Example sentences of "authorities had the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Last year , Scotland 's 16 health boards were reconstituted so that no trade unions or local authorities had the right of membership , and they are now dominated by the Tories ' natural allies — business people — under the cloak of rhetoric about bringing in commercial nous ( see box ) . |
| 2 | Thereafter , the authorities had the evidence from the JCP 's own objectives to justify the suppression and extinction of opposition by labelling it Marxist . |
| 3 | Local authorities had the power to build houses for sale and to sell houses originally built for renting before 1980 , but the proportion of dwellings sold was relatively slight until the Conservative government of 1970–4 presided over a substantial upsurge in sales . |
| 4 | The hon. Gentleman might more accurately have asked which local authorities had the highest number of vacant dwellings . |
| 5 | Earlier in the week local authorities had the chance to question NGC witnesses . |