Japanese firm Fine Foods Inc. has come up with a system for putting a kitchenless, chefless mini-restaurant into virtually any type of shop that happens to have a spare bit of space going to waste.

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The physical setting, usually urban, can be spare, maybe a bit beat-up, something out of a Raymond Chandler novel.

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That's a nice bit of spare change for the chancellor, especially one whose government wants to "make work pay".

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Another drink, Orijin, is designed for the emerging middle class: Africans with steady jobs and a bit of spare cash.

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It also sells cold drinks in a hot continent whose billion citizens are just starting to have a bit of spare cash.

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Arbroath finished in the ascendency but Motherwell were strong enough at the back to keep themselves alive with a little bit to spare.

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Spare a thought for the shy Scottish lad who's having a bit of a culture shock in the African BB house.

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So the small-cap market favors collectors who have a bit of money, time and savvy (which can be learned) to spare.

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Also, although it has a bit less cabin volume than the Hummer, that's only if you remove the giant spare wheel and tire from the cabin of the H2.

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