"Mohamed was in trouble because agents from the council were asking for bribes every time he was buying and selling his vegetables.
These may be used as currency, to ensure help, to kindle hope, or even as bribes as time goes on.
Every day I had to pay a bribe 10 times, sometimes 15 times.
Seven out of ten Mexicans say they paid a bribe last time they dealt with a traffic policeman.
"As she grew, I took to bribing her time and affection: one dollar in quarters if I could do her make-up like a 'motorcycle chick'.
Two wars, two stories about bribes: The Times reported this morning that the Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether Blackwater — yes, they are now calling themselves Xe, a switch that is easier to explain than many of the firm's actions — bribed or tried to bribe Iraqi officials after its employees shot up a traffic circle in Baghdad, killing seventeen Iraqi civilians.
The bombs and bribes worked that time.
He was charged with abusing his position to win promotions, project contracts and cargo transportation contracts, personally pocketing 64.6m yuan in bribes during his time in the job.
A 1996 study found that, the more Ukrainian businessmen paid in bribes, the more time they then spent with palms-out bureaucrats.It all takes a giant toll.
Kaufmann and Wei show that businesses that paid more bribes spent more time dealing with government officials, not less, and that their cost of capital was higher, not lower.
João Havelange, the former Fifa president who accepted "at least" £1m in bribes during his time in office despite already being a millionaire, assessing Brazil's coach Mano Menezes: "Forgive my expression, but this man is a moron".
