11.   Persecution began when Roman authorities demanded worship of the ruling emperor and Christians refused to comply.

12.   Suesskind told Bloomberg that the tax authorities demanded the back VAT in connection with drugs that Teva and other drugmakers sold to public-health clinics in Israel.

13.   The authorities are demanding that the companies pay VAT not on the discounted sale price but on the undiscounted value of the products, Suesskind explained.

14.   The seemingly minor case soon assumed a huge importance in Moscow when the Russian authorities demanded that President Lukashenko order Sheremet freed.

15.   There are some unresolved governance problems, but state authorities can demand clarification as the price of their approval.

16.   These particular authorities demanded a view of a society racing toward utopia, full of happy workers and photographers committed to changing the world with their images.

17.   A Russian aid flight for Yugoslav refugees was delayed Thursday because Bulgarian authorities demanded new documents authorizing the shipment, an official said.

18.   All roads leading to the area were sealed by troops, and authorities were demanding that the man be released.

19.   American authorities have demanded that Belgrade hand over other war crimes suspects, but so far Yugoslav authorities have resisted.

20.   An aide to Kyprianou, Marios Karoyan, was more direct, saying Yugoslav authorities are demanding a reciprocal gesture such as a temporary cease-fire.