31.   Similarly, Bratt said the consulting contract for Lake was legitimate.

32.   Some directors had consulting contracts or other business arrangements with Enron.

33.   Sounding more resigned than defiant, he dismissed his detractors as mostly insiders who are bitter that he did not renew lucrative consulting contracts for many outside consultants.

34.   State and federal records show that both affiliates spent the majority of their funds on consulting contracts, some of which are now being scrutinized by investigators.

35.   Still, Bush advisers did not want Reed to sign on with another Republican candidate, so they recommended him for a lucrative consulting contract with Enron.

36.   Tatum is one in a series of high-ranking city officials offered consulting contracts in return for their resignation or early retirement, under Riordan and former Mayor Tom Bradley.

37.   That in turn raises the question whether accountants pursuing lucrative consulting contracts will dig deep to find financial irregularities during annual audits.

38.   The coaches of those all-star teams sometimes receive lucrative consulting contracts with the shoe companies.

39.   The city has been criticized for offering a series of consulting contracts to department administrators, many of whom resigned under pressure.

40.   The consulting contract also saddled Barnes with allegations, though no criminal charges, that he paid kickbacks to a former company official.