1.   Anyone who carried out such an attack obviously has no morality whatsoever.

2.   The impression that such an attack was imminent, however, was sufficient to tie down five Iraqi divisions in defence of the Kuwaiti coastline.

3.   Nor did anyone ever imagine that such an attack could be made from the sea.

4.   Neighbours are shocked that such an attack could happen in their village.

5.   Such an attack on a popular long distance walk in rural North Yorkshire seemed unthinkable.

6.   For a long time the industrious Bavarians had been preparing for such an attack.

7.   Almost as worrying is the possibility that security measures introduced to prevent such an attack might cripple global trade.

8.   Also, they said, such an attack might produce more cases of anthrax than have been reported so far.

9.   Although such an attack would bring the new NATO member closer to the war, it is safer than ever, Hungarian and US officials said.