1.   The corruption reaches right into the leadership.

2.   Corruption reaches to the high levels of government.

3.   Corruption reaches into the highest levels of government in Russia, where a powerful, wealthy elite has formed while many ordinary people have sunk into deep poverty.

4.   He said corruption had reached unacceptable levels.

5.   His downfall confirmed the suspicions of many Chinese that corruption reached into the highest levels of the party.

6.   His downfall confirmed the suspicions of many Chinese that corruption reaches into the highest levels of the party.

7.   His downfall confirmed the suspicions of many ordinary Chinese that corruption reached into the highest levels of the party.

8.   Iliescu in late December said corruption had reached unacceptable levels and called on Romanians to refuse to pay bribes and report public officials and politicians who demanded kickbacks.

9.   Missing this time around, however, is a sense among the voting public that corruption has reached crisis proportions.

10.   Mahathir however, said Malaysia was fortunate because corruption had not reached a level that was difficult to overcome.