The phrase "authorities to admit that" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the acknowledgment or acceptance of a fact or situation by those in positions of power or responsibility.
Example: "The authorities to admit that there were flaws in the system is crucial for public trust."
Alternatives: "officials to acknowledge that" or "leaders to concede that".
Today, she spends much of her time trying to force Scottish authorities to admit that what they did to her was wrong.
Still, several recent incidents have forced the authorities to admit that their policies in dealing with such social problems are not working.
The voyage obliged authorities to admit that the waterway was navigable, something previously denied, and created a legal wedge to demand public access under public trust doctrine, a concept dating from Roman law.
"But before any of this can be done, people and authorities need to admit that it's happening, and not automatically accuse victims of having drunk too much and lost control".
After several hours of confusion, the authorities had to admit that although they had killed the leader of Los Zetas, they had subsequently lost his body.
Indeed, the Myanmar authorities were forced to admit that the massacre had occurred, even as they prosecuted our journalists for uncovering it.
"I think it needs to be expanded to have more utility when other agencies, not just criminal authorities, get defendants to admit that they conducted certain acts that were inappropriate," Mr. Aguilar said, speaking to a reporter.
Mexican authorities were forced to admit that they had staged a re-enactment for television of the raid that led to her capture; the real arrest had taken place the previous day.
But a survey in 2003 by Friends of the Earth - which did guarantee anonymity - found that 34% of the suppliers who had not come forward "gave their reason as being 'fear of de-listing'". Now, having been bounced into reopening their inquiries by a series of damning reports, the competition authorities are starting to admit that they might have got it wrong.
The BBC's Will Ross says the authorities are unwilling to admit that the crisis in north-east Nigeria is worsening.
"By and large we are making good successes". The BBC's Will Ross says the authorities are unwilling to admit that the crisis in north-east Nigeria is worsening.
