It's now a few weeks' wait for a table at dinner, and often just a few days for lunch.

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He orders Asteria and Bajazet to wait on him at his table, and he demands that Asteria kneel down to serve his drink.

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"You couldn't wait until you were at the bargaining table, " explains Benjamin Levin, the former deputy minister.

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If you arrive at the restaurant before your lunch partner, you may either choose to wait for him or her at the bar or at the table.

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They must now beat table-topping Canada in their final game at 1700 GMT on Tuesday and wait on other results.

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