1.   The authorities also announced their intention to issue five-year passports to Soviet citizens as a matter of right.

2.   In mid-July the Croatian authorities announced that they did not have the resources to cope with any more refugees unless substantial help from abroad was forthcoming.

3.   The Californian authorities have announced the first form of public transport to be powered by alternative energy sources.

4.   The Moscow authorities have announced that checks are to be conducted on private and commercial vehicles for excessive exhaust emissions.

5.   The authority announced last Friday that a midwife who worked at Farnborough Hospital, Orpington, had the virus.

6.   Although an army general announced that Carrillo Fuentes had attended the party, he was not arrested, and the authorities have not announced why.

7.   And two weeks ago, canal authorities announced they would be giving farmers who have little legal claim to their land land titles.

8.   At the same time, Yugoslav authorities announced that they had issued arrest warrants for eight Kosovo rebel leaders, including three taking part in the peace talks.

9.   At one point, authorities announced the arrest of a second suspect in the cornfield.

10.   Authorities announced similar plans a year ago, which were stalled on the absence of an agreement with Beijing.