1. Father Crispin had unfortunately just knocked over a wine cup and was cleaning up the mess with a napkin.

2. The good news was that chief executive Crispin Davis insisted the company was on track to meet targets for 2002.

3. And as for that little Crispin, when he comes here he never has his hand out of the biscuit tin.

4. Sir Crispin advocated the need to change the method of measuring the wealth of nations.

5. In a basement laboratory in east London, Dr Crispin Hiley is peering down a microscope looking for cells infected with a virus he has created.

6. According to Lisa Crispin, people learn in different ways and it is probably true that they might want to give feedback in different ways too.

7. Mike Sutton and Lisa Crispin have taken the lead in identifying some "awesome women" from Agile teams around the world.

8. In recent years, Crispin has revived, among other brands, Burger King, while coming up with admired campaigns for the Mini and Volkswagen.

9. By reputation, Crispin, based in Miami and Boulder, Colorado, might be the one agency that could pull off such a miracle.

10. This watch is produced in an edition of 100 pieces, each one numbered on the case back and signed by the designer, Crispin Jones, on the insert card.

11. "My view is that we have to go on with quantitative easing for as long as we possibly can, " says Crispin Odey, a City hedge fund manager.

12. The helpline's busiest times are Monday mornings and Boxing day, said founder and chief executive Crispin Thomas.

13. "Don't buy anything where you absolutely depend on a rental income to pay your mortgage, " says Sam Crispin, an independent property consultant in Shanghai.