11.   The authorities shut off power and gas to the area immediately and evacuated a six-block area that included an elementary school.

12.   Over the past year, the authorities have shut down thousands of cafes for failing to install software to track the sites visited by users.

13.   Over the past half year or so, Chinese authorities have shut down several cults, arresting their leaders.

14.   A police spokesman said on condition of anonymity that authorities also shut off subway lines and launched a widespread search for explosives.

15.   A monk who answered the telephone at the school said authorities shut down the school again because of the clash.

16.   A police spokesman said on condition of anonymity that authorities also shut off subway lines and launched a widespread search for more explosives.

17.   After nightfall, there were reports that authorities had shut off all power in the neighborhood, darkening a four-square block area.

18.   After nightfall, there were reports that authorities shut off power in the neighborhood, darkening a four-square block area.

19.   As Typhoon Utor swept across the southern tip of Taiwan, authorities shut down several highways because of flash flooding and landslides.

20.   Authorities finally shut the airport when fighting broke out in the city proper.