Nadir stayed a fugitive in northern Cyprus, occasionally venturing over to Turkey, until 2010 when he decided to return to the UK to face the music.

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It's a cross between that moment in the Apprentice when the young hopefuls go to face the music with Lord Sugar and a visit to the doctor.

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Mr Gerasimidis told the jury, suspects were extradited "to face the music" and in the case of Mr James it had been a "long process before bringing this man to justice for what, say the prosecution, he's done".

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With quantitative easing ready, there is no need to face the music.

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These people will have to face the music.

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Many believe he got a free pass from perfunctory earlier hearings, and they welcome these new opportunities to have him face the music of serious inquiry.

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Now Andrew Cuomo is sitting in the governor's mansion, and he's threatening to shut the state down unless they face the music.

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While the middle class has no intention of allowing its own entitlements to be cut, they are perfectly happy to allow the rich to pick up a larger chunk of the tab or let those who are not yet born face the music when they reach retirement.

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According to music retailer HMV, the album is outselling the current number one, Westlife's Face to Face, by a margin of two-to-one and looks set to top the chart on Sunday.

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