But in 1989 the Justice Department charged that this practice amounted to collusive price-fixing.

Human rights activists have alleged that the practice amounts to kidnapping for the purpose of torture, or torture by proxy.

He ruled that the practice amounted to an "excessively intrusive" search prohibited by the Constitution.

He was ostensibly a lawyer, but his practice had never amounted to much.

Some critics said the practice by the networks amounted to self-censorship in exchange for a fee.

Some analysts say that this practice amounts to burying the increase in such a way that consumers cannot make a direct price comparison to earlier models.

Mr Singh denies this practice amounts to any sort of spying, and says in the Indian cultural context it is perfectly ethical.

Israeli human rights groups maintained that the practices authorized by the commission amounted to torture.

The S.E.C. refused this week to comment further on the distribution of auto sales results and whether the practice amounts to selective disclosure.

The mission concluded that these practices amounted to using civilians as human shields in breach of international law.