The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Beech-Nut Nutrition Corp., 871 F.2d 1181 (2nd Cir. 1989):
United States v. Reed, 773 F.2d 477, 481 (2d Cir.1985), and we have noted that it is helpful to examine the "key verbs" used by the statute in defining the offense, United States v. Chestnut, 533 F.2d 40, 46-47 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 829, 97 S.Ct. 88, 50 L.Ed.2d 93 (1976).
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