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  • Conversion by Limitation, that is, the argument “All A is B” therefore “Some B is A,” was no longer a valid inference.

    The Algebra of Logic Tradition Burris, Stanley 2009

  • The right to sue for negligence will likely expire in September 2010 (due to a 2 year legal "Limitation" period in Texas) so time is of the essence.

    Barbara Ann Radnofsky: Your State Can Sue Wall Street 2010

  • The right to sue for negligence will likely expire in September 2010 (due to a 2 year legal "Limitation" period in Texas) so time is of the essence.

    Barbara Ann Radnofsky: Your State Can Sue Wall Street 2010

  • Now, however, the government is arguing that this paragraph called "Limitation" is actually an expansion of their power.

    Archive 2006-07-01 Ellen Beth Gill 2006

  • The prize poems "Limitation" and "Echoes" were both won by Mrs. Charles Ives of New Bern and read by Miss Mary Hendren.

    History of the North Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs 1901-1925 Sallie Southall Cotten 1925

  • Every step of the way, over several incarnations of trying to put my molester behind bars, from attempted phone stings to full-fledged police and USA Swimming investigations, he was protected by Statutes of Limitation, laws forcing adherence to the non-feminist stance of the 1960's, lack of corroboration in the end by all the victims.

    Diana Nyad: Penn State Shocker. Really? Diana Nyad 2011

  • Every step of the way, over several incarnations of trying to put my molester behind bars, from attempted phone stings to full-fledged police and USA Swimming investigations, he was protected by Statutes of Limitation, laws forcing adherence to the non-feminist stance of the 1960's, lack of corroboration in the end by all the victims.

    Diana Nyad: Penn State Shocker. Really? Diana Nyad 2011

  • Limitation of incomes, on such a scale that the highest tax-free income in Britain does not exceed the lowest by more than ten to one.

    Matthew Yglesias » George Orwell Was a Socialist 2010

  • Sec. 641 (d) Limitation on amendments to reconciliation bills and resolutions

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Is the Slaughter Solution constitutional? 2010

  • Let us underline this basic principle: Limitation of the supply of any grade of labor relative to all other productive factors can be expected to raise its wage rate; an increase in supply will, other things being equal, tend to depress wage rates.

    Matthew Yglesias » The Wages of Immigration 2010

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