21.   British authorities first coined it to describe their encampments for Afrikaner civilians during the Boer War in South Africa.

22.   British authorities have been irritated by what they see as undue interference by the Clinton administration in their Northern Ireland problem.

23.   British authorities informed Garzon that Pinochet would be released from the hospital over the weekend and that they could not legally detain him.

24.   British authorities took the twins into foster care last Thursday, and the British couple is launching a legal challenge to get the infants back.

25.   British monetary authorities probably decided to leave interest rates unchanged following their monthly monetary policy meeting today, analysts said.

26.   British authorities are investigating the author Jeffrey Archer for possible criminal insider trading violations.

27.   British authorities arrested Raissi in Colnbrook, England in September after the hijack attacks.

28.   British authorities cleared the bid for Northumbrian this sxmonth, but it is still subject to review by European authorities.

29.   British authorities refused to say where Pinochet is being held, nor did they set a date for when he would be questioned.

30.   --British authorities, at the request of the FBI, have detained Lotfi Raissi, whom they described as a lead instructor of the suspected hijackers.