1.   At the end of each semester, as long as the students pass final exams, American authorities grant a certificate, which is recognized in Brazil.

2.   A local planning authority can grant planning permission subject to conditions.

3.   Beijing authorities might grant Chai the license just to avoid negative publicity, said Thomas Gottschang, a trade specialist at Holy Cross University in Worcester.

4.   But two months ago, the Israeli authorities granted permission for the Muslims to build the new mosque.

5.   Driven by the publicity and her good record in prison, authorities granted her parole.

6.   Earlier this year Clinton ended an American Airlines strike as soon as it began, using authority granted to him under the National Railway Labor Act.

7.   Fast track trade authority would grant the president the power to negotiate trade agreements that must be approved or rejected by Congress without amendment.

8.   Fast-track authority would grant the president power to negotiate trade agreements that must be approved or rejected by Congress unchanged, making negotiations with other countries easier.

9.   Fast-track trade authority would grant the president power to negotiate trade agreements that must be approved or rejected by Congress without amendment.

10.   Grateful for support during the war, the Bosnian authorities granted citizenship to hundreds of men from Islamic countries who fought in Bosnia as volunteers.