1.   He was later granted political asylum in the USA, but the Turks returned the aircraft to the Soviet authorities before US experts could inspect it.

2.   However, any scheme should be checked with the US authorities before proceeding in order to confirm that the exemption will apply.

3.   An informant who tipped off skeptical authorities before the bombing?

4.   Aum Shinrikyo ran afoul of Russian authorities long before the gas attack in Tokyo.

5.   Brooklyn Union spoke with the power authority before making its offer for Lilco, said Vincent Polimeni, a LIPA board member.

6.   Clinton hopes to secure fast track authority before his trip to South America later this year.

7.   Currently, organizers of youth outings have to submit itineraries to the authorities weeks before their excursions.

8.   Except for waging war against terrorism, Flake voted against all the major expansions of federal authority before Congress last year.

9.   He declined to give further details on rate cuts, saying CalEnergy needed to present its plans to regulatory authorities before sharing them with the public.

10.   Nairn had been in trouble with Indonesian authorities before with his reporting on Timor violence, including being banned from Indonesia and occupied East Timor.