But the SQA denied that it was trying to cap the number of appeals.
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And Mr Cameron wants no one to have the right to appeal a decision in this way more than twice, a halving of the current maximum number of appeals.
He said that in the waning days of the McCarthy era there were a number of appeals-board hearings of scientists who had had their clearances revoked, and he took down their testimony.
The total number of appeals was higher than last year (when there were about 23, 500), but this is at least partly due to a boycott of the Sats tests by one in four of England's schools last year.
Another possibility, suggests Mr Kirkendall, is that federal prosecutors have looked at the large number of successful appeals against the convictions they won in jury trials of executives from Enron and other firms, of which Mr Skilling's and Lord Black's are the latest, and have concluded that going after Wall Street executives is not worth the career risk.
The Surrey seamer was unfortunate to see a thick Watson outside edge fall just short of Prior at 79-1 while a number of lbw appeals were repeatedly turned down by umpire Aleem Dar, with height providing the biggest doubt in the Pakistani official's mind.
As well as cutting the number of time-wasting appeals, such a measure would have allowed the government to seek the swift defeat of the welter of temporary injunctions by local courts that often greet any new tax or privatisation, on the ground of unconstitutionality.
"As a result of applications and appeals from ratepayers in some developments of this nature, a number of properties have received reductions from LPS in their rateable valuations to reflect the difficult local circumstances, " the statement said.
Given that a growing number of jobs require a degree, the new program appeals to potential students who lack the time or resources to go back to school full time.
Nor is there much reason to believe that the second case, in which Judge Young ordered an even larger number of tapes to be turned over to the authorities, will fare any better in the Court of Appeals (nor, alas, in the editorial columns of the news media).
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In recent weeks, Iran has rearrested a number of journalists and activists who were out of jail on bail, according to reports, upholding verdicts in appeals courts and handing out heavy sentences.
Holder et al., case number 09-1234, in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
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That is because this appeals court generally has agreed with it on a number of occasions.
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American Directional Boring, case number 09-1194, in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
Millet has argued cases in nearly every federal appeals court and gone 32 times before the Supreme Court, the second-highest number of high court appearances of any female attorney.
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