1.   A number of accounting issues still remained outstanding Sunday in the negotiations for the executives, according to several people close to the talks.

2.   A year later, Pegasystems had recovered most of its lost stock value, but was struggling again with accounting issues.

3.   Federal investigators are probing the Ebbers loans and WorldCom accounting issues.

4.   It said it was still resolving some of its tax and accounting issues posed by the merger.

5.   Levitt has outlined a handful of accounting issues that will come under increased regulatory scrutiny, including some that are commonly found in high-tech companies.

6.   The anger of Enron left Bass perplexed, since he had never spoken to anyone at the company about accounting issues that led to certain criticism of him.

7.   The company says it is working to resolve accounting issues, which are expected to adversely affect the financial statements of prior years.

8.   The Enron scandal had been roaring for months, with its confusing amalgam of accounting issues involving such arcane concepts as special purpose entities and revenue recognition.

9.   The investigations come at a time when the collapse of Enron has led to increased concern among investors over accounting issues.

10.   The inquiries come at a time when the collapse of Enron has led to increased concern among investors over accounting issues.