The trouble is that the allegation has begun to seem convincing.

Newspapers seized on the issue again and the allegations began appearing on various Web sites.

Once the father was imprisoned, new and even more disturbing allegations began to emerge from the children.

Police began an investigation and allegations began to snowball.

The deal was worked out during a day when allegations of irregularities had begun to intensify.

From 2006, allegations of phone hacking began to engulf the newspaper.

Once things warmed up, allegations of wrongdoing began to fly back and forth, with the defense catching the most flak.

But few who know the Mayor ever believed that allegation to begin with.

In 1997, allegations began to emerge that some employees of the Gardens had sexually abused young boys in the 1970s and 1980s.

But in 1996, dark allegations began to emerge.