The bill has been brought in to replace the previous government's Terrorist Asset Freezing (Temporary Provisions) Act, a piece of emergency legislation rushed through Parliament after the UK Supreme Court ruled that ministers had failed to legislate properly to give themselves the power to freeze the assets of suspected terrorists.

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If you had enough integrity, you would have found out that a few weeks ago, it is France that demanded Germany for some power, as the winter freeze created black outs up north.

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His proposal has recently run into some political snags, but he plans to push ahead with it, offering the lawyers higher commissions for making faster collections and giving them the power to seize property, freeze bank accounts and halt delivery of supplies to businesses.

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There is talk of his having struck a deal with Turkey's new, hardline chief of staff, Ilker Basbug, according to which Mr Erdogan has promised to freeze reforms that dilute the army's power in exchange for his party's not being attacked in court again.

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His deep-freeze freezer had 3 inches of solid ice at the bottom because of a power outage two winters ago -- and that helped keep some chicken cold enough to be safe for cooking.

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