That tiny dynamo, of a type undreamed of by the world, contained more energy than sane men conceived of - power to turn naked rocks into live wires.

Kwan, in contrast, is a tiny dynamo, barely Five feet tall, a miniature bull in a china shop.

Meanwhile, former electrician Janni Kyritsis, a tiny dynamo of a man, has instilled in locals a desire to eat offal in an MG Garage.

Shelly Katz was a tiny dynamo of a woman, compact, with tightly curled black hair almost as Brillo-like as her husband's.

She could feel Esher's blood inside her, humming to itself like a tiny dynamo.

But by 1936, her status at Fox had been eclipsed by a tiny dynamo named Shirley Temple.

In walked Natalie Toro, "a tiny dynamo with a Latin soul on fire," in Mr. Fuller's words.

Ms. Wang, a tiny dynamo whose clients include Sharon Stone, Holly Hunter and Mariah Carey, inspected the renovation of her new showroom during a typically frenetic day.

A tiny dynamo came dodging out of the crowd.

Then, she was 5 feet 1 inch and all of 92 pounds, a tiny dynamo unaware of the hazards of young stardom.