Sham


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Sham

False; without substance.

A sham Pleading is one that is good in form but is so clearly false in fact that it does not raise any genuine issue.

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In May last year, Ducky uploaded a video on his YouTube channel, titled, 'Sham Idrees and Queen Froggy are fraud.' In this video he called out the pair for their 'awful' content and fake stunts.
Sham, Froggy and Ducky: who is who and why do they matter
There was a significant difference at first week after intervention between sham and salt diet group compared to the other three groups (p<0.0001).
A Modified Goldblatt 2K1C Kidney Arterial Ligation Method and Salt Consumption: Which one is best for Hypertensive Mouse Model?
The current Hong Kong Tourism Board's promotion of Sham Shui Po as a tourist attraction is a part of its initiative to promote the city's less familiar areas and encourage tourists to discover Hong Kong like a local.
Experience Hong Kong like a local
In most sham marriages, a national of a country outside the European Economic Area marries an EEA national in the UK.
I do...or do I? A shock rise in sham marriages
Shams had been Education in the presence teachers like Shams Khoi (or Khvnjy).
The spiritual Shams effect on mind and language Molavi (Rumi)
But just three out of 150 garda objections to suspected sham marriages have been acted upon.
LIE DO; Sham marriages between Latvians and Pakistanis increases by 50%
TOP TO BOTTOM: Woven in Italy and made from 100% Italian Egyptian cotton, these shams from Linens et Al provide the perfect resting point.
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1976), the Supreme Court once again ruled on economic substance, sham transaction and business purpose.
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The right forearms of 19 of the volunteers were then heated by an instrument containing a sham magnet that they had been told was a pain-relieving device.
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and 17 centers outside the U.S., with 87 eyes treated with YUTIQ and 42 eyes receiving sham injections.
EyePoint: 36-month YUTIQ data shows uveitis recurrence rate of 56.3%
Egyptians celebrate Sham el Nassim at Orman Park- Egypt Today/ Hazem Abdel-Samad CAIRO -- 9 April 2018: Thousands of Egyptians went on Monday to celebrate the Pharaonic festival of Sham el Nessim that marks the beginning of spring in national parks and gardens.
In pics: Egyptians celebrate Sham el Nassim
The Eighth Circuit's analysis of whether a sham exists consists of two prongs: (1) under the business-purpose test, "a transaction will be characterized as a sham if 'it is not motivated by any economic purpose outside of tax considerations'"; and (2) under the economic-substance test, if it "is without economic substance because no real potential for profit exists" (5 IES Indus., Inc., 253 F3d 350 (8th Cir.
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