Sentence examples for hour the authorities from inspiring English sources

Within an hour, the authorities had secured the city center.

The driver lost control of his vehicle while trying to turn left onto 97th Street at an estimated 34 miles per hour, the authorities said.

A man whose wheelchair became lodged in a semitrailer's grille was pushed down a highway at about 50 miles per hour, the authorities said.

KABUL, Afghanistan — Three insurgents wearing military uniforms and vests filled with explosives attacked a police station in a busy downtown market on Saturday, killing nine people in a gun battle that lasted more than an hour, the authorities said.

A 43-year-old police officer was shot twice and seriously wounded today after he stopped a couple in a Jeep outside a high school at the end of the lunch hour, the authorities said.

Some officials have suggested that as Mr. Zazi began his two-day trip from Denver, followed by surveillance vehicles as he drove at speeds of up to 100 miles per hour, the authorities did not know that his destination was New York.

If the winds exceed 60 miles per hour, the authority said it could close one or more bridges to all traffic.

CIA Director Leon Panetta said on PBS NewsHour: "The authority here was to kill bin Laden ... Obviously under the rules of engagement, if he in fact had thrown up his hands, surrendered and didn't appear to be representing any kind of threat, then they were to capture him.

The man, who repeatedly demanded to speak to Mr. Camby, surrendered after eight hours, the authorities said.

On Friday morning, Mr. Bouvay had called the 911 dispatcher and said that multiple bombs around the campus would detonate within two hours, the authorities said.

— THOMAS KAPLAN AND JON HURDLE At least 14 deaths have been confirmed or are being investigated as related to the storm over the past 48 hours, the authorities said.