The Massachusetts law allows for civil commitment of a sex offender who suffers from "a mental abnormality or personality disorder" -- like pedophilia -- that "makes him likely to engage in sexual offenses if not confined to a secure facility".
To obtain a commitment under state law, the authorities must prove that Mr. Alves suffers from a mental abnormality or a personality disorder that makes him likely to commit another violent sexual crime unless he is confined for treatment.
But Aetna also acknowledges that a limited-benefit plan was inappropriate in Mr. Yurdin's case because his age and condition — an irregular heartbeat — made him likely to require more comprehensive coverage.
After reviewing the Agency's plans for Abu Zubaydah — which included sleep deprivation, waterboarding, and "insects placed in a confinement box" — Bybee notes that according to the C.I.A., Zubaydah did not have any "pre-existing mental conditions or problems that would make him likely to suffer prolonged mental harm from your proposed interrogation methods".
In 1998 New Jersey -- like other states reacting to murders by sex offenders with previous convictions -- authorized the commitment of anyone who has served time for a sex crime and is found to have a "mental abnormality or personality disorder" that makes him likely to commit another crime.
And while Gregory J. Fleming, a co-president, has been hurt somewhat by his role in the Wachovia merger approach, his stature as one of the firm's top investment bankers and his close relationship with Mr. Fink, the leading contender for the job, make him likely to stay.
"Zubaydah does not have any pre-existing mental conditions or problems that would make him likely to suffer prolonged mental harm from [the CIA's] proposed interrogation methods," the CIA told Bybee.
Some also argue that letting Mr Mugabe in effect pick his successor would make him likelier to step down.
For every year Martin doesn't work, he suffers a "scarring effect", making him less likely to find work in the future and more likely to earn up to 20percentt less than his peers who found jobs right after graduation.
The borrower would receive a new government-insured loan at market value, presumably making him less likely to walk away.
