21.   That the Chinese authorities would place the countdown clock in Tiananmen Square shows an appalling insensitivity.

22.   That the Chinese authorities would place the countdown clock in Tiananmen Square, though, shows an appalling insensitivity.

23.   When that problem is coupled with some ill-timed public stumbles by Sam, authorities place Lucy with foster parents.

24.   Pakistani authorities Tuesday placed three top Muslim clerics under house arrest for three months to prevent more anti-American demonstrations during the Afghan bombing campaign.

25.   After threats of retaliation, authorities placed the brothers in separate prisons, keeping the locations secret.

26.   An anonymous U.S. official told the Times that Mexican authorities were placing conditions on any excavation, and U.S. federal authorities were balking at many of the demands.

27.   Authorities have placed the Palais de Justice courthouse under high security for the two court cases, fearing reprisals from Basque sympathizers.

28.   Authorities placed a barrier across the river to keep the oil from spreading and asked the nuclear plant to reduce its release of waste water by one-third.

29.   Authorities placed him under psychiatric care.

30.   Authorities placed some Kurds living in Greece under surveillance, media reports said.