1.   Yet throughout her period of office there has been a strong authoritarian tendency.

2.   But in each case the line between overhauling the institutions of democracy and usurping them altogether became quickly blurred by men who have shown authoritarian tendencies.

3.   Even President Askar Akayev of Kyrgyzstan, the darling of Western donors for his initial reforming path, is showing incipient authoritarian tendencies.

4.   He has authoritarian tendencies, and many poor people do not like the rich oligarchs who make up his circle of friends.

5.   His authoritarian tendencies were evident almost from the start.

6.   In the latest turn, a man with authoritarian tendencies, Arnoldo Aleman, was elected president on Sunday.

7.   Remarks like that would cause a tempest in Hong Kong, where pro-democracy leaders are on the lookout for any authoritarian tendencies in the government.

8.   Still, Menem and Fujimori have demonstrated authoritarian tendencies.

9.   Time will tell whether his authoritarian tendencies are less persistent than the warnings of reality.

10.   A former state farm director showing mounting authoritarian tendencies, Lukashenko has made no secret of his contempt for parliament.