61.   His friends described him as brilliant and immensely self-assured.

62.   His mother, Margaret Dammann Eisner, was co-founder of the American Safety Razor Co. and was described by friends as extremely competitive.

63.   Her friends described her efforts as courageous.

64.   Ironically, friends describe Ryan as a soft-spoken, unassuming and private man.

65.   Mackintosh, described by friends as a bon vivant and a raconteur, also designed for television and nightclubs.

66.   Martinez oversaw those changes with what friends described as a low-key manner, based on the convictions of a conservative pragmatist.

67.   Miss Simpson, who had a brief early marriage that ended in divorce, was described by friends as a renegade Catholic.

68.   Moore was described by friends as an energetic and enthusiastic person who enjoyed life.

69.   My friend describes the process this way.