21.   Alex chose to run because he could not pay the bribes.

22.   Almost every major business and industry in Port-au-Prince shut down, and the ones that remained open had to pay bribes to highly placed officers in the Haitian military.

23.   Allegations have also arisen that plumbing companies paid bribes to landlords to obtain contracts for the toilets.

24.   But Cho denies that Samho was insolvent and said the real reason was that he and his family had failed to pay enough bribes to President Chun.

25.   But for decades the system has been corrupted, with businesses underinvoicing imports, or paying bribes, to escape duties.

26.   But Cho denies that Samho was insolvent and said the real reason for the transfer was that he and his family had failed to pay enough bribes to Chun.

27.   But now Navajo officials want to drive Thriftway off the reservation, claiming the company paid bribes to former Navajo President Peter MacDonald.

28.   But no one has produced any evidence of wrongdoing and an Oman Oil official denied that any bribes had been paid.

29.   But U.S. officials said the most disturbing victim was Tomas Colsa McGregor, whom they identified as an accountant for Carrillo Fuentes who paid the bribes to military officers.

30.   Christian sects informed against each other and paid bribes to acquire the choicest shrines.