The chief executive of Consumer Focus, Mike O'Conner, warned that it would be those who can least afford it who would suffer the most.

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Mike Puplett, watch manager for Humber Coastguard, warned about the dangers of tombstoning.

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Mike Pulpett, watch managed for Humber Coastguard, warned of the dangers of tombstoning.

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Secretary Gates, Joint Chiefs Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen, and numerous other senior officials have warned that the military cannot risk deferring modernization of weapons for a third straight decade.

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Meanwhile, six licensed players' agents - Andrew Mills, Sky Andrew, Steven Denos, Mike Berry, David Manasseh and Mark Curtis - have been warned as to their future conduct.

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The Liberal Democrat Mike German questioned the strategy of "wait and see", and warned that deals would be done on somebody else's terms.

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