Unfortunately, Superstorm Sandy was by no means close to a worst case scenario.
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It is always difficult to predict what the Supreme Court will do, and almost everyone agrees this is a close case. (The two federal courts to hear it so far have split, with Clinton winning at the trial level and Jones on appeal.) But there are good reasons to believe that the court may be reluctant to allow Jones' suit to go forward.
For Pfizer (nyse: PFE - news - people ), which makes Celebrex and Bextra, this is close to a best-case scenario.
Then the circuits get packed too close, and you get a case of electrons behaving badly.
It has taken nearly nine years for investigators to come close to a break in the case.
Before a gag order was imposed in April by the judge, a source close to the case told CNN's Jason Carroll the defense would argue the letters in question were not inappropriate.
Prosecutors hope to find an answer during appeal proceedings that have just begun in Palermo, in a case involving Marcello Dell'Utri, a close associate of Mr Berlusconi and one of the founders of his Forza Italia political party.
Pequot gave no indication as to whether a formal case is close to being filed.
There was no formal ruling on the issues because the two sides came to an agreement that was entered as a consent decree to close the case.
Meanwhile, a close associate of Mr Dalmiya, U N Bannerjee has filed a defamation case against the present board vice-president Lalit Modi.
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In neither case was there a close to significant difference between Viibryd and placebo.
The hung jury brought to a close a chapter in the high-profile case, which has lasted for months.
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It happened before in a case that is too close for anyone involved here to claim ignorance of: Refco.
"I don't think it will be much different from what was important last year -- again it will be very close, so it will not be a case of two or three drivers fighting it out, " continued Vettel.
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But a close look at the history of the case--and related cases--revealed the Court was likely to rule against investors from the start.
In the show's quick-cut opening credits, star chef Rocco DiSpirito drives a Mitsubishi SUV, kitchen staff lug a case of Coors Light and an American Express card flashes by in a close-up.
The bottle, one knife and an empty knife case were found in a bag close to the crime scene at La Defense.
Four policemen have been suspended and a fifth transferred over the handling of a suspected new rape and murder case close to the Indian capital, Delhi.
The players and owners verbally agreed to terms of a new CBA. However, as I recently explained on Forbes, they have to execute a settlement agreement first to close out the court case.
Those who have viewed Thailand as a test case for the region should pay close attention.
Moffett says his base case scenario assumes a 65% probability the deal close.
A.'s Office about any case that is close to being not being prosecutable.
The bioethicists are making a pretty safe bet, because the odds of finding a reputable medical expert who will say a case of mental disability was caused by Gardasil is close to nil.
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When a young cadet is found dead the authorities are keen to close the case quickly.
After a 30-month inquiry, India's federal detective agency, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), went to a court on Wednesday in Ghaziabad, near Delhi, to close the case.
As a case in point, the Federal Reserve--in close cooperation with other domestic and foreign regulators--regularly conducts so-called horizontal reviews of large financial institutions, focused on specific issues and practices.
"The ability to harness the true power of social media, and focus it on a case that needs to be solved will help law enforcement close cases more quickly and bring closure to the families of victims who are still waiting for justice, " said Morgan Wright, CEO and Chief Crime Fighter of Crowd Sourced Investigations, LLC.
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Tan, of course, will say that he has no choice but to close PAL - and given the carrier's abysmal arithmetic it is a hard case to counter.
Anyone who knows enough information about the case to be a useful defense witness often will be sufficiently close to the alleged wrongdoing that the prosecutor might bring charges after the testimony.
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In case you missed it, Informatica after the close on Thursday issued a stark June quarter earnings warning.
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