These arguments, briefly summarized, constitute, in my view, an overwhelming case against covert operations since such operations must by definition be carried on in secret and cannot be evaluated even on a post hoc basis.

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For one thing, pariah states will, I suspect, regard the deterioration of America's nuclear arsenal as an inducement to acquire nuclear capabilities that will, by definition be more formidable than would otherwise be the case.

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Accordingly, the very definition of constructive receipt relied upon by the Director fails in this case.

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As noted above, the use of genetic engineering techniques for anything that falls within the regulatory definition of a "pesticide"--even when that definition is tortured to claim jurisdiction--triggers case-by-case review, which is not necessary for small-scale field trials for other pesticides, regardless of risk.

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Strictly a domestic seller, the company, by definition, (and all domestic producers) has experienced steady bleed in case volumes exacerbated after the giant tobacco settlement of 1998.

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Given this definition, one could certainly make the case that so-called business credits cards are actually covered by CARD Act protections.

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