“With so much predictability built into the competition, it can be difficult for contestants to engage or illustrate their ability to improvise on the spot.”

“Their eyes, indeed, are like those of ordinary lizards, and the name, "blind-worm", seems not to refer so much to supposed blindness as to the harmlessness of the creature.”

“These stories demonstrate our confidence in both the statistical unlikelihood of a crash, and in the skill and experience of commercial pilots.”