Clever computer criminals operating behind the supposed veil of the Internet are still subject to the long arm of the law.

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It is more Christian, I think, than the shrieky attempts by his rivals to push their beliefs on everyone else through the long arm of the law.

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Existential threats have a funny way of making people very nervous, and the long arm of the law is usually the first place to turn to when that happens.

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For remote transactions, there are any number of offshore intermediaries in Switzerland, the Cayman Islands, and elsewhere that have been helping privacy-conscious Americans stay beyond the long arm of the law for decades.

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But just how much more than 99 percent is the difference between 20, 000 outraged and upset people a day (1 percent), and just one irate traveler who has submitted to the long arm of the law (.00005 percent)?

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"We are therefore passing a strong message to all those who may want to cause unnecessary fear and panic among members of the public that the long arm of the law will soon catch up with them, " he said.

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The long arm of the Turkish law has extended into mainstream journalism as well.

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Henceforth a verdict of "Not guilty" means that we'll just have to wait and see what further evidence emerges or can be manufactured by the long and unremitting arm of the law.

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That means protecting, as well, Muslim Americans who have come to this country to escape the long arm of shariah law.

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Everywhere there was civil order, for the arm of the Roman law was long.

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