Two years ago, his well-connected but fledgling group faced considerable skepticism when it suggested that the High Line might one day rank with the Promenade Plantée in Paris, an old railroad viaduct that has been turned into a landscaped walkway.
Unpredictability is welcome as evidence of fresh thinking, but not when it suggests inconsistencies that may be born more of crass opportunism than of insight.
The film unwinds, inevitably, in a sentimental and slightly moralistic way, but it is seductive and subversive when it suggests that their relationship is part of an evolving and re-normalising landscape: a world in which men and women are increasingly having relationships with their "OS" and the stigma is dwindling.
But when it was suggested that neither are well liked, he was quick to take exception.
But when it was suggested that his spring break might have contributed to his slow start, Mickelson dismissed the notion.
He tries evasion again but, when it is suggested that the authorities must have a record of his confession, he mumbles a part of the truth.
Copeland had never given much thought to her diet, but when it was suggested to her that she needed to "lengthen" — balletspeak for losing weight — she rebelled.
But, when it was suggested to Ancelotti Ferguson would not tolerate such a move at United without giving it his full approval, he said: "It is a different position to Ferguson.
But when it was suggested that Manuel might have been fortunate to have such a moment with Reyes less than an inning into his reign, the manager was not so sure.
But, when it is suggested to him that an absence of images does not really explain an absence of emotional connection to his past, he concedes that this is so.
