21.   Then the authorities will let the fire burn itself out, he said.

22.   Traffic police and bureaucrats up the ladder demand bribes, while authorities have let organized crime proliferate.

23.   Waiving the usual rules, the authorities let him fly to Heathrow.

24.   With the waiver, the authority could let welfare recipients keep a higher percentage or even all of those earnings.

25.   Without funding, many housing authorities let the buildings run down.

26.   Railroad authorities were letting people travel without confirmed tickets as this was the last train out of New Delhi, a railroad official said on condition of anonymity.

27.   A day later, he pleaded with authorities to let him speak with his wife, Lyudmilla Vlasova, who had boarded a plane for home.

28.   After announcing the court order, authorities let people leave voluntarily for three hours.

29.   Asked why authorities let civilian traffic drive through a battle-zone, Haji Aqa Gul, who is loyal to Zafar Uddin, shrugged.

30.   Authorities let Guerneville residents make up their own minds about leaving but were prepared for mass evacuations.