1. We are hiding that cost behind the social acceptance of expanding waistlines.

2. But what about those growing waistlines? So far, fast - food firms have nimbly avoided government regulation.

3. ‘Maybe it's the Beribboned high waistlines, maybe it's the delicate petticoats or maybe it's those slightly ridiculous bonnets, but whatever the reason, behind-the-hand sniggers are a certainty.’ ‘A man with delicate good looks and haunting eyes, staring out at us from portraits, Beribboned and aristocratic.’