The highway across the desert was easy and open, except for an occasional stretch where sand had blown across.

Not because he's quiet; Jack has become used to Henry's occasional dormant stretches.

He found himself back with the reserves the next season, with occasional stretches of first team.

An occasional stretch to 10 wasn't too stressful, but now we're asking our little brains to do the 10-digit marathon all the time, and they can't.

However, occasional steep stretches and big steps may still be found along the entire length of the trail.

While Woods wouldn't be a winner on this day, he still managed a decent round of 68 with occasional red-hot stretches.

But it could well be that it was land that went on forever, with occasional stretches of water.

The land gradually flattened, the adolescent river running smoothly with occasional deep stretches.

There are occasional stretches of dead time onstage, when one actor is left alone with nothing to do or say, for far too long.

There were occasional clear stretches, however, and during them the men worked.