21.   In any case, Clinton administration and NATO officials do not expect quick Russian approval for a Security Council resolution authorizing any use of force.

22.   International human rights workers said the commission made Israel, while not the only country to use torture, the only one to openly authorize its use.

23.   Israeli military correspondents reported that the army had authorized the use of live ammunition against rock-throwing protesters.

24.   It has preferred to use sanctions or to secure a U.N. Security Council resolution authorizing the use of force after presenting the evidence.

25.   It takes a joint resolution of Congress to authorize use of the Rotunda by private-sector groups.

26.   It was the chapter by which the United Nations authorized the use of force against Iraq in the Persian Gulf war.

27.   It will submit the bailout package next week, and aims to pass legislation authorizing the use of public money by the end of this month.

28.   JFK approved a troop buildup and authorized the use of napalm in bombing missions.

29.   Last week NATO voted to authorize the use of force against Yugoslavia, but on Friday the alliance extended the initial deadline it had given Milosevic to comply.

30.   Last year, Congress authorized the use of bids to auction off such licenses instead of a lottery system.