Sentence examples for era of corruption from inspiring English sources

"This legislation," the governor declared, "will help end an era of corruption in Albany".

He never said, "As a result of the war, corporations have been enthroned, and an era of corruption in high places will follow".

The deal was a major shift for a state where La Follette, governor from 1901 to 1906, reformed government after an era of corruption and patronage.

In an era of corruption in big-time sports like international soccer, college football and cycling, the twins, Josh and Raquel Garcia, were caught up in a handball-size scandal.

WEEK IN REVIEW, PAGE 9 Op-Ed FRANK RICH Gov. Rod Blagojevich of Illinois is a timely national whipping boy for an era of corruption and profound lack of accountability.

And he quotes from Abraham Lincoln: "I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country - corporations have been enthroned and an era of corruption in high places will follow".

Democrats campaigned very effectively against the Bush era "culture of corruption" in 2006, and now there is some concern that they could find themselves pinned with the corruption label.

The risk grows with each fat check that political campaigning is heading back toward the sleazy era of Watergate corruption.

It was an era of lawlessness, corruption and intimidation, with almost unimaginable rewards available to those able to muster the muscle, cunning and patronage to outflank their enemies.

The court could uphold its right to show the movie without opening the door to a new era of political corruption.

It could have upheld the right of the conservative nonprofit group to show an anti-Hillary Clinton movie on a video-on-demand service during the primary season — without opening the door to a new era of political corruption.