101.   The delays prompted concerns over possible ballot tampering by the Golkar party, which was a pillar of the authoritarian regime of Suharto.

102.   The Confucian virtue of loyalty to a ruler also has a clear appeal for the authoritarian regime.

103.   The end for actors like Victor Zhusti, who knew only the insular, pampered life of an artist approved by an authoritarian regime.

104.   The Europeans agree with Washington that Castro tramples human rights, but they add that Americans do business with similarly authoritarian regimes.

105.   The Sofia protests have been inspired in part by nearly two months of largely peaceful demonstrations against the authoritarian regime in neighboring Serbia.

106.   The revolt in the Philippines was hailed as a harbinger of political change in authoritarian regimes throughout the world.

107.   The U.N. agency suggested in December that South Korea revise the law, used by past authoritarian regimes to suppress political expression and long criticized by rights groups.

108.   The United States has been criticized by human rights groups for cozying up to authoritarian regimes in Central Asia and muting complaints of rights abuses.

109.   They made it, however, under strong authoritarian regimes.

110.   Too quiet, say critics who accuse its authoritarian regime of making money hand over iron fist.