1.   Another reason for the drop may have been consumer wariness following accusations that preparers had pushed high-interest refund-anticipation loans on electronic filers.

2.   Cooley opted not to seek another term following accusations that he had lied about his record, including his military service.

3.   Former Transport Minister Steven Norris crashed and burned following accusations that he had five mistresses during his marriage.

4.   In Boston, the controversy emerged with the revelation that a former priest had been moved from parish to parish following accusations of sexual abuse numbering in the hundreds.

5.   In commentary that followed the accusation of Kerrey and his men, the point was hammered home that never again must Americans be turned into savage brutes.

6.   Still, there is growing conflict over whether the commission should have the ultimate say in a department-wide examination started following accusations of corruption and brutality.

7.   The NCAA responded by penalizing his last Fresno State team following accusations that his players had received free meals at an Asian restaurant near the campus.

8.   Washington, a freshman tailback from Dallas, missed eight games following the accusations.

9.   Pressure was building Wednesday for a top Italian interior ministry official to resign following accusations he sandbagged probes when he was an anti-Mafia prosecutor in Sicily.

10.   An accused prison guard can currently be suspended for up to two years following an accusation, NYSCOPBA spokesman Dennis Fitzpatrick said.