21.   Romiti is the highest-ranking executive yet convicted in a five year-old anti-corruption drive that has revealed the corrupt practices that characterized Italian business for years.

22.   Salinas is now widely viewed as a disgrace in Mexico because of corrupt practices that took place during his term.

23.   Still, corrupt practices continue.

24.   The corrupt practices have also stripped the government of revenue it could have used to ameliorate the impact of inflation and other market dislocation.

25.   The compilers of the survey acknowledge that some of their information comes from companies involved in corrupt practices.

26.   The corrupt practices of committee members who vote on the selection of sites for the Summer and Winter Games have long been known to everyone involved.

27.   The market for municipal bonds has been riddled with corrupt practices.

28.   This will be difficult, if not impossible, without the elimination of corrupt practices.

29.   To some extent, corrupt practices such as these affect the performance of all banks, but state banks are especially vulnerable, analysts said.

30.   Our corrupt officials do not hide, but flaunt, the fruits of their corrupt practices.