1.   And high levels of debt offered one possible solution to problems of how to discipline managers.

2.   Together, these threats are supposed to discipline managers and keep them on their toes.

3.   And while a consequence of that decision for investors is to lock in losses, some in the industry say it is the best way to discipline fund managers.

4.   Lotus denies the charges, although it acknowledges that it disciplined a manager in response to one of the cases.

5.   Snyder declined to say whether the manager had been disciplined.

6.   Wal-Mart officials said the company strictly forbid this practice and disciplined managers who did it.

7.   When automakers became concerned about gifts from suppliers, they disciplined managers harshly, firing even longtime workers.

8.   Former Liverpool manager Souness was disciplined last week for placing a large flag in the middle of a soccer field after Galatasaray won the Turkish Cup.

9.   Several managers have been disciplined for abusing workers.