1.   Corruption scandals have steadily eroded public confidence in law enforcement officials here.

2.   The scandals nonetheless have eroded voter support for the Partido Socialista Obrero Espanol, or PSOE.

3.   President Kim was not implicated in the case but the scandal eroded his authority in his final year in office.

4.   Although the president was not implicated in the case, the scandal eroded his authority in his final year in office.

5.   Although President Kim has not been implicated in the case, the scandal has eroded his authority in his final year in office.

6.   Although President Kim was not implicated in the case, the scandal eroded his authority in his final year in office.

7.   He said the scandal also seriously erodes the credibility of the Australian pair.

8.   Kim, also a possible candidate to replace Samaranch, said the scandal has not eroded his influence within the IOC.

9.   Though President Kim was not implicated, the scandal seriously eroded his authority in the closing months of his term.