I have investigated dozens of boats like the Tantalus, and have found them clear of suspicion.

The city's streets are pocked with boarded-up apartment buildings, and the police investigate dozens of homicides each year.

In his six years on the police force, Sgt. Michael Anderson had investigated dozens of break-ins, but this was the first one he had committed.

And he was investigated dozens of times but never indicted, a fact he wore as a curious badge of honor.

Over the last six years, the Government has investigated dozens of fires nationwide, more than half of them at predominantly black churches.

Indeed, they point out, inspectors are investigating dozens of prestigious university hospitals for fraud.

Potential suitors would also have to contend with the hassles of investigating dozens of small niche businesses in far-flung industries.

The government, for its part, said it was investigating dozens of reports in which private companies were accused of forcing employees to sign petitions.

Immigration officials said they were investigating dozens of other tourists in Chiapas, looking for possible visa violations.

Pharmaceutical companies are investigating dozens of other compounds to see whether they can help people who have memory difficulties but have not progressed to Alzheimer's.