1.   And some single diners, in fact, do enjoy a bustling atmosphere.

2.   Different restaurants handle single diners in various ways.

3.   However, some restaurants are less enthusiastic about single diners taking up table space.

4.   Ms. Alexander urges single diners who have a bad experience to write the restaurant, or her, rather than make a scene on the spot.

5.   No single diner, even the most gluttonous, could eat every item on the menu.

6.   None would share with any of the four single male diners.

7.   She finds that single diners increasingly consider themselves worthy of good treatment and are assertive about their needs.

8.   Single diners may not maximize profits initially, but they may be instrumental in creating new business.

9.   The hotel concierge can offer ideas for small restaurants that have just a few tables and cater to single diners.

10.   The smiling waiter leads me to an table for two I had missed, next to another single diner I had also overlooked.