push it

• “Or was it a scientific discovery waiting to happen, a system so chaotic that all it would take to push it over the edge into self-organized criticality was a spore, drifting in through an open window like Pippa's song?”

  Futures Imperfect

• “You do him and yourself no favor by trying to push it off onto innocent parties—”

  Simon & Schuster: I. O. U.

• “The image creates a strong desire to reach into the photo and grasp the rich walnut-and-leather shift knob and push it into gear.”

  Simon & Schuster: Experiential Marketing

• “Even as things were, however, it may be wondered that some zealot did not try to bring Milton's case within the powers actually assigned to the Church-courts, or to push it on the notice of the secular judges in virtue of such Acts as did exist against Heresy.”

  The Life of John Milton

• “I remember being assured by a person of veracity that he himself under an operation for the cataract, when a small silver needle was inserted within the first coat of the eye in order to remove the pellicle of the cataract and push it into a corner, saw most distinctly the needle passing over the very pupil.”

  The New Organon

• “The question crosses my mind of how many mornings will I be here to perform this matinal rite, but I push it back and relish the soothing warmth on my calves.”

  Simon & Schuster: 127 Hours

• “I felt a rush of anger at the sight of herat the girl whod taken my place in Billings and had ransacked my Pemberly singlebut I did my best to push it back down.”

  Simon & Schuster: Paradise Lost

• “Two middle-aged beachboys in shorts and tank tops struggled to push it to the side of the boulevard, ignoring uptilted fingers and blaring horns and turning the afternoon traffic to sludge.”

  Simon & Schuster: Over the Edge

• “He would not only manage the process, but push it alongby trying to resolve old problems and better anticipate new ones.”

  Simon & Schuster: In the Shadow of the Oval Office

• “The look in his eyes said, Don’t push it by asking me questions; just be glad I said yes and go start the ding-dang car!”

  Simon & Schuster: Finding Dignity

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