Sentence examples for of potential prosecution from inspiring English sources

If McDonnell's conviction stood, it would "cast a pall of potential prosecution over these relationships".

For companies, the fear of potential prosecution effectively raises the cost of doing business in high-corruption countries, making it less likely that they will want to operate there at all.

The former proprietor of The Daily Telegraph was freed last year after successfully persuading the US Supreme Court to limit the scope of potential prosecution arguments in fraud cases, after which two of his four convictions were quashed.

In lawsuits the West Virginia Citizen's Defense League filed against gun ordinances in Charleston and Martinsburg, the plaintiffs cited their fear of potential prosecution.

"In regard to potential prosecution of the press for the disclosure of material -- this is not something I've ever been involved in, heard of, or would think would be wise policy," Holder said under sworn testimony.

While the percentage of targeted check writers taking the classes is low — 4 percent to 7 percent in recent years — the percentage of cases referred for potential prosecution is much lower, about 0.10 percent.

"We've already identified thousands of taxpayers for potential examination on offshore issues and dozens for potential prosecution".

Superintendent Tony Thompson of British transport police said: "If certain key documents aren't admissible, it tears the heart out of any potential prosecution".

Assuming that at least some of the potential prosecution team had wanted to go forward, and even assuming that all of what is now known had been in prosecutors' files at the time, a trial would have been a fiercely challenging undertaking, and might never have produced a guilty verdict -- or at least not one that would have withstood an appeal.

Is this a conflict resulting from parsing of Holder's words concerning the potential prosecution of the press or is this perjury about his knowledge and involvement?

Perhaps more surprising is that this online chatter has continued even as this story has changed from an analysis of a video of killings in Iraq — worthy or not of the label "Collateral Murder" — to the potential prosecution of a soldier on serious charges.