Insiders describe it as a 'daily dose' of the Gold Blend coffee advert.

Insiders describe him as a friend of Carlo Maria Martini, who has played a major role in the dissent against the last three Popes.

Insiders describe the increasingly paranoiac Mr. Cameron as a royal pain.

Insiders describe him as gentlemanly, quiet and reserved off stage.

This is how the Insiders describe the passage of a day: The day is composed, not of hours or minutes, but of news cycles.

Insiders describe a firm whose overseas growth, much of it undertaken based on what former partners called opportunity and impulse rather than thorough analyses of business potential and profitability, ultimately brought it down.

Insiders sometimes describe it as a "stand and fight" system - a fixed platform heavily fortified to withstand iceberg impact.

Insiders and observers both describe the transition since Mr. Romano took the oath on Feb. 1 in virtually the same terms: It is as if Mr. Romano had turned down a thermostat that had been set very high for a very long time.

Insiders describe the increasing aggression on the part of the government and politicians, which goes hand in hand with disruptions of Christian acts of worship, as being reminiscent of the victimisation during the Communist era.

The The Insider described her as the "Brightbill Legal Eagle."