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- If you carry a government identification card, it is prima-facie evidence you are a corporation and subject to the government.
Australia: Kingdom of Yahweh sect declares itself above law and constitution 2008
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The racial adverse impact here was significant, and petitioners do not dispute that the City was faced with a prima-facie case of disparate-impact liability.
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Prof. Jhunjhunwala is a very respected academician and prima-facie, the Microsoft line seems to make eminent sense.
Archive 2007-09-15 Venky 2007
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The use of the atomic bomb by the U.S. in Japan is still used as prima-facie to deter those who aspire to world leadership through violent means.
China, Russia and the USA: The Olympics and Morality on the World Stage 2008
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Based on 1-6, above, we have a prima-facie case for government complicity in the attacks on 9-11-2001.
OpEdNews - Diary: Okay, People: The Irrefutable 911 Evidence of Government Complicity in the Crime 2008
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In Indiana, under a law of 1891, when a bank failed or suspended within thirty days of accepting a deposit, there was a prima-facie case of “intent to defraud” the depositor.58 There was some no-nonsense toughness in liquor statutes, too.
A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985
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The mere fact of the incident “spoke for itself,” and made out a prima-facie case of negligence.
A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985
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In Indiana, under a law of 1891, when a bank failed or suspended within thirty days of accepting a deposit, there was a prima-facie case of “intent to defraud” the depositor.58 There was some no-nonsense toughness in liquor statutes, too.
A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985
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In Indiana, under a law of 1891, when a bank failed or suspended within thirty days of accepting a deposit, there was a prima-facie case of “intent to defraud” the depositor.58 There was some no-nonsense toughness in liquor statutes, too.
A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985
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The mere fact of the incident “spoke for itself,” and made out a prima-facie case of negligence.
A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985
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