His satin d'Orsays have ruled the gala-dinner circuit for the past two decades.

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And then my husband usually takes me out for dinner, and the girls -- or -- and we have a family dinner.

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For dinner, have your table pre-booked at top fish restaurant Poseidon in the fashionable district of Bebek so the yacht can drop you off at the door.

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After-dinner speaking is one way--requests have flooded in for the great orator to grace the ears of motivation-hungry investment bankers and chief executives.

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Sandberg's announcement reminds us, too, of how little we're asking for when we ask for flexibility -- things like getting home to have dinner with our families or take an ailing parent to the doctor.

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If so, you have to wonder who's buying all those flat-screen TVs, serving precooked rotisserie chicken for dinner or organizing their closets with Elfa systems.

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Though in recent decades the final traces of the grand old days of mahogany dining cars and dinner-jacketed waiters serving up turtle soup have vanished, the line still makes for an adventure worthy of any Grand Tour, particularly with your own diminutive passengers in tow.

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His typical routine would be to wake up at noon, work from 2pm to 10pm, have dinner then go on a bike ride in the still-clear light, returning at 1am for a little dessert.

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