Federal and local authorities, however, were dealing with a much more complex picture.

"We'd better let the authorities deal with him."

Afghanistan was the start, the youths who returned from it were a breed the authorities had never dealt with before.

We are constantly told not to do anything for ourselves and to let the proper authorities deal with crime.

The military police and local authorities would deal with the angry and injured civilians.

"We'll put a stop to what you're doing; and after that, the authorities down on your planet will deal with you."

"We had no authorities to deal with that thing in a covert way," he said.

They knew only too well how local authorities dealt with suspects.

During this era, public authorities in Massachusetts dealt with the threat primarily by means of quarantine.

The public authorities should deal with the further distribution of the information themselves.