11.   That can be corrosive, even lethal, to democracy, eroding public faith and reducing public participation in a system that depends on both.

12.   The massacre also comes on the heels of a string of recent crises that have crippled public faith in the leadership, the opposition, and the police alike.

13.   There is a sickness in the American political system, a withering of the public faith in government that is so essential to our democracy.

14.   Walker suggested that the best way for the police to renew public faith would be to invite citizen review of their actions.

15.   An officer of ABN Amro said it is hard to say whether the central bank could regain public faith through a restructuring.

16.   Chaiwat insisted that the party had been beaten because of rampant vote-buying and not because of dwindling public faith in it.

17.   Fox has pledged to make cleaning up the corrupt forces and restoring public faith a top priority of his government.

18.   He has tolerated crime and corruption, which have sapped public faith and stunted democracy.

19.   He said new government insurance for bank depositors introduced a month later has restored public faith in the financial system.

20.   In her new post, Kawaguchi will be faced with restoring public faith in a Foreign Ministry that was rocked by a series of embezzlement scandals last year.