51.   State law gives justices of the peace authority to order autopsies, as Lange did, and hold an inquest to determine how a person died.

52.   Technological advances gave more authority to later estimates.

53.   That law, enacted last fall, gives wider authority to law enforcement agencies to track individuals and information, including e-mail and cellphone conversations.

54.   That measure would remove the New York City police commissioner as the final decision-maker in discipline cases, giving that authority to an independent arbitrator.

55.   The aim of the cost-cutting program, in addition to increasing profitability, is to decentralize corporate functions and give greater authority to the individual magazines.

56.   The almighty dollar has given the authority to the almighty player.

57.   The changes would give authority over computer software to a federal agency that already regulates the distribution of written material.

58.   The contracts, the largest ever awarded by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, originally gave the authority until Tuesday to make the deal final.

59.   The courts, over a number of years, have given more authority to police in car stops.

60.   The council is seeking legislation giving it authority to set fees at all public campuses and clear up any ambiguity about its power over UMass tuition.