1.   After flatly refusing to co-host with the Koreans, their bidding committee finally agreed after it became clear that Japan might lose out entirely.

2.   Kumar, who was accused of improperly accepting a plane ticket from the bidding committee from a relative, also said he has been falsely accused.

3.   She was implicated because her ex-husband got jobs through Olympic bidding committees from Salt Lake City and Toronto.

4.   But a report written by the bidding committee when their work was taken over by the Nagano Olympic organizers clearly states that Nagano hired an agent.

5.   In addition, new restrictions have been enacted to limit the travel and expenses of the bidding committees.

6.   It will subsequently cut the number of qualified bidders to five or six before submitting the list for final consideration to the bidding committee.

7.   Joklik was chairman of the bidding committee at the time.

8.   Nagano Gov. Goro Yoshimura, who chaired the bidding committee, said Tuesday that the sword was presented to Samaranch in person.

9.   Salt Lake City was also criticized for underestimating the cost of the games when its bidding committee submitted its budget, forcing the new organizing committee to cut costs.

10.   She was implicated because her former husband got jobs through Olympic bidding committees from Salt Lake City and Toronto.