The Beavers' bookish quarterback, the slight walk-on Jonathan Smith, just fired away beneath the soft coverage of Notre Dame (tied No. 8 The Times, No. 10 The Associated Press), ending the night with 305 yards and 3 touchdowns.
Then, quietly, a slight woman walked onto the floor of the House, dressed in a teal jacket, dark pants and running shoes.
My younger daughter, age 8, without the slightest coaxing, walked out into a steady drizzle and steadfastly and against all my entreaties — and with nothing but her bare hands — began to construct a bluestone wall.
A fiftysomething woman with blond hair and workout clothes grabbed it appraisingly, shook her head with a slight scowl, and walked on.
Or as Haldane put it, more graphically: "You can drop a mouse down a thousand-yard mine shaft; and, on arriving at the bottom, it gets a slight shock and walks away, provided that the ground is fairly soft.
I'll be painstakingly forensic in scrutinising any contracts I inherit to find the slightest opportunity to walk away from them without lumbering the taxpayer with a huge bill.
Only 4 patients showed slight limitations when walking on uneven ground.
Its strength had gradually improved and there was only slight discomfort in walking unless it was prolonged.
The gait disturbance in early MMND may be a slight shuffle when walking or a wobble when running.
Increased retaliation is not always best- You can be the "bigger" person by simply ignoring the insult; offering the offender a slight smile before walking away.
With his slight stoop and sagging walk, Spacey suggested a man whose knees were buckling under the weight of his moral indignation.
