1.   Moving foreigners without travel documents past immigration and Mexican police checkpoints required bribes, and Board said she always started at the top.

2.   In Russia, where doing almost anything requires a bribe, the Communists could probably catch just about any of the new business owners on a technical violation.

3.   The union said Russian officials at border stations impose irregular fees on crossing trucks, delay the handling of cargo, offer poor safety measures and require bribes.

4.   They described the niggling persecution of daily life in which every service required a bribe and every soldier was likely to demand a bribe.

5.   Virtually anything can require a bribe, from getting married to getting buried.

6.   Emma Bonino, whose portfolio includes humanitarian aid, said pilfering and blackmail requiring bribes by convoy leaders along the way accounted for most of the losses.