So it was a pity that Lawrence Summers, America's deputy treasury secretary, felt obliged to complain last week that Japan was doing too little to boost its domestic demand and its imports from America.

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But it is a pity that fear of libel suits - or was it a last sliver of face-saving?

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"He was working hard and he took his chance great -- but obviously, it's a pity that the penalty didn't go in for him, " said Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech.

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