There were hooded jumpsuits, grey marl jersey skirts split at the thigh and mullet (long at the back, short at the front) spaghetti strap slip dresses.

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It morphs into an Italian-inspired cafe by night, serving crowd-pleasing plates of spaghetti alla vongole (with clams), pints of prawns and heartier dishes like roast rump of lamb.

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Each has its own rules and administrative requirements, leading to a confusing spaghetti (or perhaps noodle soup) of preferential agreements, instead of the predictability that multilateralism promises.

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Secondly, greater transparency, such as the end of "spaghetti" ownership structures (for instance, complicated cross-ownerships between affiliates) that circumvent complex regulations and inhibit understanding.

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