There are plenty of legal loopholes for the bootleggers to exploit, restricting which goods can be seized and how long they may be held.
The ease with which passports can be seized (or boarding an aircraft denied via the No-Fly list) is not seen in conflict; in al-Awlaki's case, he would have been welcome to come home, albeit in leg irons en route to federal SuperMax.
While bankruptcies normally last only four years here, Mr. Hsu's lasted eight years, something that normally happens in Hong Kong only if a creditor is angry enough to ask a court for an extension of the period in which further earnings can be seized for the repayment of earlier debts.
The law states that objects that could be used to provide drugs are technically illegal, which means bongs can be "seized and potentially destroyed", and that shop owners who do not comply with the law "may be prosecuted", as explained by Sharpley.
There's always a lot of uncertainty — and provisional statements, which are heavily qualified, can be seized upon as firm expressions of policy.
There's always a lot of uncertainty and provisional statements, which are heavily qualified, can be seized upon as firm expressions of policy.
This is so that inspiration, which cannot be relied upon to call during office hours alone, can be seized, as Syreeta Wright puts it, "when the heavens send".
Wire transfers can be seized and held for up to a year while the freeze is litigated, which can destroy small businesses, block real estate transactions or delay inheritances. .
Tasty facts can be seized upon.
And not just e-mail can be seized.
If this opportunity can be seized it will be extremely important for Kurdish issues in Turkey".
