11.   President Kim was not implicated in the case but the scandal eroded his authority in his final year in office.

12.   Although the president was not implicated in the case, the scandal eroded his authority in his final year in office.

13.   Although President Kim has not been implicated in the case, the scandal has eroded his authority in his final year in office.

14.   Although President Kim was not implicated in the case, the scandal eroded his authority in his final year in office.

15.   Arafat desperately needed to surround himself with such symbols of independence at a time when Israeli raids in the West Bank have eroded his authority among Palestinians.

16.   Arafat needs to surround himself with such symbols at a time when Israeli raids in the West Bank have eroded his authority among Palestinians.

17.   Arafat desperately needed to surround himself with such symbols of independence at a time when Israeli raids in the West Bank eroded his authority among Palestinians.

18.   Berezovsky said the split in the government was eroding its authority.

19.   But if the resolution had passed, it would have been a major embarrassment for Yeltsin that might have eroded his authority.

20.   However, the president has found his authority eroded because of the spiraling financial crisis that has led to a sharp devaluation of the national currency, the ruble.