71.   The authorities refused to answer questions about the investigation, which is ongoing.

72.   The authorities refused to disclose details about shipment of the cocaine-packed cylinder because, they said, release of the information could jeopardize lives.

73.   The prison authorities refused to allow Woo or other political offenders to be interviewed.

74.   The Pakistani authorities refused to let the volunteers across.

75.   The return of refugees to their homes was guaranteed by the Dayton agreements, although for the most part Bosnian Serb authorities have refused to allow it.

76.   The Serbian authorities then refused to distribute the film, but the director found an independent theater in Belgrade that was willing to show it.

77.   The Soviet authorities refused permission.

78.   The Russian ministry boasted that it had obtained two similar U.S.-made computers, and so far Russian authorities have refused U.S. requests to return those machines.

79.   The third victim, a young French embassy employee, was killed when the Algerian authorities refused to allow the plane to leave for France.

80.   U.K. authorities refused to discuss the value of the incentives being offered.