31.   More important to voters, though, he has never been involved in the scandals and shady deals linked to ruling officials.

32.   Tanahashi said the two men resigned to take responsibility for a string of shady deals involving Izui.

33.   The Commonwealth recommended steps Thursday to combat international money laundering through better laws, supervision of financial proceedings and organizations to investigate shady deals.

34.   The president has accused some businessmen of shady commercial deals with the previous government that police are investigating.

35.   The press dubbed him a cry-wolf boy whose frequent exposures of shady deals turned out to lack solid evidence.

36.   They contend it would ultimately lead to the discovery of numerous shady deals government officials have made during more than three years of U.N. embargo against the country.

37.   Two top Mitsubishi Oil officials resigned their positions last year to take responsibility over a string of shady deals with Izui.

38.   Two top Mitsubishi Oil officials resigned their posts in February to take responsibility for a scandal over a string of shady deals with Izui.

39.   Two top Mitsubishi Oil officials resigned their posts in February to take responsibility for a scandal over a string of alleged shady deals with Izui.

40.   He had denied allegations of connections with shady deals involving giving contracts to two security copmnaies with alleged Mafia connections.