1.   Although the changes are posed as recommendations, not orders, Commerce officials retain authority over Icann through next year.

2.   And President Clinton is wrong to seek to retain that authority.

3.   And, of course, Security Council members would retain the authority to veto missions they deem wholly inappropriate.

4.   A spokesman for the Air Line Pilots Association said captains must retain full authority on their plane.

5.   But it was still not clear whether he retained adequate authority to pacify his former domain.

6.   But the judge said that in such an eventuality he retained the authority to reject an inadequate settlement.

7.   But the board retains authority over curriculum standards, has limited input over textbook selection and approves or rejects applications for charter schools.

8.   Congress retains legislative authority over the capital under provisions of the U.S. Constitution.

9.   Formally, the agency would consult with the Surface Transportation Board, which would retain final authority over mergers.

10.   He cuts a comparatively trim figure these days, and the voice, though lacking the bloom of youth, retained its authority.