41.   The Nye County Commissioner says federal officials can be prosecuted, fined and stripped of their assets for asserting their authority.

42.   The question reflected a sense that he has not yet asserted his authority over the new government.

43.   The warlords, on the other hand, present the real threat of violence as soon as any government tries to assert its authority.

44.   Then, as father and son wrestle, Dosifei arrives to impose order and assert his authority as a man of God.

45.   The Washington-based Action on Smoking and Health recently filed a petition with the Food and Drug Administration, asking that the FDA assert regulatory authority over cigars.

46.   This week, three more Oregon counties adopted initiatives asserting authority over federal lands within their boundaries, bringing the total there to five.

47.   Those who once put church over the family began tailoring their teachings to assert the authority of male heads of households and masters of slaves.

48.   While the FAA and the Port Authority try to devise a system that protects small communities and startup airlines, though, they are tentative about asserting their authority.

49.   With the White House divided over how aggressively to respond to the scandal, Hillary Rodham Clinton stepped in to assert authority over the handling of the emerging investigation.

50.   With the White House riven over how aggressively to respond to the scandal, Hillary Rodham Clinton stepped in to assert authority over the handling of the affair.