That means, among other things, checking to see if they have any skeletons in the closet: immoral behavior, questionable contacts, conflicts of interest.
Although he does not suffer from a questionable love life, conflicts of interest and battles with judges, Mr Renzi is a showman and headline-grabber rather like Mr Berlusconi.
The program described the drugs as "toxic", suggested the link between cholesterol and heart disease was a myth, and quoted questionable "experts" with conflicts of interest to support this theory.
It becomes even more surreal -- one might even say creepy -- once you learn the facts of that case, which I would say was a stinkpot of hardball politics, partisanship, questionable logic and conflicts of interest.
Question questionable sources.
From reading these documents, which are meant to inform the public of any potential conflicts or questionable entanglements, one would never guess that these two entities have any financial relationship.
But the conflicts and questionable practices by his cabinet picks pale in comparison with Trump's plan to maintain his business empire even as he assumes the presidency.
Questionable Grants In North Carolina, conflict of interest questions are swirling around Representative Frank Ballance, who, as a state senator, was the vice chairman for a subcommittee that oversaw the budget for the North Carolina Department of Correction.
All of the elements of making a low-budget movie are on display - every mistake, every questionable decision, the whole conflict of art versus commerce.
Third, the referral and selection bias inherent in hospital-based studies with particular subgroups of people with delirium leads to questionable generalizability or often conflicting findings across studies.
