| The journalist suggests that his investigation may have been what scotched the Kerik nomination. |
| Credit rating agency Standard and Poors has scotched claims that the economy has bottomed out and recovery is imminent. |
| Meanwhile, the European commission seems to have scotched the idea of local authorities imposing any sort of blanket ban. |
| The US scotched repeated attempts at the UN to establish a peacekeeping force on the ground in the Territories. |
| The high command had decided to launch the invasion on the 5th of June, but bad weather had scotched that date. |
| Union leaders scotched the strike after the company's management agreed to recommence negotiations on wages and related issues. |
