1.   In many towns - including, supremely, Rome itself - municipal authority drained towards the bishop.

2.   They petitioned the municipal authorities several times to discontinue the arrangement.

3.   The municipal authorities gave the go-ahead for the march.

4.   The municipal authorities here are preparing for food rationing.

5.   In both Mashad and Arak the disturbances appeared to have begun when the municipal authorities attempted to enforce the law on the erection of new buildings.

6.   The municipal authorities in Beijing, the Chinese capital, have adopted new water management measures in an attempt to conserve resources, reduce pollution and improve quality.

7.   At the same time, the police and municipal authorities have enriched their operations with the forfeited money.

8.   Bosnian Muslims who arrived in Serb territory to find their names missing from voter registration lists had to travel to the nearest Serb municipal authorities to complain.

9.   A holdover from the old communist system, all houses are heated by power stations under the control of municipal authorities.

10.   But the municipal authorities take a stern line, and large swathes of the city are out of bounds to residents with four legs.