1.   But his authority is eroding, in ways, his aides suggested, that should concern Israelis.

2.   Elders such as Senator Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia have watched their institutional authority erode.

3.   Nonetheless, Milosevic has seen his authority erode over the past year.

4.   Peasants who support the insurgents are planting more coca, FARC units are protecting more drug crops and labs, and government authority has eroded across the region.

5.   Some Jordanians even broke from tradition and publicly criticized the king, a sign that his authority is eroding.

6.   Central authority has seriously eroded under Samper while rebels and their landowner-backed paramilitary foes have gained strength.

7.   The crisis caps years of indecision on the role of the U.N. mission in Bosnia, whose authority has strongly eroded because its mission was never clearly defined.

8.   The crisis comes after years of indecision on the role of the U.N. mission in Bosnia, whose authority has severely eroded because its mission was never clearly defined.