Authorities Quotes

We note the decision of the Greek authorities with interest. Our doping review board will now consider the English version of the decision.

We have given a deadline for April 3 for the French authorities to reply to the Commission to give us some further information about the sequence of events. Hopefully with that information the Commission will be able to have an overview.

We will no longer endure these tactics in silence. It is beyond comprehension that law enforcement authorities prefer to leak information rather than interrogate the persons who they characterize as 'suspects' in this investigation.

We're going to let the authorities complete their investigation, and we're confident that, after their due diligence, my client will be exonerated.

The Al Qaeda network is very clever at making it as difficult as possible for authorities to secure their communications, for example. They're trained to avoid detection and to resist questioning. And convictions will only occur when the evidence holds up.

The Government, police and supporters groups are working hard with the German authorities to make the World Cup a safe and trouble free tournament.

We've been in contact with the authorities in Mississippi and Louisiana and indicated our willingness to help out, but we've not been asked for help yet.

Time is ripe for arbitration. It took a long time to convince tax authorities that double taxation should be eliminated under tax treaties in all cases.

This is not the kind of question that can be resolved in 24 hours. The election authorities are very busy with other things that need to be addressed... I have every confidence that a solution will be devised that all of us will concur with.

Responsibility for remedying electoral flaws still resides with Haitian authorities.

It's probably one of the necessary conditions. If you don't have inflation falling, it's unlikely that authorities could lower the interest rate.

There is no local government infrastructure, no law enforcement or judicial authorities in Somalia.

Authorities are opting for direct monetary policy instruments instead of allowing faster appreciation of the yuan to achieve the tightening effect. The pace of yuan appreciation will likely be rather moderate in the coming weeks.

Unfortunately, up to now, it has seemed that the Taiwan authorities are reluctant to talk about 'one China,' do not care to do so, and are afraid to do so.

We hope the Taiwan authorities will adopt a prudent and wise attitude (toward the Dalai Lama), and refrain from any actions that are detrimental to the unification of the motherland and to ethnic unity.

I am in charge and all our civilian authorities are in charge, and my relation with General Mladic has improved and of course General Mladic sometimes looks defiant, but he is not defiant -- only he has to be concerned about our safety. Everything goes really well, all of my orders are carried out, and even (my) personal relationship with General Mladic has improved, so there is no threat that there will be disarray in the Serbian republic.

The reason that I was not put on trial was that they [authorities] knew that I had the international community behind me, supporting me.

The much more pressing issues are service delivery and the incompetence of local authorities.

Neil Entwistle has agreed to voluntarily attend the U.S. Embassy in London to speak to American authorities in connection with the deaths of his wife and daughter.

This accusation about the involvement of German authorities in the Iraq war is a monstrous accusation.

The firm [Yahoo!] says it simply responds to requests from the authorities for data without ever knowing what it will be used for. But this argument no longer holds water. Yahoo! certainly knew it was helping to arrest political dissidents and journalists, not just ordinary criminals.

The judicial authorities are imposing a grim ordeal on three journalists under pressure from the governor of an unstable state. The Nigerian press is still in the grip of harsh legislation, a brutal police force and authoritarian governors. On this New Year's Eve, we call for their release and we reiterate our commitment to the independent press and, in particular, to the three Port Harcourt prisoners who are exposed to dangerous challenges.

During Easter, we celebrate the (resurrection of Jesus), who was sentenced to death by Roman and Jewish authorities, and raised from the dead by the power of God.

We do have new abilities, new protocols, new responsibilities and new authorities in these agencies, and we must learn how to use them properly.

In the Zhao Yan and Ching Cheong cases, the authorities, and in particular the State Security Department, seem to be having the greatest difficulty in demonstrating the guilt of the accused.