11.   The seven were accused of wasting secret funds on bonuses and presents for spouses instead of on covert operations.

12.   Visibly agitated, the Palestinian planning minister stepped before the legislature, took off his jacket and prepared to defend himself against charges of wasting public funds.

13.   We are wasting funds when we can just hire locals to do the job.

14.   To avoid having prospective members waste scarce funds, NATO has been encouraging candidate countries to specialize.

15.   Western analysts justify democracy-for-aid linkages as a way of ensuring the funds are not wasted.