers have been awarded licences.
Under proposed new rules, the criteria for awarding licences would be clarified.
Governments then awarded licences to catch a fixed proportion of the quotas.
Salford and Celtic Crusaders have been awarded licences for the expanded Super League from 2009 to 2011.
Companies are then chosen - perhaps anywhere between 20 and 100 in number - and awarded licences to operate as social insurers.
Among the other companies awarded licences are Sweden's Lundin, represented in five of the 10 licences, US groups Chevron and ConocoPhillips and Britain's Centrica.
Meanwhile, oil firms including BP, Shell, Statoil and ConocoPhillips have been awarded licences to operate in the region to join those previously given to ExxonMobil and Cairn Energy.
Earlier this year, Ofcom began awarding licences for the network of local TV stations across the UK, which aim to tap into local advertisers.
Sweden's schools inspectorate said, however, that it could not prevent those to whom it awarded licences from selling them on.
