He said that the MPC had been right in its series of "pre-emptive" rate rises this autumn.

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Pest managers could therefore encourage people to launch pre-emptive strikes against them by organising intensive trapping campaigns at the right moment.

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Two weeks ago, in what it says was a pre-emptive move, Dish sued in federal court in New York, seeking a declaratory judgment that it has the right to offer the ad-skipping service.

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