Since the imperial authority did not assert the power that it had, the colonists were left to govern themselves.

The authorities have asserted that the campuses were used as planning and staging grounds for violence.

The local authority asserted that the threshold conditions, under which a care order could be made, had been met.

The Iraqi authorities asserted that the structure was a civilian air raid shelter.

Another authority asserts that the French saved their guns.

Traditional authorities, however, assert that the narration quoting these words is not reliable.

Some authorities assert that the Government has quietly encouraged its growth as a counter to the church.

Anything else, the Soviet authorities asserted, was unncessary, unauthorized and illegal.

Other medical authorities have asserted a scientific basis for the healing properties of foods.

He had been fighting a legal battle to stop the clearing of what the Israeli authorities assert is state property.