The authorities will have welcomed the pullback from the sovereign risk.

He added that such authorities might even welcome the greater operating efficiencies of what would be, in effect, a one-stop shopping center for telecommunications.

Today's Government statement said the authorities "welcomed the readiness of some banking circles to take a rapid step in this direction."

At the time of the migration, Louisiana was under Spanish rule and authorities welcomed the new settlers.

The Mexican authorities, however, are welcoming diverted vessels to their Pacific ports.

While some local authorities welcomed part of the proposals, critics said it would create more losers than winners.

This time the local authorities welcomed him, for they were at their wits' end.

In that way, we met a huge number of people, and the local authorities welcomed us with open arms.

The local authorities, however, did not welcome the prospect of a large-scale evacuation.