The humiliation of young men, still clad only in briefs, suggests a ritualized gang rape, after which the victims are yanked to their feet and forced to dance briefly with their abusers, then thrown onto the floor on their backs.
Studies cited in the amicus briefs suggest the big winners are the attorneys bringing the cases.A report presented at the US Chamber of Commerce reckons that the suits have cost shareholders a total of $700 billion in lost wealth since 1996.
Plaintiffs' briefs suggest that the class includes "hundreds of thousands of persons and entities," and the case already involves some big players in the legal community, including Richard J. Arsenault and Daniel E. Becnel Jr. of Louisiana and Mark J. Geragos of Los Angeles.
On the contrary, descriptions of the emails provided in legal briefs suggest they appear to deal with jurisdictional issues, drafting press releases, a briefing memo, and news articles.
Certainly, A Head Full of Dreams is at its best when Coldplay stick to the brief suggested by Stargate's presence.
Below cabinet rank a raft of women were promoted, but not quite to the extent that some advance briefing suggested.
The briefing suggested that the government should lend support to moderate imams who would spread messages of tolerance, but that has yet to happen, a senior security official here said.
Less than three hours before Miller was first shot, an intelligence briefing suggested, according to witness statements recorded by army investigators, that there was going to be an 'ambush' on a patrol that day.
An E.U. diplomat, speaking at a private briefing, suggested that British officials were among those who were particularly wary of how "banks may be international in life but national in death".
Hunt in his statement said that "mortality rates suggest that since 2005 thousands more people may have died than would normally be expected at the 14 trusts reviewed by Sir Bruce" - careful wording which allows for the conclusion that the deaths may not have been avoidable, as Keogh in his later briefing suggested.
