1.   Efforts by the elected legislature to enforce accountability and combat corruption have been ignored.

2.   He sought to blunt congressional criticism that the administration had done too little to combat Russian corruption and should cut off international economic support to Russia.

3.   Instead, they argue, China needs the dynamic energy of democracy to force change and combat corruption.

4.   Meehan countered that the Supreme Court has supported campaign fund-raising restrictions in the past as a means to combat corruption.

5.   The high representative, Wolfgang Petritsch, stressed that efforts to combat corruption would work only when there is a political breakthrough.

6.   The new policy links the extension of investment incentives and other forms of assistance to efforts by recipient countries to increase democracy, combat corruption and extend economic reform.

7.   The United States has been prod ding Mexico to aggressively combat official corruption that hinders its fight against drug lords.

8.   The Supreme Court has taken a dim view of mandatory contribution caps except those specifically tailored to combat corruption.

9.   They also include policies to combat corruption, boost lending to small businesses, improve education and bolster private pension systems, the statement said.

10.   They also include policies to combat corruption, boost lending to small businesses, improve education, and bolster private pension systems, the statement said.