1.   Similar accusations have led state and local officials in Colorado, North Dakota, and Arizona to drop their programs, while Florida and California are scaling back theirs.

2.   The accusations are already leading to calls for federal regulation of the funeral industry.

3.   The British accusations had led Irish officials to publicly state that they did not equate IRA weapons with those held by the British army and police here.

4.   Those accusations led some investors to file a class-action lawsuit against the Wall Street firms.

5.   Those accusations led to the appointment last year of Danforth as special counsel.

6.   While only a few people were charged with improper voting, the accusations led to delays in the approval of his cabinet.

7.   Although he was never formally charged, the accusations led to his resignation from the LDP.

8.   But it shows the relentless opposition by Welfare, whose accusations have led parliament to open two corruption probes of Mrs. Ciller.

9.   His downfall began when accusations of corruption led to a six-week Senate impeachment trial this winter.

10.   Those accusations led to a broad investigation of sexual harassment and rape of women soldiers in the U.S. Army.