A man whose extracurricular activities outside the boardroom include stints as the founding dean of Yale's management school and as under secretary of state in the Ford administration, Mr. Donaldson, who is 71, practically oozes gravitas.

The sneeze-dust practically oozed from it, itching to do its nefarious job.

Think about the warmth, fertility, and generosity that practically ooze from Talbothays.

The parade of lush flavors begins with the bruschetta offered at the start of each meal, a slice of toasted Italian bread piled high with tender Tuscan white beans, practically oozing with olive oil, sage and garlic.

But Binns is practically oozing positivity.

Watching these lords arrive one could see that they practically oozed authority and power.

Narrow cylinders of salty feta wrapped in crisp phyllo ($4.50) are delectable treats, and so are rounds of Turkish beef salami ($4.50), sizzled briefly on the grill until practically oozing with garlic and cumin.

There's nothing cerebral about braised pork belly ($17), the Tuesday meat special, a hand-size rectangle of meat under a lid of crisp fat, practically oozing with flavor, served over tiny lentils imbued with the essence of pork.

A typical episode of the show would see her turning up at a suburban home to be greeted by its blubbery inhabitants, their pores practically oozing salt and vinegar and their podgy fingers twitching in agitated desperation to hit the pizza delivery hotline.

Although the story centers on a hostage situation, the kidnappers are inept and the film "practically oozes kid-pleasing content".