But today, many lawyers agree, courts are taking a more accommodating view of government actions that benefit religious groups.

If religion is an adaptation, we can ask, Did it evolve because it benefited whole groups, or some individuals within a group?

The awards benefit groups in 20 of the state's 21 counties.

It would primarily benefit middle- and upper-income groups.

They added that most of his speeches are given free to benefit pregnancy counseling centers and anti-abortion groups.

Expatriate participation could also benefit Iraq's Kurdish parties and groups that spent years in exile.

As with Donkey Lane, the improvements will benefit different groups of users.

He got deeply involved in medical programs that mainly benefited the general public, orphans and other disadvantaged groups.

But state officials expect the ruling to benefit smaller groups that were not getting the attractive deals.

The store will also sponsor a luncheon to benefit nonprofit professional groups.