1.   The college treated the allegation with just seriousness.

2.   Pavlov combined his allegations with an attack on free marketeers and private enterprise joint venture companies.

3.   And the county tried to cover up the allegations with a monetary settlement and gag order, experts said.

4.   Complaining that Forbes underscored his televised allegations with unflattering photographs, Dole handed his rival pictures of him, his wife and his dog to use in New Hampshire.

5.   Even as residents react to the allegations with outrage, few appear stunned.

6.   Hughes spokesman Richard Dore said Hughes negotiated a settlement of those allegations with the government to avoid a costly court fight.

7.   I take all these allegations with a grain of salt.

8.   In the courtroom, the defense lawyers have met such allegations with flat denials and differing explanations of what the complex financial records prove.

9.   Lawyers for Mulroney said efforts by the former prime minister to discuss the allegations with the RCMP and other government officials were rebuffed.