101.   In recent springs, Turkey has used the warmer weather to launch offensives against the rebels in northern Iraq, where Baghdad lacks authority.

102.   In the dozen Palestinian camps, too, the Lebanese government lacks authority.

103.   Instead, the court asked the electoral commission to conduct a recount, but the commission said it lacked the authority.

104.   Its resolutions lack binding authority, but the debate serves as a barometer of the political climate among NATO allies.

105.   Lacking the authority to negotiate free-trade agreements, the best he could do was act as a cheerleader.

106.   Last July, the Organization of African Unity endorsed Boutros-Ghali, and African ambassadors said they lacked the authority to go against the decision.

107.   Reliant argues in the suit, which has yet to be heard, that the power agency lacks authority to make such a demand.

108.   Pronk lacks the authority to order the center to shut down the reactor.

109.   Rebel spokesman Richard Wenu claimed government negotiators lacked authority to sign a cease-fire.

110.   Russia and China condemned the attacks as lacking U.N. authority.