Most of the early authorities on contract bridge began with auction and then converted to the new game.

The British have begun to lay the groundwork for a resolution that would reinforce earlier authority.

The two cases are, in my opinion, in line with the earlier authorities.

However, the early authorities were temporary and unconnected to local government structure.

Alternatively, according to some early authorities a zeret is two tefahim instead of three.

The "Itineraries" and other early authorities likewise give this as their place of burial.

Before I come to those passages, it is convenient to refer to such earlier authority as there is.

It also made him an early authority on transport law, particularly motoring law.

Having considered earlier authorities he said, at p. 270:

Supra can also be used to provide a short form citation to an earlier (but not immediately preceding) authority.