11.   To the east is Russia where financial crises, rampant crime, and pervasive corruption are the norm.

12.   But since then, Romanians have grown unhappy with low wages, pervasive corruption and the lack of foreign investment.

13.   Chinese leaders hope the national pride generated for the anniversary will redound to the Communist Party, whose public image has been tarnished by pervasive official corruption.

14.   He said major administrative reforms needed to root out pervasive corruption have not been implemented.

15.   In many cases, workers also blame pervasive corruption for driving them into poverty.

16.   Independent experts describe pervasive corruption and the strangling of private businesses through the introduction of new bureaucratic paperwork, taxes and fines.

17.   Kim called pervasive corruption the root cause of the disaster.

18.   Many foreign businesses operating in Ukraine have complained of pervasive corruption in the former Soviet republic.

19.   Protests by farmers upset over high taxes, stagnating incomes and pervasive official corruption have become common in China over the past few years.

20.   President Boris Yeltsin called for a crackdown Friday on widespread crime and pervasive corruption, but acknowledged that his government was at least partly to blame.