1.   The legacy of the Duvalierist years included endemic corruption and vast ecological damage.

2.   And Foley places them in a palpably restricting world of, yes, endemic corruption, shot through with traps both ethical and physical.

3.   Add to the list the endemic bureaucratic corruption that plagues the Third World and siphons scarce resources from social and economic development.

4.   Although admittedly widespread in the Third World, endemic corruption was not seen as impeding rapid growth in countries such as Indonesia, South Korea, Malaysia and Thailand.

5.   But Madrazo, too, will face endemic corruption that makes progress difficult.

6.   But outsiders are skeptical that Malaysia will reform its debt-laden banking system or tackle endemic corruption without pressure from the global market.

7.   But the nation remains mired in a kind of post-Soviet purgatory of economic and social lassitude as well as endemic corruption.

8.   Economic woes and endemic corruption are mounting, leaving his government deeply unpopular.

9.   Endemic corruption is arguably the most serious problem facing China today.