31.   By then, the Berlin wall had fallen, and so had the Christian Democratic Party, which collapsed under the weight of corruption scandals.

32.   Chirac has had his own share of bad news as each week seems to bring a reminder of his possible links to corruption scandals.

33.   Corruption scandals have steadily eroded public confidence in law enforcement officials here.

34.   Corruption scandals fill the headlines.

35.   Corruption scandals have also rocked several banks.

36.   Critics have also sought to tie Mrs. Gandhi to corruption scandals that tarnished the reputation of her family and particularly her husband.

37.   Drug corruption scandals have reached the highest levels of government, and law enforcement officials have become assassination targets of vengeful gangs.

38.   Eason and Mrs. McElwan, then, are the faces of the nightmare that law enforcement officials have dreaded ever since the latest police corruption scandals in the city.

39.   Edward Hayes, the lawyer representing the dissidents, said the corruption scandal at the transit union has also angered many members of the rank and file.

40.   Even the corruption scandals that engulfed Italy over the last two years have had little effect here.