However, the council failed to make progress as warring factions fought to outmanoeuvre each other in the long-running conflict.

BBC: Obituary: Burhanuddin Rabbani

Here is a paradox for the management theorists: any boss who cannot outmanoeuvre a system designed to keep him under control is probably not worth having.

ECONOMIST: Management pay

Retail experts say the way forward is for stores to add value through careful development of own-label fashion rather than trying to imitate or outmanoeuvre specialist fashion retailers.

BBC: Dickins & Jones is one of several prominent stores closing