81.   The data, he said, is impossible to get a firm grip on because of poor accounting practices and a bureaucratic culture that resists accountability.

82.   The company and its accounting practices are being investigated by the Justice and Labor Departments, as well as by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

83.   The company is also confronting a controversy over its accounting practices that has generated shareholder suits.

84.   The company is also confronting doubts about its growth prospects and a controversy over its accounting practices that has generated shareholder suits.

85.   The Omnicom Group, the large advertising agency company, scrambled Wednesday to repair damage caused by a newspaper article critical of its accounting practices.

86.   The practices thought by the plaintiffs to be sneaky are in accordance with accepted accounting practices, he says.

87.   The Nvidia Corp., a manufacturer of specialty computer chips, said on Thursday that the Securities and Exchange Commission and federal prosecutors were examining its accounting practices.

88.   The sale of Safety-Kleen was expected to be routine until employees of the company raised questions about dubious accounting practices.

89.   The SEC said it had received an anonymous letter charging the company with aggressive accounting practices regarding the way it records revenue.

90.   The suit is unfolding at an awkward time for WorldCom, which recently disclosed that the Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating its accounting practices in recent years.