1.   Chirac, facing mounting allegations of corruption, was the first to go on the attack openly.

2.   Despite mounting allegations of corruption during his time as mayor, Chirac has denied all wrongdoing and has remained extremely popular.

3.   However, people here are outraged over mounting allegations of financial wrongdoing by Milosevic and his family.

4.   In the face of mounting allegations that he had a sexual relationship with an intern and lied about it, he has gone on the offensive.

5.   These themes appealed to voters disgusted by mounting allegations of corruption at city hall and bewildered by the spectacle of two conservative candidates battling in public.

6.   Trying to dispel mounting allegations of corruption, the wife of President Boris Yeltsin delivered an emotional defense of her family in a rare television interview.

7.   Any indictment against him should include war crimes charges in addition to mounting allegations of corruption, Specter said.

8.   But sponsors agree the mounting allegations and admissions of corruption in the Olympic bidding process make them uneasy about their investment.

9.   He referred to the defeat the UDF suffered due to painful reforms it had implemented and mounting allegations of corruption.

10.   In his weekly radio broadcast on Saturday, Clinton made no mention of the mounting allegations and the flurry of activity.