1.   Along with wage rates and inefficient union rules, the report cites corruption as a significant contributor to high labor costs in New York.

2.   And the IMF and the World Bank have suspended financial aid to Cambodia, citing corruption in the government of Hun Sen.

3.   In a recent poll, Hong Kong residents cited corruption as their chief concern.

4.   Indeed, corruption is often cited as a major issue for companies doing business here.

5.   Some U.S. lawmakers had sought to decertify Mexico as a full-fledged partner in the drug war, citing pervasive corruption of Mexican officials by powerful narcotics cartels.

6.   The army officers who made two coup attempts in Venezuela last year cited corruption as their justification.

7.   American lawmakers cited that corruption in an unsuccessful fight to block certification of Mexico as a cooperating partner in anti-narcotics efforts.

8.   Both institutions cited widespread corruption, mismanagement in the energy sector and failure to follow through on economic reforms undertaken three years ago.

9.   But in December, he changed his mind, citing massive corruption by his two predecessors.

10.   It also cited corruption among police and prosecutors and demanded a new law requiring suspects to be charged within a certain time or released on bail.