1.   The authorities have intensified their quest for the bomber since a period of stepped-up activity in the summer.

2.   Al-Hayat quoted informed Jordanian sources as saying the authority has intensified security measures in the capital following the attempted coup.

3.   Authorities have intensified checks on factories operating near the coastline to prevent the release of toxins into the water.

4.   Authorities intensified efforts to suppress those considered threatening to the government, and political and religious dissenters faced widespread repression, the report said.

5.   Authorities intensified their surveillance and eventually made the arrest, Stoop said.

6.   Authorities have intensified efforts to secure the release of three Britons and a Ukrainian taken hostage by Yemeni tribesmen, a security official said Friday.

7.   French authorities intensified their crackdown, even raiding team hotels as cyclists slept between stages.

8.   He added that law enforcement authorities have intensified their monitoring of the Internet for such violations in recent years as more and more people go on-line.

9.   Merly Lucas of the National Disaster Coordinating Council said local authorities intensified relief work as weather cleared Sunday.

10.   Merly Lucas of the National Disaster Coordinating Council said local authorities intensified relief work as weather cleared on Sunday.