But ultimately, its subpoena powers were limited -- and it emerged with a friendly face.
Suchen thought of Walter wandering the strange town, searching for a friendly face on a restaurant patio or a hotel balcony, and tried to convince herself that she had agreed to the coffee because of the helplessness that an old man could not erase from his face.
Rather than challenge American power head-on, China is putting on a friendly regional face.
Or is it a friendly, smiling face within your own organization?
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One potential remedy is to create a face-to-virtual-face interaction with a helpful, friendly looking, online sales assistant in the hope that, seeing a human-like figure who responds in a human manner, the customer will forge a relationship with the online business.
Could the Mini Cooper be such a success partly because its "face" reminds some people of a friendly cartoon character?
Nigeria will face Austria in a friendly in Vienna on 27 May and then begin their 2010 World Cup qualifiers at home to South Africa on 1 June before their fixture against Sierra Leone six days later.
The 25-year-old midfielder, who scored seven goals in his last seven games as Arsenal completed its second league-cup Double in four years, hopes to play the entire match when Sweden face Japan in a friendly on Saturday in Tokyo.
After that, Scotland face the Czech Republic in a friendly at Hampden in March.
The Blues face Leicester in a pre-season friendly at the Welsh region's new home, Cardiff City Stadium, on Friday night.
How could the face of a new, kinder, women-friendly Republican Party say no to that?
But as friendly firms themselves face financial pressure, some are demanding a better return, or, desperate for cash, are selling some of their shareholdings to financial institutions.
The Dubliner has scored 45 goals in 104 appearances for the Republic of Ireland, who face Macedonia on 26 March and then Uruguay in a friendly on 29 March.
On Saturday Daniels will face his parent club when they visit Rovers for a pre-season friendly.
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