The basis of the suit's structural integrity is the powerful force field which permeates the armor's "cells," as well as the whole configuration when active.

The basis of the suit was literature which Gamburd had distributed linking Piazza and Front Sight to Scientology.

It would require that before any case proceeds, a plaintiff's allegations must be reviewed by corporate directors not involved in the actions that form the basis of the suit.

The right of Advanced Micro to make copies, under a previous license from Intel, and accusations that the company violated Intel copyrights, are the basis of the suits.

His lawyer, John Barry, of the law firm of Clapp & Eisenberg in Newark, said the basis of the suit is that the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act is unconstitutional.

But even as they questioned the legal basis of the suit, several judges also suggested that they could not stand by without acting if it was true that a municipality was systematically using zoning to keep out poor people.

The basis of the suit, according to the coalition's Bridgeport lawyer, Michael Stratton, is that the agreement allows the World Peace group to have a majority representation on the board in violation of the school's charter, which requires it to be run by an independent board.

In an amended complaint filed in Federal District Court in Manhattan that served as the basis of the suit, Ms. Garrison alleged that when she told Mr. Bloomberg in the company snack area in 1995 that she was pregnant, he responded, "Kill it!"

John Shaughnessy, a spokesman for Thomson, declined to comment in detail for this article but provided a brief statement about the settlement: "We are pleased to bring a close to this matter as the alleged actions that formed the basis of the suit occurred years prior to Thomson acquiring the business."

The basis of the suit was that the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution prohibited states from enacting legislation and rules in fields where the United State Congress intended the Coast Guard to have complete authority, particularly when such regulation could affect interstate and international commerce.