Sentence examples for authorities used from inspiring English sources

Eventually, though, the authorities used force to disperse the crowd.

Here in Centralia, the authorities used small boats to evacuate neighborhoods inundated by the Chehalis River.

The study also shows widespread variation in how local authorities used sanctions.

In Recife, the authorities used teargas to restore order to the streets.

The authorities used dental records to identify the body as Mr. Tripathi's.

The Italian authorities used to ferry the clandestini from Lampedusa to Sicily and allow them to apply for asylum there.

Gunman Micah Johnson was killed when authorities used a robot to detonate an explosive as negotiations faltered.

What the authorities used to do was arrest you and put you in prison without telling anyone.

Many authorities used it to pay for "extras" such as school trips, music lessons and one-to-one tuition.

Roads to the Swiss ski resort at Zermatt were blocked, and authorities used helicopters to fly out stranded tourists.

When New York authorities used to hire only the lowest bidders for projects, good architects didn't bother to compete.