31.   The board has also hired an independent monitor to oversee the operations of all food vendors.

32.   The companies in the initiative have pledged to have their privacy practices checked by independent Internet monitors, including Trustee, BBB Online and Webtrust.

33.   The code also calls for companies to hire independent monitors that would work with local human rights groups.

34.   The company also has used independent monitors in El Salvador and is working to develop more independent monitoring programs in other Central American countries.

35.   The panel recommended the establishment of an independent monitor for the department that would have subpoena powers and help establish new departmental policies to deter corruption.

36.   The Saipan plan requires local clothing factories to respect labor rights and safety standards and to open their plants for regular inspection by independent monitors.

37.   The state also sought an independent monitor for the San Francisco-based municipal bond underwriter.

38.   They also agreed on a uniform system of monitoring that will involve independent external monitors who are allowed to make surprise visits to factories.

39.   This is the latest example of what can happen when the press becomes the transmission belt, instead of the independent monitor, of attack politics.

40.   Tico Almeida, a leader of Students Against Sweatshops, said the most significant aspect of the code was its call for independent monitors to inspect factories.