It was difficult to be devout in the face of some of the blatant corruption within the Church that constables uncovered from time to time.

Mr. Munoz's release illustrated the blatant corruption surrounding the justice sytem in another way.

Because of repeated vote-rigging and the blatant corruption of the military establishment, the coup was initially welcomed.

The trial, which had been televised live and featured evidence of blatant corruption, had raised passions against Mr. Estrada.

I don't doubt that blatant corruption like payoffs is rare in these grant deliberations.

However, the blatant corruption of the oligarchy gave Hannibal a chance to re-emerge and he was elected as suffete or chief magistrate.

I personally resent this blatant corruption, and I can't help thinking this is an eye-opener for how this country has been run in the past.

By 1970, widespread poverty, rising inflation, pitiful public funding and blatant corruption triggered a wave of protests in Manila.

It's also nice to know that the "decency windows" for blatant corruption has become as short as four months.

Meanwhile the Chinese Government's repression and blatant economic corruption have been explained away as internal matters, particularly by American business.