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US suggestions of full legal indemnity for suppliers were knocked by the Indian government, which is wary of trying to overturn a 2010 nuclear liability law in parliament.

The bank's shares were the biggest risers on the FTSE 100 on Friday, gaining 6% to 155p even though profits were knocked by Staley's plan to pull back from Africa and another £400m provision for payment protection insurance (PPI) mis-selling.

Initially, European stockmarkets were knocked by the Russian decision, but the Dow's confidence helped shares worldwide.The Japanese government, mired in its own crisis, revealed this much: that it would not reveal the result of a government audit into the state of Japan's biggest banks.

Blackburn manager Steve Kean says his side are "still in it" after their Premier League survival hopes were knocked by a 2-0 defeat aTottenhamam.

A Robson corner was knocked by Andrew Considine into the path of the Aberdeen captain Russell Anderson.

The US industrial average was knocked by record-breaking losses at insurer AIG.

In particular, it was knocked by the lack of first-time home-buyers, who had been key customers for Comet.

This grandly scaled and scrupulously realistic production has long been knocked by many critics and opera buffs.

"Wider business service sector confidence has meanwhile also been knocked by global economic worries and financial market jitters".

HR consultant Terry Coode always advises candidates whose confidence may have been knocked by a rejection to seek feedback.

Hit his head on ground after being knocked by opposition player.