1.   And he insists that the museum trustees acted without authority when they gave the stones away.

2.   Apparently, the aide had acted without White House sanction.

3.   He acted without religious or government sanction.

4.   It lacked resources, acted without vigour, and placed too much faith in Railtrack.

5.   Now near retirement after a long career in product development, Mr Dulude can presumably act without fear or favour.

6.   She believed the department had left itself extremely vulnerable in acting without any form of approval by the committee.

7.   The Market permits people to make Decisions and to act without going through the impossible task of collecting all the relevant information.

8.   The country acted without the sanction of the other nations.

9.   The killer acted without fear of retribution.