In each case, they seem to be interested in disrupting expectations, messing up their narratives a little: even Anne Tyler, whose novel A Spool of Blue Thread takes place in her traditional Baltimore setting and customary family set-up, inverts a linear narrative and plays fast and loose with her central characters' fates and (big deal, this, in the modern world) likability.
Most tables, as is customary, are set in multiples of two.
Over the years, Child has, with her customary charm, set up a fun-poking mock argument between herself and newfangled critics about her copious use of butter and cream in "Mastering".
It is customary to set each h r,j to 0 or 1, thus merely reflecting absence or presence of an enzyme in a specific flux.
This was a departure from his customary mind-set.
In fact, the aesthetic had been entirely overhauled, with Gucci's customary jet-set glitz eschewed for thoughtful 1970s-influenced androgyny – men wore berets and pussybow blouses.
During the first week of testimony police witnesses, in customary scene-setting in American murder trials, described finding Martin's body shot through the heart.
But the directors were not allowed to have the customary television sets in their cars to monitor the race and determine tactics.
As is customary in sitcoms set in the north, Leo gets offered a job in London, which is a cue for much pained decision-making.
Talk story about the sudden departure of many White House senior officials from the Clinton Administration....The customary time for setting off after fame and riches is the period right after reelection.
