1.   Shall I just throw away these bad apples?

2.   The Colonel glared expectantly at the damp mob, trying to pinpoint the bad apple.

3.   And who are the bad apples?

4.   Board members say a few bad apples are inevitable but reject the notion that most are just collecting a paycheck, stock options and frequent-flier miles.

5.   A. There are a few bad apples.

6.   Certainly, the Cowboys of yesteryear had their bad apples and their embarrassing incidents.

7.   Club owners concede there are bad apples among them, but say they need more police presence around the clubs.

8.   Conceding that there are some bad apples is wholly inadequate.

9.   Further, according to Fyfe of Temple University, local community leaders send the wrong message to bad apples by defending them.

10.   Getting rid of those bad apples then becomes a long, difficult and expensive process.