According to perspective he was a damned nuisance, a peril to society, or a charming, modern-day libertine.

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Though not as libertine as Dubai, Qatar is a bastion of civil liberties--women can drive, alcohol is not illegal--compared with neighboring Saudi Arabia.

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In the bat world, it seems that you do not have to be cleverer to be a libertine than to be a faithful husband.

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Building on the success of Pizzology, a popular pizzeria and pub in Carmel, a suburb of Indianapolis, chef and restaurateur Neal Brown opened the Libertine just in time for the Super Bowl extravaganza.

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