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Richard Carter, head of fixed interest research at Quilter Cheviot, said with the Budget two weeks away "many businesses will have shelved any major hiring plans".

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The BBC shelved the programme due to impartiality concerns it had surrounding the production.

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Plans for Wood to play in the County Championship for Durham in September were also shelved.

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Were you playing any of those live at the point where you released the album the first round, or did you shelve them for later?

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In February, BP launched a major pivot back to its more profitable oil and gas business, shelving its once industry-leading targets on reducing carbon emissions and slashing clean energy investment.

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