31.   Saddam was given an excuse to assert authority in his north through a puppet faction.

32.   Some faculty at the Amherst campus saw an opportunity to assert their authority.

33.   Steep stairways add altitude to the mix, height asserting authority.

34.   Teachers no longer need to assert their authority by meting out knowledge to supplicant children.

35.   That duty, or pleasure, lies substantially with members of the public who assert the authority to judge what architects do.

36.   The case could have widespread implications as family law judges across the nation generally assert wide authority in matters concerning child welfare.

37.   The Clinton administration struck back against Western sagebrush rebels who assert county authority over federal lands and threaten violence against federal employees.

38.   The Food and Drug Administration is now asserting regulatory authority over nicotine and cigarettes.

39.   The manner in which a new archbishop asserts his authority could spell the difference between peace and turmoil.

40.   The meeting gave Mexico a chance to assert its authority as the largest Spanish-speaking nation in the world.