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  • Wenger might have been muttering the same in his compatriot's ear once he had extricated himself from the bear hug on the touchline.

    Fans go wild for Thierry Henry, the genius who writes his own scripts | Dominic Fifield 2012

  • Outspoken Tunisian writer Naziha Rejiba's eloquent references to old-world media and Arabic literary traditions were most poignant when she repeated the mantra from a compatriot's poem that became the Tunisian revolt's anthem: "Iza al shaabu youman arad al hayat, fa la budd an yastajeebul qadar" loosely translated: if a people wants life, fate must comply.

    Magda Abu-Fadil: IFEX Conferees Told Media Freedom Must Be Preserved Magda Abu-Fadil 2011

  • Shane Warne may have been a greater leg-spin bowler than Richie Benaud but he has some way to go before he matches his illustrious compatriot's genius at the microphone.

    Lionel Messi mesmerises in Madrid but football is the star | Richard Williams 2011

  • Outspoken Tunisian writer Naziha Rejiba's eloquent references to old-world media and Arabic literary traditions were most poignant when she repeated the mantra from a compatriot's poem that became the Tunisian revolt's anthem: "Iza al shaabu youman arad al hayat, fa la budd an yastajeebul qadar" loosely translated: if a people wants life, fate must comply.

    Magda Abu-Fadil: IFEX Conferees Told Media Freedom Must Be Preserved Magda Abu-Fadil 2011

  • Outspoken Tunisian writer Naziha Rejiba's eloquent references to old-world media and Arabic literary traditions were most poignant when she repeated the mantra from a compatriot's poem that became the Tunisian revolt's anthem: "Iza al shaabu youman arad al hayat, fa la budd an yastajeebul qadar" loosely translated: if a people wants life, fate must comply.

    Magda Abu-Fadil: IFEX Conferees Told Media Freedom Must Be Preserved Magda Abu-Fadil 2011

  • Reina echoed his manager's conviction that the match-winning goal against Rovers should inspire a recovery in Torres but, by contrast, identified the team's poor form as the root of his compatriot's recent malaise.

    Fernando Torres let down by Liverpool team-mates, says José Reina Andy Hunter 2010

  • No wonder Paul Cézanne, born, like Granet, in Aix-en-Provence, but three generations later, admired his older compatriot's work.

    Drawn to Revolution Karen Wilkin 2011

  • Outspoken Tunisian writer Naziha Rejiba's eloquent references to old-world media and Arabic literary traditions were most poignant when she repeated the mantra from a compatriot's poem that became the Tunisian revolt's anthem: "Iza al shaabu youman arad al hayat, fa la budd an yastajeebul qadar" loosely translated: if a people wants life, fate must comply.

    Magda Abu-Fadil: IFEX Conferees Told Media Freedom Must Be Preserved Magda Abu-Fadil 2011

  • Mr Korski, can I suggest you make your personal opinions internally and not slither onto a compatriot's article.

    Tony Blair: The Next Labour Prime Minister? 2010

  • All the detail of Takemitsu's 1977 score A Flock Descends into the Pentagonal Garden emerged with wonderful clarity in the Hoddinott Hall acoustic, and Ono's affinity for his compatriot's refinement and zen-like purity was equally clear.

    BBCNOW/Ono – review Rian Evans 2010

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