Word: corruptible
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Immediately hailed by publishers as a breakthrough, the agreement irked some small copiers, who labeled it a "corrupt bargain" and openly questioned the AAP's tactics...
...rash of financial scandals that prompted politicians of both left and right to get together and grant amnesty to themselves went far toward convincing voters that the entire Establishment is corrupt. All this seems to point toward political paralysis and an uncertain future, during which the political establishment's attention is likely to be preoccupied by jockeying for next year's parliamentary elections...
...maverick and a mountebank, regained political legitimacy last week by edging out Clinton 37% to 36% in the Connecticut primary. "It's a miracle," Brown proclaimed. "It's not about me. It's about the grass roots rising up against the bounced checks, the congressional pay raises, the corrupt status...
...Street Journal last week, offering to sell Pakistani government-backed bonds to anyone with cash. "No questions asked about the source of funds," says the ad. "No identity to be disclosed." The State Bank of Pakistan, which placed the ads, may be picking up where another Pakistani bank -- the corrupt Bank of Credit & Commerce International -- left...
...expression fin de siecle first appeared in France roughly 100 years ago, it meant modern and up-to-date, but it quickly acquired a very negative connotation, and people spoke of a sickness -- la maladie de fin de siecle. The term was applied to anything thought to be corrupt, febrile, degenerate...