The National Transitional Council is now recognised by Britain as the sole governmental authority for Libya.

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Indeed, there has been no governmental authority in the main diamond areas for many years.

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The Inter-Governmental Authority on Development is the forum for peacemaking in Sudan, and is so far doing its work through diplomacy alone.

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Part of the allure of Mr. Bloomberg's new proposal, administration officials concede, is that the mayor doesn't need the approval of a governmental authority outside Mr. Bloomberg's control.

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Cahill also said that the Durango state is currently going through a drought and that Mexican federal governmental authority on water rights, CONAGUA is not handing out any permits in order to conserve the water table in the area.

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Across five decades, Arafat -- adorned with his trademark checkered kaffiyeh -- was the most prominent face of Palestinian opposition to Israel, first as the head of the PLO, which carried out terrorist attacks against Israeli targets, and later as the head of the quasi-governmental Palestinian Authority, after parts of the West Bank and Gaza were returned to Palestinian control.

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Homeownership is not an inalienable human right granted by the United States Constitution or any other governmental or otherwise authority.

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He previously was chairman of the governmental Hong Kong Trade Development Council and the Hong Kong Hospital Authority.

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It is predictable that, were the United States to become subject to its edicts, the tribunal would become a preferred venue for non-governmental organizations and unfriendly regimes seeking to use the court's authority to compel changes in U.S. military and civilian policies.

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Cooperating institutions: Environmental Management Authority, Meteorological Office, Institute of Marine Affairs, Forestry Department, Water and Sewerage Authority, Ministry of Works, Town and Country Planning Department, various non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and public communities.

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