The doctors were encouraged that, when he spoke about his mother, his expressionless mask slipped slightly, and he looked as if he was struggling not to cry.

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And while he occasionally slipped up and went too highbrow (remember when he asked Iowa farmers if they had seen the price of arugula at Whole Foods?), voters embraced his lofty rhetoric and ideals of hope and change.

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He took all the drawers out to see if the medal had slipped to the side, if it was standing on its edge on one of the plywood slats that held the drawers in place.

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Scaife had consulted his colleagues and determined that if the magnets slipped and somehow created a hole in Patrick's intestines, he would be forced to do the operation he was trying to avoid.

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