1.  And some use illegal means as well.

2.  By manipulating the official registration documents of affiliated firms it established in rapid succession it allegedly accumulated wealth by illegal means.

3.  Espionage is the use of illegal means to gather information.

4.  His accusers said he was trying to raise money by illegal means to save the troubled DeLorean Motor Car Co.

5.  It follows the announcement of a European Union antitrust enquiry into allegations A.C. Nielsen used illegal means to shut Information Resources and other competitors out of the European market.

6.  Nobody claimed mighty Alcoa had achieved its monopoly by illegal means, jacked up prices or harmed customers.

7.  Russians believe the only way to make money is through illegal means.

8.  The European Commission said it started legal proceedings against the U.K. and Belgian governments, charging that they used illegal means of protecting their domestic brewers.

9.  The Justice Department has accused Visa and MasterCard of using illegal means to squash competition.

10.  The one area where traditional spycraft might prove useful is warning when foreign countries or companies are using bribery or other illegal means to obtain business contracts.