111.   In the past, some economists have argued that corruption is a minor phenomenon in developing countries that can be left alone.

112.   In the years before military takeovers, corruption was almost unknown in Argentina.

113.   Is corruption merely a waste product of economic liberalization, a transitory phenomenon that will recede as the transition winds down?

114.   It may seem peculiar that Roh should be so vilified when for half a century corruption has been as Korean as kimchi.

115.   Its allure is particularly strong in poor countries like Pakistan, where corruption is endemic and solutions hard to impose.

116.   Last week, U.S. Ambassador Leslie Alexander said that corruption was so serious that Americans should think twice before doing business here.

117.   Last year, the corruption was even more blatant.

118.   Mangold never gives us the sense that this police corruption is particularly important, even to the people involved.

119.   Most Mexicans believe corruption is the biggest factor.

120.   Meissner said she had no reason to believe corruption is widespread or an ingrained part of the INS system.