Word: detectors
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Councillor William H. Walsh, head of the committee, which was appointed last month, said the body will most likely hire a third party investigator. If necessary, the city will use lie detector tests to pinpoint the leaks, Walsh said...
...verdict leave plenty of room for argument. The female accusers gave credible testimony; they seemed to have little to gain, and a great deal to lose, by coming forward with their charges; they both took on men with powerful allies and vast resources to counterattack; they both passed lie- detector tests. Would the Palm Beach decision have changed if the jury had been allowed to hear the testimony of the three other women who have stories of sexual violence during encounters with Smith? Would the Thomas vote have gone differently if his story had been challenged as relentlessly as hers...
...with the heaviest exposure: Midland, Lloyds, National Westminister, Barclay's, Sumitomo Trust, Credit Lyonnais, Citicorp and Bankers Trust. While most banks were plain old gullible, some claim that they were duped. "We weren't wearing blinders," explains a banker. "But maybe we should start asking borrowers to take lie-detector tests...
Some prosecutors think the device could also be used to issue pollution tickets to motorists who have deliberately tampered with their cars to get around the new rules. But for the moment at least, about 100 drivers in Provo face a far more desirable consequence if the roadside detector flunks their cars twice: private sources will pay for the necessary repairs...
Anita Hill does not come off as a sociopath. She comes off as a brave, suffering and credible witness. She passed a lie detector test. She is a well-respected law professor. She has four credible witnesses testifying that she had told them about her difficulties with Clarence Thomas when they began...