Many jurisdictions could claim universal jurisdiction over such a crime.
Not many CEOs could claim that before going into business, they had seriously considered a career as a monk.
But while her death at such a young age shocked many, few could claim to be truly surprised.
Allianz, which through its many shareholdings could claim to be Germany's most influential company, is heading for a big loss this year thanks in large part to its troubled banking arm, Dresdner Bank".My resignation", insisted Mr Schulte-Noelle, "has nothing to do with the current business development".
A group of regulars who called themselves the Stone Hut Gang once had its own publication, Elevation 3550, in which a writer, Robert Fletcher, once questioned how many skiers could claim they had polished off "steaks with a can of Pabst's sweetest nectar as diluent, while the wind howled outside and the temperature dropped 10 degrees an hour?
Does this mean that many English citizens could claim, as their ancestors were Normans or Vikings?
As for Ms. Bachmann, he said, the alternative minimum tax would kick in, no matter how many dependents she could claim.
Richard Greenfield, a media analyst with the firm BTIG, said that MTV Networks had reasserted itself as a powerhouse in cable television, but he said Ms. McGrath was only one of many executives who could claim credit for that performance.
Manchester was an urban prototype: in many respects it could claim to be the first of the new generation of huge industrial cities created in the Western world during the past 250 years.
Many other countries could claim a piece of the victories in Europe, Asia, and Africa, but there was no question in anyone's mind regarding who had done the job, what country had provided the final impetus for victory.
