The campaign itself had been marked by widespread accusations that outsiders were trying to hijack the 15-member board.

That first won him applause from Wall Street, but later opened him to widespread accusations of emphasizing fiscal health over public safety.

The move came after widespread accusations of abuse prompted an investigation by the state attorney general's office.

The merger debate led to widespread accusations that the league's administrators had grown out-of-touch with the sport's grass-roots supporter base.

Senior religious scholars have posed a series of open challenges, amid widespread accusations of corruption and, worse, decadence.

"It's like trying to get a fly with a bazooka," Ms. Lutrey said of the state's widespread accusations.

Mr. Ershad was elected President last year, but there were widespread accusations of fraud in the voting.

Yet despite the problems and the widespread accusations of overbilling, it appears the civilian leadership at the Pentagon has learned absolutely nothing from the whole experience.

There were, however, widespread accusations of both the encouragement and endorsement of corruption in the country under his rule.

International observers question the validity of the election, given widespread accusations of election fraud.