Last year, a committee of members of Parliament suggested that the double-jeopardy rule should be changed only in cases punishable by life imprisonment.

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After a few weeks, YesMail agreed to the stricter double opt-in rule and dropped its suit.

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Girardi wanted the hit changed to a ground-rule double, and the runner returned to third base.

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He was one for 4 with a ground-rule double and two strikeouts.

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David Wright struck out but Duda punched a ground-rule double to left for his third hit, and John Buck's run-scoring single tied it at 2.

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Ankiel was credited with a ground-rule double leading off the seventh on a ball down the third-base line that appeared to glance off an usher's leg before hitting a railing.

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Connor Gillaspie hit a long fly ball that left fielder that Shane Victorino couldn't catch over his shoulder at the warning track, and it bounced over the wall for a run-scoring ground-rule double.

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That is because a scoreless draw would see United advance in the Champions League because of soccer's "away-goals" rule: Goals on the road count double when the overall score is tied.

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Conversely, if they are found guilty but pardoned there will be accusations of double standards: one rule for westerners and another for workers from the sub-continent and Africa.

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Others are not sure that this is the start of a serious double-dip, but it's a reflection of our uncertain times that no-one can exactly rule it out.

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