1.   Only a strong central authority could guarantee internal peace and economic stability.

2.   Analysts have expressed concern that the government may have to postpone local elections in some areas until the authorities can guarantee security for the candidates and voters.

3.   Pique told reporters he did not have more details about the prisoner but said that the authorities have guaranteed humanitarian treatment.

4.   Among other things, the Slovak government wants to establish a free trade zone with Russia and wants Russian authorities to guarantee lower import taxes on Slovak goods.

5.   Bulatovic then demanded that federal authorities guarantee his safety, which could escalate the situation into an armed conflict.

6.   Croatian authorities also guaranteed they would ensure his return.

7.   Croatian authorities also guaranteed they would ensure his return, an assurance that cut no ice with presiding judge Claude Jorda.

8.   He advised account holders not to panic, because the authorities guaranteed all the deposits in the system.

9.   The elder Komeagac, however, told reporters that British authorities had guaranteed her return for the trial.

10.   The Elf spokesman would not comment on whether the company was delaying restarting its operations because authorities could not guarantee the safety of its workers.