1.   But it remains uncertain whether the uproar over Democratic fund-raising efforts will result in formal findings of criminal wrongdoing.

2.   But since research inevitably involves mistakes, proving intent to mislead has become the key to a formal finding of scientific misconduct.

3.   But there was never a hearing or formal finding.

4.   Flammable, airborne grain dust is strongly suspected as the cause of the explosion, although no agency has made that a formal finding yet.

5.   First, a judge could not issue any order before making a formal finding that there was a constitutional violation.

6.   In return, major-league baseball would issue no formal finding on whether Rose bet on his own sport.

7.   It took more than a year for a judge to make a formal finding of neglect.

8.   Other agency workers said that they had seen no such formal finding.

9.   Should the department issue a formal finding of violation, the Board of Education would have the option to challenge the decision in federal court.

10.   The Air Force would not describe the defect, saying that a public explanation would have to await the formal findings of an investigation.