1.   Maryland authorities obtained a guilty plea from him to charges of securities violations, he admits.

2.   The local authority obtained an emergency protection order and placed the girl with foster parents.

3.   Moreover, some agreements enabled local authorities to obtain gains which could not legally be achieved through a condition.

4.   Where the child is of sufficient understanding the local authority must also obtain his consent before departing from the terms of an order.

5.   Authorities previously had obtained search warrants for the home where Half and Susanne Zantop were slain, as well as the campus buildings where their offices were located.

6.   Authorities had previously obtained search warrants for the home where Half and Susanne Zantop were slain, as well as the campus buildings where their offices were located.

7.   Adding to the mystery, documents obtained by authorities in Azerbaijan variously listed the cargo as destined for North Korea and the Czech Republic.

8.   Law enforcement authorities could obtain a single court order to install traps and tracers on any electronic equipment of a suspected terrorist in any jurisdiction.

9.   The mutual legal assistance agreement makes it easier for U.S. authorities to obtain evidence from Hong Kong.

10.   This would allow the authorities to obtain subpoenas more easily to see incoming and outgoing e-mails of suspects from their Internet service providers.