"San Francisco is a very nice city, surrounded on three sides by water, and there's an utter lack of supply, " he says.

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They told us Cardiff was a very nice city.

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At its heart, though, Nice is a city, not a beach resort.

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He has also been tarred by scandals, such as questions about city credit-cards and why the city leased a nice car for his wife.

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For me, I guess it would be nice to see a team like Bristol City go up, rather than their more 'celebrated' rivals.

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It's nice to be able to live in a house in the city.

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But Nice itself offers the romance of the French Riviera with a city ambience.

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Arriving for dinner on an autumn night, I'd been looking forward to tucking into a nice cotoletta alla Milanese, the breaded veal chop that's one of that city's classic dishes, and was crestfallen to see a menu emblazoned with the slogan "Alta Cucina Naturale" ("Natural Haute Cuisine").

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