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Discover LudwigThe phrase "under authorities" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are referring to being governed or regulated by specific authorities or organizations. Example: "The project must be conducted under authorities that ensure compliance with safety regulations."
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"The surveillance activities published in The Guardian and The Washington Post are lawful and conducted under authorities widely known and discussed, and fully debated and authorized by Congress," Director James R. Clapper pointed out in a widely emailed missive.
The documents show that even under authorities governing the collection of foreign intelligence from foreign targets, US communications can still be collected, retained and used.
"Information contributing to the recent arrests was not collected under authorities provided by the Protect America Act," Mr. McConnell said in a statement issued late in the day.
The program, performed under authorities claimed under the Patriot Act – which Sensenbrenner helped draft in 2001– was first revealed in June by the Guardian from material leaked by whistleblower Edward Snowden.
He's not wrong about that commitment — it's one of Hong Kong's most appealing distinctions — but going to Hong Kong out of devotion to free speech is a bit like going to Tibet out of a devotion to Buddhism; the people love it, though they live under authorities who intervene when they choose.
He said the surveillance activities reported in the Washington Post and Britain's Guardian newspaper were lawful and conducted under authorities approved by Congress.
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"The time has come to draw a line under authority-based moral and religious education".
Supervisory responsibilities are conducted by New York Fed officials under authority provided by the Federal Reserve Board.
Instead, the agency would borrow from the Treasury, under authority previously granted by Congress.
But Mr. Belmokhtar bridles under authority, and last year his rival forced him out of the organization, Mr. Filiu said.
But everything police officers do is under authority given them by the legislature, through the people.
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