In 1602 Beeston was involved in a serious scandal involving a charge of rape.

International The Japanese stock market continued its rally, rising despite deteriorating business conditions, an economy that is still backpedaling and a serious political scandal.

But one serious scandal that captures the nation's attention could push the public perception of campaign contributions closer to bribery, Mr. Brand said.

Adelphi faced a serious scandal in 1996, as the school celebrated its 100th anniversary.

In the "most serious political scandal and crisis in this century," he said, the country found that "at that time the political system worked."

I suspect that the US leads the world in serious scandals derived from overheard jokes.

That investigation led to Mr. Clinton's impeachment in the most serious presidential scandal since Watergate.

But when he discovers that his father was involved in a serious political scandal, he compromises his ideals and agrees to direct Willie's hospital.

The most serious scandal is that we have an accounting system that still makes embezzlement possible.

If one of our agencies ordered a hit on that woman, that's a serious scandal.