71.   Authorities apparently hoped to block Suu Kyi, the charismatic leader of the National League for Democracy, from holding her meeting.

72.   Authorities hope opening the pyramid to the public will take some pressure off the great pyramids, which are deteriorating under the weight of mass tourism.

73.   Authorities hope that once the Friday deadline passes, the tide will taper off.

74.   Authorities hope the elections will foster grassroots democracy and reconciliation among the majority Hutus and minority Tutsis and shift attention from ethnicity to rebuilding the country.

75.   Authorities hoped to prevent a repetition of the week of widespread street violence ignited by a dispute over a parade in Portadown last month.

76.   Authorities had been hoping for a controlled celebration and shopkeepers took preventive measures such as locking up movable trash cans and chairs.

77.   Authorities had hoped to contain the disease in Gulu.

78.   Authorities had hoped to keep the disease from spreading beyond Gulu.

79.   Authorities hope the fire will encourage families remaining in the park site to return to their provinces or find legal housing.

80.   Authorities hope to change that.