The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier, 1985 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 108
... rule requires that a motion to invoke cloture be supported by a petition signed by 16 senators before it can be considered ; the motion's fate is decided two days later . An af- firmative vote of three fifths of the total Senate ...
... rule requires that a motion to invoke cloture be supported by a petition signed by 16 senators before it can be considered ; the motion's fate is decided two days later . An af- firmative vote of three fifths of the total Senate ...
Page 396
... rule con- flicted with a common law rule , the equity rule prevailed . THE MERGER OF LAW AND EQUITY This solution was neither wholly satisfactory nor permanent . It made little sense to have two sets of courts administering two separate ...
... rule con- flicted with a common law rule , the equity rule prevailed . THE MERGER OF LAW AND EQUITY This solution was neither wholly satisfactory nor permanent . It made little sense to have two sets of courts administering two separate ...
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... rule of Amr Ibn al - As ( reigned 646-664 ) but then became the object of economic exploitation and open religious persecution . In the 11th cen- tury they were particularly persecuted by Sultan al - Hakim ; under Saladin's wise rule ...
... rule of Amr Ibn al - As ( reigned 646-664 ) but then became the object of economic exploitation and open religious persecution . In the 11th cen- tury they were particularly persecuted by Sultan al - Hakim ; under Saladin's wise rule ...
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