71.   In reply, French and Belgian health authorities insisted their prompt action contained the scare.

72.   Islamic authorities insist Israel has no say in running the holy site.

73.   It was not clear among whom shots were exchanged but authorities insisted that security forces outside did not open fire.

74.   Jeandrain said Crossair still supplied metal knives with meals except on flights to Britain, where authorities insist on plastic knives.

75.   Japanese judo authorities have insisted on maintaining the traditional white, with its connotations of purity.

76.   Jeandrain said Crossair still supplies metal cutlery with meals except on flights to Britain, where authorities insist on plastic cutlery.

77.   Laos has enshrined freedom of worship in its eight-year-old constitution, but authorities still insist on government approval for any form of prayer gathering.

78.   Melman, the intelligence expert, said past Israeli leaders had worn such protection and that authorities should have insisted.

79.   Reynolds was forced to drop out in Russia after authorities there insisted the pair either take on a native navigator or pay for a plane to accompany them.

80.   Russian authorities insist on calling Chechen rebels terrorists, and Media Minister Mikhail Lesin has banned broadcasting of statements by guerrilla leaders.