According to Herodotus, the Ancient Greek tyrant Histiaeus once used an innovative method to send a secret message: he shaved the head of his most trustworthy slave, had his order for a revolt tattooed on the man's scalp, then waited for the slave's hair to grow back before sending him off.
His unyielding faith in his players informed all of the major strategic moves of the series: how to align the rotation; how long to stick with A. J. Burnett, his least trustworthy starter; when to use Kerry Wood and Mariano Rivera, his most reliable relievers.
But through his position as Assad's father-in-law and by dint of his modest, trustworthy style, he had become a political gatekeeper for Damascus in London and had gathered around him a group of influential supporters.
Two years after Diana's death in 1997, less than a third of listeners in one survey found his voice trustworthy.
At the age of 16, the author was sent to live with his uncle, Edmund White, who was caught up in the swirl of disco-era gay Manhattan, and somehow the troubled, straight teenager found himself, as well as his first trustworthy parent.
Your fiances best man could be his best trustworthy friend.
Future prospects: Bryan Redpath has committed his future and has shown his judgement is trustworthy, but younger players like Burns and Trinder will need to keep improving if the Cherry and Whites are going to remain a top-four side.
