Although the pounding pianism of Ross Patterson continually nudges her toward full-tilt exuberance, she discreetly holds her big guns in reserve until the final number, a ferocious, whooping "Until the Real Thing Comes Along."

It was Michael's influence on editorial policy that continually nudged the Mail off the centre of the road, slanting it dangerously to the left, so that the newspaper had become distrusted not only by Government but also by the establishment of finance and mining and industry, those who paid for advertising space.

The birds continually nudged toward or away from each other, like a horde of satellites maneuvering for docking.

The soloists, who are mostly unknown on this side of the Atlantic, sing capably and with conviction, though the swooning and mustache-twirling action continually nudges them into the realm of camp.

Each painting was the product of endless coats of pigment laid down, with the outlines of the white forms continually nudged and inflected until he felt the composition had attained the perfection of shape and balance.