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Many court watchers view the Liu nomination as a political test-case of sorts for the pending Supreme Court nomination Obama will soon make to replace Justice John Paul Stevens, who will soon retire.

Obama judicial nominee faces tough Senate scrutiny 2010

Every new church can either be a test-case for tradition or a concession to contemporary mediocrity.

A Counter-Proposal for a Shrine on the West Coast 2009

For us, The Fanimatrix was a test-case to see if we could produce something that may eventually lead to a film or product that would get us out of here and into Hollywood.

Interview: Fanimatrix Director Rajneel Singh | Fan Cinema Today 2008

Carriers are lobbying European authorities to amend the law or return the case to the European Court through another test-case.

Airlines Fight EU Rule on Passenger Delays Daniel Michaels 2010

For aspiring presidents – especially those without previous executive experience – their presidential campaigns are sometimes the best test-case for how they would govern if elected.

The Sunday Word: McCain as Manager - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

The current test-case is Newsweek, which is being sold off by the Washington Post Company

The Fifth Wave Of Computing 2010

Chinese environmentalists, concerned about the potential effects of gene-spliced rice in the world's rice bowl, now look to Mexico as a test-case of how to counter the multinational seed companies 'push to raise so-called Frankenfoods that were created in their laboratories.

Jan McGirk: Mexico's Mutant Kernels Ripen After GM Corn Ban Reversed 2010

Chinese environmentalists, concerned about the potential effects of gene-spliced rice in the world's rice bowl, now look to Mexico as a test-case of how to counter the multinational seed companies 'push to raise so-called Frankenfoods that were created in their laboratories.

Jan McGirk: Mexico's Mutant Kernels Ripen After GM Corn Ban Reversed 2010

So, when faced with a nice first test-case in his career in the national limelight, what did Paul have to say about BP and the catastrophic oil spill?

Jonathan Weiler: Rand Paul Does Not Oppose Big Government 2010

Here's how I see the tradeoff: If resolution authority passes, it will only be as meaningful as its first test-case.

Noam Scheiber: '13 Bankers': If The Megabanks Are Too Powerful To Regulate, Then They're Too Powerful To Shrink 2010