"He gave the impression that he wasn't out to diddle me, " says Dr. Jamani.

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The wily Iraqi will, of course, proceed to diddle the inspectors and the international community they represent, as he has done so many times before.

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Much of Russian managers' time is spent thinking of ways to diddle anyone with a claim on their cashflow, such as workers, shareholders or the taxman.

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That was no doubt less than she was owed: the children are promised one-fifth of their takings, yet since they are paid only once a year and cannot easily keep a tally of roses sold, their bosses diddle them.

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After all, the best that can be hoped for is that the President will not get such approval since, if it were granted, Iraq would almost certainly agree to admit inspectors -- then proceed to diddle them as it had before, staving off U.S. action while buying further time for Baghdad's acquisition of atomic or nuclear weapons.

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