21.   The current system often creates the perception that lawmakers are being influenced inappropriately by special-interest contributors, McCain said.

22.   The goal of such guidelines was to create the perception that executives were in the same boat as outside shareholders.

23.   The report said this metaphor created a perception on Capitol Hill that the agency would tailor its work to please committee chairmen and other lawmakers who requested its reports.

24.   The other problem is the risk of creating a perception of false security.

25.   They would like to create the perception that Gore is a political pariah rather than a presidential partner.

26.   While he blamed media attention for creating the perception of widespread corruption, Costello said the department itself began the investigation now continued by the other agencies.

27.   Performance and financial data are important, but only one of the things that combine to create perceptions about the attractiveness of an individual stock.

28.   Critics say the donation creates the perception of impropriety.

29.   The announcement by the European banks created the perception in the market that gold supplies have tightened, he said.

30.   The move eased worries that the various bodies created the perception that an NCAA infraction could easily occur.