11.   Damage inside the Ramallah compound was described by witnesses as severe, with walls and iron gates leveled by tanks and armored bulldozers.

12.   During the trial, Kriss hammered away at the fact that an abrupt attack did not fit the actions of Vasquez, who witnesses described as shy and passive.

13.   Each character witness described Barton in glowing terms.

14.   Emergency officials said scores were injured, and witnesses described hearing a loud noise before the crash.

15.   He has been described by witnesses as a ranking Mafioso who participated in the Scores extortion, as have gangsters on secretly recorded police surveillance tapes.

16.   He pointed out that a fourth witness had described a robber much darker in complexion than Rousseau.

17.   He said some witnesses described two distinct booms.

18.   He said witnesses described the bomb as a small package wrapped in plastic and tied with twine or wire, placed in the center of a traffic lane.

19.   Horrified witnesses described seeing Ms. Igwe crawling out of the car and begging for help for her children, who were trapped inside the crumpled wreckage.

20.   In a three-month trial, jurors heard witnesses describe a nationwide pattern in which dealerships were awarded in exchange for cash and gifts.