1.   It takes a confident man to dine alone.

2.   Chavez said he was received warmly by Saddam, and the two men dined and took a drive together.

3.   Men dined separately from women in keeping with religious laws barring public interaction between the sexes.

4.   Men dined separately from women, in keeping with religious laws barring public interaction between the sexes.

5.   The author said he received words of support from Blair when the two men dined Saturday, the anniversary of the fatwa.