Police said the diners made "no attempt to pay" and have released CCTV images of four people they wish to speak to.

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Many Arabs with liberal leanings, for instance, quietly prefer authoritarian rule to the unknown quality of a supposedly democratic Islamic state, something which Mr Diamond, in a recent essay, reckons that some 40-45% of the people in four Arab countries seem to wish for.

ECONOMIST: Arab democracy

There are already four Premier League clubs interested in his services and we wish him well for the future.

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And the developers have a choice to make the games specifically for all or just one of the four platforms (xbox, pc, tablet and phone) if they wish to.

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For those who believe that silverware is a better metric than individual numbers, you may wish to consider that in eight full seasons at Old Trafford he helped United win four Premier League titles and a Champions League.

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The Big Four can point to research conducted among leavers that many would like to return and that even more wish they had stayed longer.

ECONOMIST: Talent management

And their wish for early wickets came true immediately when Afridi, having top-edged an attempted hook for four to take his score to 16, was undone.

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