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He says he would not be surprised if Moscow looked for a face-saving way of reversing the ban before it officially expires in a year.

Latchford scored twice in a face-saving 2-1 win at Old Trafford at the end of March, putting Everton only the one point behind Forest.

Merkel has shown before, in the series of Greek financial crises, that she knows how to play a winning hand (especially one leveraged by the rules) and also how to leave room for a face-saving capitulation.

The pressure for a face-saving spectacular is seen as correspondingly large.

He therefore began to cast around for a face-saving exit.

Within those parameters, it's clearly eager for a face-saving compromise.

Mr Wolfensohn first yelled at his staff for landing him in this mess, and is now scrabbling for a face-saving compromise.

Thus are the feds pounding the table for a face-saving settlement.

By breaking off diplomatic relations with Qatar and imposing an economic boycott on the Gulf state without a clear definition of demands that stood a chance to win international support, Saudi Arabia and the UAE have put themselves in a position in which they are effectively grappling for a face-saving exit strategy.

Garrett described the conclusion as a "face-saving" exercise for both sides.

It, too, leans toward a face-saving solution for him that maintains social peace.