Dr Neave said the study hoped to give clues as to how the fertility of women was perceived.

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But Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi was certainly involved in the key decisions during the six-month battle for Fraser and Neave.

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Dr Nick Neave, a psychologist at Northumbria University, said the findings made sense and backed what was already known about human attraction.

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Choreographers have told Dr Neave that movements in these three planes comes from strength and suppleness, so they would help to indicate a genetically fit male.

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In August, ThaiBev upped its stake in dominant APB holder Fraser and Neave to 29%, a 30% threshold triggers a mandatory offer for the entire company.

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Dr Neave, however, believes this may simply result from 80% of men being right footed, and so tending to place more weight on their left foot in order to demonstrate leg-waggling prowess with the right one.

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