When the estate contains only $200, the claims to $200 and $300 are treated as equal (but superior to the claim of $100).

However, experimental evidence for this claim is hard to find, and the claim should be treated with caution.

And wouldn't doing so endanger actual diplomats whose claims would, in the future, be treated with greater skepticism?

All claims were treated with scepticism by the police.

Since Coward's death his claims have been treated with some scepticism.

For the worker involved, it can make a big difference whether his claim is treated as a bias case or a contract violation.

Whatever the explanation in this case, it is obvious that such claims must be treated with the greatest scepticism.

Thus when the estate contains only $100, the claims to $100, $200, and $300 are treated as equal.

The degree to which Spitzer's claims were treated as authoritative by news media has been examined and found problematic.

My feeling is that national and Community claims should be treated equally; it would be wrong to give precedence to one set over the other.