Mr. Clinton has conceded that the sources of campaign donations were not properly scrutinized.

Although concurring that reports of cannibalism have been all too readily accepted without being properly scrutinized, Krabacher nonetheless argues that he has used a "careless and selective" approach to the literary sources.

Biyoghé Mba said that a delay was not necessary and that the electoral lists were being properly scrutinized; according to Biyoghé Mba, 120,000 duplicate names had been detected on the electoral lists by that point.

The explanation from Lanny J. Davis, the White House spokesman on such matters, is that the Democratic National Committee sent the White House lists of supporters who would attend the events, and the lists were never properly scrutinized.

"Whatever Hevesi recommended, we complied with, to maintain public trust and make sure we're properly scrutinized," said Charles Schlesinger, the business administrator for the Islip school district.

Board members must be properly scrutinized to ensure this cannot continue, and that the workplace rights of all Americans are protected.

Information found in the surviving literature then could be for the first time properly scrutinized for its truth value and accordingly appraised.

The little ship had been designed for inactivity in the vacuum of space, and although the more important circuits had been stored in vacuum containers, there was always the fear that some minor but critical connection had not been properly scrutinized.

Asked whether the department had properly scrutinized Mr. Weber's record before installing him at Ocean House, Mr. Kenny would not comment.

"If the action were permitted to proceed to trial, where all the evidence could be properly scrutinized, they would have received a verdict from a jury in their favor," Mr. Nimkoff said in a statement.