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Data on policing is notoriously terrible, its very spotty. Its unreliable and often inaccurate, and this has really precluded a lot of study and understanding and also accountability in real-time of local, state and federal police. – Casey Delehanty	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
The first possibility is precluded by statute( the Deputy DHS secretary is the' first assistant,' and Ken Cuccinelli isn't that). He hasn't been confirmed by the Senate, which knocks out the second possibility. And he wasn't at DHS for any time before Secretary Nielsen resigned, let alone 90 of the 365 days preceding her departure. That ought to be the end of it. – Border Protection	Found on CNN 4 years ago
We could not apply the new law retroactively, and serious credibility issues in this case precluded us from proceeding on additional charges, yet we remained committed to holding these defendants accountable. – Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez	Found on CNN 4 years ago
People were forbidden from giving or receiving religious items at a military hospital where our brave service members were being treated, and when they wanted those religious items, these were great, great people. These are great soldiers. They wanted those items. They were precluded from getting them. – Donald Trump	Found on CNN 6 years ago
It is true that for the most recent Jeopardy! contestant tryouts, Canadians were precluded from taking the online test, since the show must now comply with new rules set down by the Canadian government. – Alex Trebek	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
There is this argument that he was precluded from testifying, but he chose not to testify, it's very difficult to judge in a vacuum because we don't know what he thought he would say. – Randall Kromm	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The government successfully precluded the appellant from testifying at trial, we simply wanted the opportunity to ask the appellant the same questions that the government asked. – Hank Brennan	Found on Reuters 8 years ago

Data on policing is notoriously terrible, its very spotty. Its unreliable and often inaccurate, and this has really precluded a lot of study and understanding and also accountability in real-time of local, state and federal police.

– Casey Delehanty

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

The first possibility is precluded by statute( the Deputy DHS secretary is the' first assistant,' and Ken Cuccinelli isn't that). He hasn't been confirmed by the Senate, which knocks out the second possibility. And he wasn't at DHS for any time before Secretary Nielsen resigned, let alone 90 of the 365 days preceding her departure. That ought to be the end of it.

– Border Protection

Found on CNN
4 years ago

We could not apply the new law retroactively, and serious credibility issues in this case precluded us from proceeding on additional charges, yet we remained committed to holding these defendants accountable.

– Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez

Found on CNN
4 years ago

People were forbidden from giving or receiving religious items at a military hospital where our brave service members were being treated, and when they wanted those religious items, these were great, great people. These are great soldiers. They wanted those items. They were precluded from getting them.

– Donald Trump

Found on CNN
6 years ago

It is true that for the most recent Jeopardy! contestant tryouts, Canadians were precluded from taking the online test, since the show must now comply with new rules set down by the Canadian government.

– Alex Trebek

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

There is this argument that he was precluded from testifying, but he chose not to testify, it's very difficult to judge in a vacuum because we don't know what he thought he would say.

– Randall Kromm

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The government successfully precluded the appellant from testifying at trial, we simply wanted the opportunity to ask the appellant the same questions that the government asked.

– Hank Brennan

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

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