I had previously seen her stealing the show in several Pina Bausch works; there she seemed a slippery being barely contained by that choreographer's loose phrases.
They began with an exchange of pennants, followed by a few loose, exploratory phrases that were really his most recent poems, his thoughts from the week.
In very little time, they had covered much of the space, in loose, linear phrases both dancerly (an easy rond de jambe in the air, a soft leap) and pedestrian (a finger raised expectantly), switching directions frequently.
Mr. Knepper's distinctively gruff sound and loose-limbed phrasing were essential elements in some of the most celebrated albums by Mingus, the great bassist and composer, including "The Clown," "Tijuana Moods" and "Mingus Ah Um".
But it was in the finale that he really let loose, both with phrasing turns that pushed against the constraints of the line and by conveying a sense of heightened dialogue between his instrument and the rest of the orchestra.
There is the large pop-jazz voice with an astringent edge and loose, jazz-influenced phrasing, which treated the Gershwins' "How Long Has This Been Going On?" and "Something's Coming" from "West Side Story" as sprawling bursts of romantic excitement.
Adele first intended to title the album Rolling in the Deep, her adaptation of the slang phrase "roll deep", which summarises how she felt about her relationship; in her loose translation, the phrase refers to having someone "that has your back" and always supports you.
The relative freedom and self-assertiveness of these women can be held against them, especially by Indians in more conservative parts of the country, as "loose behavior," a phrase that hints at a multitude of sins.
But he has emerged as if in a rhetorical time capsule from a well-mannered era of soda fountains and AMC Ramblers, someone whose idea of swearing is to let loose with the phrase "H-E-double hockey sticks".
If the singer's roustabout voice suggests a lifetime spent on the road, he needs to refine his vocal dynamics (everything is sung medium loud) and to develop looser, more improvisatory phrasing.
