11.   In that case Russian authorities let the Chechen gunmen leave with hostages and return home.

12.   It says the requested authority also would let Bush use trade benefits as an inducement for other governments to fight terrorism.

13.   James Shinn, a senior fellow for Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations, said he expects Chinese authorities to let Wu go quickly.

14.   Recently, the Serbian authorities let three Muslim families return to their confiscated homes.

15.   SHANGHAI B shares surged in record trading on the Shanghai exchange on speculation authorities will soon let local firms form joint ventures with foreigners to buy stocks.

16.   So, McClellan speculated, the federal authorities might let Peralta stay in the country while his deferred prosecution plays out.

17.   Some traders reckon that Japanese authorities may let the currency fall further, as long as the decline happens gradually.

18.   So far, none have crossed back to the camps, and officials doubt that local authorities will let them do so.

19.   So-called fast-track authority lets the U.S. president negotiate without fear Congress can overhaul an agreement and force negotiators back to the table.

20.   Such authority would have let him determine the fate of thousands of Cubans who fled from their communist-ruled country and applied for asylum in the United States.