Judge Shaik Daud reckons the proposal that presiding officers be liable to charges of contempt of court might be spiked.

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Lib Dem Treasury spokesman Stephen Williams predicted the plans would be "firmly spiked" by the conference.

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But at this point, I do not know what that is. do not know whether spiked pensions can be reeled back in.

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Non-toxic, slippery chemicals, designed to prevent the wheels of a vehicle from gaining traction, are also in development, as are spiked nets which can be laid flat on roads to entangle wheels.

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To be sure, at the plant site the radiation has spiked to deadly levels after the fire at one reactor and subsequent explosion at a different reactor.

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Foreclosure.com Chief Executive Brad Geisen guesses there will be more pain on the way, even in some of the cities where prices have spiked.

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Although the talks have not been confirmed by either party and the source of the story declined to be named, it has been reported widely in the financial media and the stock has spiked as a result.

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Groupon shares spiked today, fueled in part by speculation that the struggling daily deals company might be a takeover target for Google.

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That Facebook shares spiked up by over double-digits last week implies that the stock just might be locked and loaded for a resurgence.

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Loan repayments in April spiked to a six-month high, with early indications suggesting that May could prove to be yet another bumper month for inflows.

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