Sentence examples similar to striking corruption from inspiring English sources
The attempt to bribe Hateley is another striking example of the corruption surrounding the French champions of the time.
"The GlaxoSmithKline (China) bribery case in China shows the complex and arduous nature of the struggle against commercial corruption... Striking hard against the commercial bribery of multinational companies has important significance for safeguarding the market's economic order and maintaining a fair and competitive environment," the People's Daily comments.
The other striking thing was the degree of corruption.
While working the city's housing projects, he came under scrutiny during a corruption investigation that bears striking similarities to the current case.
It's striking that not much of the corruption in the piece has to do with the drug trade, often blamed for bringing in the criminal element, but with mundane graft.
But the continuing corruption investigation offers a striking example of officers who appeared to have gone too far to make arrests, in a way that is now aggressively condemned.
It has meant a blind eye being turned to corruption - aid being like striking oil, or finding diamonds, in its potential to tempt.
Hayes's unblemished public record and high moral tone (as well as his deep sympathy toward the South) offered a striking contrast to widely publicized accusations of corruption in the Grant administration.
Despite the looming backdrop of potential bankruptcy and widespread corruption, one of the most striking aspects of contemporary Greece is the number of illegal immigrants walking through its streets.
With 10 EU member states included in the report, a striking half of them have worsened in the corruption stakes in the past year.
It has also demonstrated, depending on the view, either the impenetrable depths of corruption in a still-young democracy, or a striking blow against the kinds of graft that have permeated many of the post-Communist states of Eastern and Central Europe.
