1.   He has purged hundreds of officials, closed suspect local branches, and created a strong central office in Washington.

2.   A panel of five judges also ruled that the defendants were involved in purging hundreds of Croats from their homes in the eastern part of the country.

3.   After the uprisings, the government purged hundreds of Dulaimi tribe members from the army, the intelligence agency and the Baath party, the spokesman said.

4.   The army has purged hundreds of officers from its ranks for violating secular principles.

5.   For two years after his inauguration, the president purged hundreds of government officials and army officers in a sweeping anti-corruption campaign.

6.   The president has purged hundreds of senior government officials and military officers, making a clean government the hallmark of his presidency.