Though leaders can break a hold with a 60-vote majority, they have often been reluctant to do so out of respect for the tradition — and the chance they might want to impose a hold of their own some day.
To prevent such mischief, Congress has imposed a minimum holding period.
They met in New York a couple of days ago, on the fringes of the UN General Assembly, and they worked in tandem to persuade the Obama administration to ease the trade embargo which has long imposed a choke-hold on the Burmese economy.
The city of Cedar Rapids has imposed a 14-day hold on all pet adoptions, although unclaimed pets like the German shepherd may eventually be shipped to out-of-state shelters for placement.
The association in 2001 imposed a ban on holding championship events in South Carolina and Mississippi because Confederate battle flags fly at state capitols.
Ms. Vogel, of the Cupertino district, blames the state for imposing a choke hold on schools with continual cutbacks in the state money that has long since replaced local property taxes as the key source of school financing.
And while the NYPD has imposed a ban on choke holds for nearly 20 years, the Patrolman's Benevolent Association, which represents NYPD officers, has denied that Pantaleo's takedown was indeed a choke hold.
The attempt to impose a privately held and/or sacramentally ordained set of moral values on society at large is a relatively unusual sight in the Western world these days.
Few of these states impose a minimum holding period, so a contribution that goes in today will produce a savings on this year's state income tax returns and can be withdrawn almost immediately to pay an outstanding tuition bill.
A11 BUSINESS DAY C1-14 Rail Mergers Put on Hold Federal regulators imposed a 15-month moratorium on all rail mergers, citing a need for new rules and the concerns of competitors about a pending cross-border merger.
