1.   And the scandals may even help Hashimoto rally support for his grand plans to reform the bureaucracy.

2.   Clinton promised to downsize government and reform the bureaucracy.

3.   Government waffling on its commitment to reform the bureaucracy and to sell off certain state assets also makes investors uneasy.

4.   He said he had used the articles as a reference point for reforming the bureaucracy.

5.   He would pay U.S. debts to the organization, he said, only when its bureaucracy has been reformed and U.S. dues lowered.

6.   Some critics contend that the U.S. money would be misspent unless the U.N. reforms its bureaucracy.

7.   The arrest Wednesday could help Hashimoto fulfill his promise to the public of reforming the bureaucracy and cutting the number of officials.

8.   Every time the bureaucracy is reformed, it expands.

9.   However, government officials are increasingly being prosecuted for accepting bribes as Japan strives to deregulate its financial sector and reform its bureaucracies.

10.   The biggest obstacle in reforming the bureaucracy is that our system is not solid.