101.   One Bank of England official described it as the biggest scandal since the South Sea Bubble.

102.   Mrs Gibson described it as a living history book.

103.   Police described him as chubby but not overweight.

104.   At the moment I would describe him as a fully paid-up member of the politically embarrassed tendency.

105.   In the early days, Stevenson described himself as having been a Jack of all trades.

106.   Lord Taylor, sitting with Mr Justice Pill and Mr Justice Sedley, described it as a tragic case of homicide within a family.

107.   In past interviews the Princess Royal has displayed a distinct lack of enthusiasm for pregnancy, describing it as a very boring nine months.

108.   Yesterday, sentencing Ferguson, Sheriff Colin MacKay described him as the prime mover.

109.   Lord Mansfield, the First Commissioner for the Crown Estate, welcomed the change, describing it as just and fair.

110.   Police described it as a gangland style execution.