41. To that end, the residents scotched plans to build the Easy Living Center inside the community. 42. All those vulgar antics during his stints as Oscar presenter may have scotched his chances for good. 43. But Van Buren's ambition to win a second term was scotched by William Henry Harrison. 44. Netanyahu scotched the agreement reached by one of his top generals, saying he was not satisfied. 45. Bell Atlantic and TCI scotched the merger in February 1994 after they failed to agree on a price. 46. But talks with both companies were scotched because each insisted on making products that compete with Cisco technology. 47. Tara Mitchem, however, scotched the Toledo strategy by pouring in a career-high 40 points. 48. Tudjman scotched rumors of poor health with an active campaign portraying him as the very embodiment of Croatia. 49. The proposal was ultimately scotched , with Kim Han-gil withdrawing from the upcoming election in protest. 50. They later scotched an investigation into their activities by successfully framing the racing commissioner who had discovered their deception.
