1.   The authorities treat the children as subnormal.

2.   Ahmad, the father of two young daughters, says throughout the ordeal authorities treated him as though he were guilty.

3.   Although convertible bonds are a hybrid security, part debt and part option to buy equity, Chinese securities authorities treat them more as debt.

4.   In contrast, the Irish authorities have treated the British epidemic as a national emergency.

5.   The resolution did not actually contain the word censure, but most authorities treat the vote as amounting to the same thing.

6.   The Singapore health authorities treated the illness with surgery and chemotherapy.

7.   U.S. authorities treated Gravano as a hero, helping him establish a new identity and business while he continued working with the FBI on cases.

8.   Until medical officials can pinpoint the cause of the illness, the authorities are treating the case as a possible crime.

9.   When Akashi finally arrives at his destination, the local authorities invariably treat him with ill-disguised contempt.