31.   The investigation will focus on possibly shady dealings involving one bronze statue, the newspaper reported.

32.   The organization estimates that Abacha alone took billions of dollars through shady dealings and theft.

33.   The real estate tycoon Luthor has some negatives, including past attempts to assassinate Superman and a nasty reputation for shady backroom dealings.

34.   There was speculation -- later discounted -- that the murder was linked to an investigation by Francke into allegedly shady dealings in his department.

35.   A former Russian auditor general sacked for reporting corruption in the military charged Wednesday that shady dealings pervaded all levels of the government.

36.   A senior United States government official warned Thursday that shady dealing in the awarding of major contracts in southern Africa could hit efforts to attract US investment.

37.   And a former Russian auditor general sacked for reporting corruption in Russian forces stationed in former East Germany charged that shady dealings pervaded all levels of the government.

38.   Yuri Boldyrev told a press conference that shady dealings pervaded all levels of the government.