41.   For now, Kurdyla said, the authorities have decided against filing any charges against the owner of El Balcon, Fernando Bravo.

42.   How serious the charges are would depend on whether authorities would decide to try to extradite the suspect from another state, Wood said.

43.   If Mexico and the other countries were found to have dumped oil on the United States, federal authorities could decide to impose penalties.

44.   If Mitsubishi Bank decides to sell its bonds in London, the British financial authorities will ultimately decide what is adequate disclosure of financial information, Brown said.

45.   In Britain, the authorities decided to stay away from the remaining deer.

46.   In New York, for example, the state authorities decide whether the purchaser has a legitimate need for a gun.

47.   In the state of Michoacan, besieged authorities decided to let people choose whatever schedule they wanted.

48.   Last year, the Czech authorities decided to finish and activate the reactor.

49.   Long after law-enforcement authorities had decided otherwise, he continued to insist that Vincent Foster Jr., the Clinton friend and adviser, had been murdered.

50.   Nevertheless, President Clinton had strong words for Peru on Friday, the day after election authorities had already decided to go ahead with vote.