But they acted with too much haste and in some cases tolerated corruption.

"We can no longer tolerate corruption," Mr. Bloomberg said yesterday.

Internationally, the willingness of governments to tolerate corruption is diminishing.

THE case would "send an important message that we will not, and frankly, cannot tolerate dishonesty and corruption."

We value fairness and integrity and will not tolerate favoritism, nepotism or corruption.

In a time that has come to tolerate such corruption of individuality, this movie stands out for its essential honesty.

Yet their message was clear: "We are the 99% that will no longer tolerate the greed and corruption of the 1%."

As a result, avoiding bad headlines, and tolerating corruption, became more important than eradicating it.

That outside world, she added, "cannot tolerate corruption, concessions to warlords, or the sacrifice of any Afghan aspirations to democracy."

"On the other hand, it will send a message to the financial community that we will not tolerate corruption in either the public or private sectors."