Sentence examples for authorities prevented from inspiring English sources

"I didn't like this abuse, and I did think it was abuse on the part of the authorities," said Lourdes Luciano de Valdez, who complained to American officials that the Dominican authorities prevented her daughter from returning to New York two summers ago because the authorization fee had not been paid.

Hamas authorities prevented fans from installing a screen in Gaza's main square to show the broadcast live from Beirut.

Israeli authorities prevented the Jewish American academic Noam Chomsky from entering the West Bank on Sunday to give a lecture at a Palestinian university near Ramallah.

The sale by BSkyB -- 26 million shares -- came four years after the regulatory authorities prevented BSkyB from acquiring the team for $1 billion.

This was a time in Lawrence's life when he was hounded by the authorities, prevented by censorship from earning his living, and had a tumultuous private life.

The aide tried to escape to Laos, a route favoured by other defectors, but Chinese authorities prevented him from leaving, YTN said.

A Muslim cleric in India demanded that the authorities prevent the author from entering the country for the festival, and others threatened to organize large protests in Jaipur if Mr. Rushdie attended.

At present, rules governing public sector authorities prevent them from considering solutions such as car sharing and ride sharing while on official business.

The fear is that, far from benefiting consumers through efficiencies, such alliances will gain undue influence over the market.How can the antitrust authorities prevent this?

If adopted, the regulations, published by the ministry on Oct. 29, would let the provincial education authorities prevent foreign agencies from entering the market, and strengthen state supervision of domestic agents.

It's the result of a collaboration between the Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron and the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, conducted via Skype, as the latter's problems with the Chinese authorities prevent him travelling.