11.   Sokaiya target companies by discovering embarrassing information -- such as management errors or extramarital affairs.

12.   Sokaiya make their living by demanding payoffs from companies under the threat of disrupting shareholder meetings or revealing embarrassing information about company executives.

13.   Also, patients may be reluctant to disclose embarrassing information if a family member is in the room.

14.   Brandt resigned, allegedly because Guillaume had been in a position to amass embarrassing information about his personal life.

15.   He said Tehran had many options for hitting back, including divulging embarrassing information about German and U.S. officials.

16.   Jannati told Islamic Republic News Agency that Tehran has many options for hitting back, including divulging embarrassing information about German and U.S. officials.

17.   Ministry officials have hit back at their muckraking boss by leaking embarrassing information about her.

18.   Sokaiya are gangsters who threaten to disrupt shareholders meetings by disclosing embarrassing information about board members or their business decisions.

19.   The British media has closely scrutinized the breakup of the marriages of Prince Charles and Princess Diana, often helped by embarrassing information leaked by both.

20.   Tyminski appeared at a news conference Monday, threatening again to reveal the contents of his trademark black briefcase and claiming it held embarrassing information about other candidates.