City is related to Permit. Authorize is a type of Permit. Authorize is a synonym of Sanction. 
Bit is a synonym of Handful. Handful is a synonym of Couple. Couple is a type of Unit. 
City <--RelatedTo--> Permit <--IsA-- Authorize <--Synonym--> Sanction 
Bit <--Synonym--> Handful <--Synonym--> Couple --IsA--> Unit 