Sentence examples for authorities perplexed from inspiring English sources

A 3-year-old boy is expected to fully recover from a gunshot wound to his knee in a shooting that has left local authorities perplexed.

The violent protests in Lhasa in 2008 against Chinese rule were met by disbelief and anger on the part of Chinese citizens and state authorities, perplexed by Tibetans' apparent ingratitude for the generous provision of development.

Ethiopian authorities were also perplexed at first, officials said.

Whatever the impetus, the disruptions have perplexed federal law authorities and rankled operators of large Web sites.

Epidemiologists in the United States said they were perplexed that it took German authorities so long to identify the culprit.

The question of who Mr. Sencion was and what exactly drove him to murder continued to perplex the authorities, though they said that he had struggled with mental problems.

But even though no foreign journalists are allowed into the region to report on it, Tibetans have continued to protest China's repressive policies in ways that boggle the mind and perplex the authorities.

The CEO was perplexed.

Beauty contestants were perplexed.

The Bills were perplexed.

And Bob Hope seemed perplexed.