The phrase "authorities more time" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It seems to be an incomplete thought and lacks context to determine its intended use.
Example: "The authorities need more time to investigate the situation."
Alternatives: "officials additional time" or "regulators extra time".
Holding Mr. Mayfield as a material witness gave the authorities more time to build their case.
Until now the family had called on the public to act with restraint and to give the Israeli authorities more time to work behind the scenes, fearing that a noisy public campaign may only raise the value of Mr. Mengistu in Hamas's eyes, and increase the price for his return.
A change in the law surrounding their use, passed through secondary legislation in July, gave authorities more time to use child spies without a need for reauthorisation, and broadened the range of appropriate adults who should be present in any meeting between those under the age of 16 and their handlers.
The legal responsibility for providing such places has been delayed until October to give local authorities more time to prepare, but they say they will meet their goal.
I've been suspended from school for "disobeying authority" more times than I can remember so it's safe to say I have an issue with anyone policing my actions.
Sensors in these sprawling arrays would detect crossers and give authorities much more time to arrive.
Mohi said the district feared the community might again demand that school authorities take more time and spend more money to build a structure that would please neighbors.
He has vocally defended Mr Bush's policies on the interrogation of suspected terrorists, and suggested that the authorities should spend more time monitoring mosques.
Yesterday he made a last ditch appeal to church authorities to give more time for excavation, before heavy machinery moves onto the site.
But erroneous or missing data meant the banking authority would need more time to analyze the results.
FINANCIAL TIMES Europe Warns Over Swaps Rules | The European Union has written to American authorities to ask for more time before they impose new swaps rules on European banks that will come into force in July.
