1.   Also under scrutiny, Goetz said, are sales practices used by agents in selling policies with vanishing premiums.

2.   Although manufacturers have been clamping down on such sleazy sales practices, they still survive at some dealerships, especially those where sales personnel depend on commissions.

3.   And some said the court ruling might offer grounds to overturn a settlement involving sales practices by Prudential Insurance Company of America.

4.   Another problem involves adults hiring youths to illegally peddle wares door to door by using deceptive sales practices.

5.   As with some other life insurance companies, the reputation of New York Life has been tarnished by complaints of improper sales practices.

6.   At that time, a person familiar with the investigation said some irregularities had been found in sales practices and supervision of employees.

7.   At the same time, the court left in place restrictions on retail-outlet sales practices, which bar self-service tobacco displays and unassisted access to tobacco products.

8.   Australian regulators said they began investigating the bottler Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd. after receiving recent complaints about its sales practices.