31.   HHS also began an inquiry into alleged improper reimbursements.

32.   His findings began an inquiry that has intensified over time.

33.   Indeed, months before the FBI began its inquiry, Whitacre and some associates had opened bank accounts in Switzerland and the Cayman Islands.

34.   Investigators from the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms began their inquiry last year.

35.   Instead, the field offices could begin counterterrorism inquiries themselves.

36.   Intelligent Electronics said the SEC had begun an inquiry.

37.   Kraft, a unit of Philip Morris Cos., alerted the U.S. Justice Department, which began an inquiry into possible violations of antitrust law, House said.

38.   Justice Department officials said such considerations did not play a role in their decision to begin an inquiry.

39.   Last month he began an inquiry into the appearance of commercials for Seagram products on television stations in New Hampshire and Texas.

40.   Last year, a criminal inquiry was begun by the U.S. Customs Service and the Department of Justice, officials said.