No doubt he'd been looking forward to the wedding ever since it was announced, as an invaluable chance to cut a figure and do some good public relations work.

毫无疑问，打从婚礼的消息宣布之日起，他就期望这一天的到来，认为这是崭露头角和增大社会关系的极宝贵的机会。

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Mr Haughey retired from active politics in 1992, and in the witness box he no longer cut the swaggering figure seen in his years as prime minister.

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It can do him no harm just now to cut a figure of seemingly Olympian calm as the embattled Mr Kohl huffs and puffs.

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It was far from the humiliation that the Toffees suffered on their previous visit to Lisbon - the 5-0 drubbing at Benfica earlier in the competition - but that will be of no consolation to David Moyes, who cut a frustrated figure as he harangued officials during the final minutes of the tie.

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