21.   A court authorized the sale after another Chinese owner found itself unable to pay a Shanghai shipyard for renovations to turn the vessel into a yacht, Xinhua said.

22.   As custodian, Lazaro is the only one who can authorize the sale of Roman Catholic property in the Middle East.

23.   But it called on the government to provide audited financial statements for the companies offered and to publish the resolution authorizing the sale.

24.   But Le Pensec said the government would not authorize the sale of any other genetically altered crops, including rapeseed oil and sugar beets.

25.   But the Cayman Monetary Authority said it refused to authorize that sale and that al-Thani remains the owner.

26.   But the Caymans Monetary Authority said it refused to authorize the sale and rejected a newly appointed manager, who apparently had ordered the large transfers.

27.   But the Caymans Monetary Authority said it refused to authorize the sale and al-Thani remains the owner.

28.   China on Thursday demanded that the U.S. Congress withdraw a bill authorizing the sale of destroyers to Taiwan.

29.   Congress last year authorized the sale of food and agricultural products to Cuba, but put tight restrictions on such transactions.

30.   Congress last year authorized the sale of food and agricultural products to Cuba but put tight restrictions on such transactions.