Both had bitterly contested the charges, saying that they had never sought bribes or received any money.

This is a country where most people actually pay their taxes, laws are rigidly enforced and the police only rarely seek bribes.

You may experience problems with local officials seeking bribes to perform basic duties.

Officials said the investigation was set off by complaints by motorists that agents in Manhattan were seeking bribes.

Bribery or seeking bribes were to be punished severely.

Suppose that Iraq's leaders sought bribes or political favors, and that the market price of crude oil was $50 a barrel.

A police officer was arrested for seeking and accepting bribes from a drug dealer.

And, as the corruption spread, so too did the number of people seeking bribes for even the slightest service.

Wage increases for civil servants trailed far behind inflation, pushing them to seek bribes.

Not that every one of them had actively sought bribes.