It has been said that Peter's military and naval staff headquarters were almost Scottish institutions.

Doing so meant that the previous year's issues with comparability of qualifications at certain Scottish institutions was no longer a problem.

In many cases other universities, particularly the Scottish institutions who were sympathetic to their Presbyterian views, awarded them honorary doctorates.

The scheme recognises the distinctive nature of the Scottish legal system and Scottish institutions.

The Church of Scotland does not have schools, although they often have a presence in Scottish non-denominational institutions.

When devolution occurred most of these functions were transferred to Scottish institutions and the SSI series was created.

But the depositors, and some Scottish institutions, did not quite see it that way.

He moved quickly to transform the Scottish institution into something that would be a showplace not only for the city but also for his own tastes in museum design.

The ruling class of Scotland were, however, careful enough to allow many Scottish institutions to be preserved within the union.

There was, however, a general attack on distinctively Scottish institutions.