61.   The special legislation is needed, Clifford said, because by law the Environmental Protection Department lacks the authority to allow motorized vehicles onto the reserve.

62.   The suit argues that the state lacks the authority to grant gaming rights to one group that are otherwise illegal under Arizona law.

63.   The trouble is that Jiang lacks the authority to juggle contradictions the way Deng did.

64.   The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last year that the FDA lacks the authority from Congress to regulate tobacco.

65.   They also say the Treasury lacks authority to issue the regulations, because the measures concern policy matters that only Congress can decide.

66.   They also complain they lack the authority to fix problems they do turn up.

67.   They said we lacked authority to be in the border area and turned us back.

68.   Until recently, counties lacked the authority to enforce their subdivision laws.

69.   When Cortines ordered the board to reverse its decision, a judge ruled that the chancellor lacked authority to intervene.

70.   While biologists may encourage less-damaging bulkhead designs, they say they generally lack authority to deny them.