Burrows also suggests that Lee had no ambition to be a great literary figure and thus did little to push his work.

She pushed her work on one side.

This sounds simple enough: an artist pushing his work forward.

Within two years, I probably could have pushed my work far enough along to receive a grant to finish it.

Mr. Klein managed to push his work, however gently, into more demanding territory.

Whether he did or not, the lead- lined saddlebag in his wagon would push their work forward once they got themselves settled.

But as he came to better understand the achievements of these 20th-century masters, he increasingly pushed his work toward a more traditional vocabulary.

And yet there I was every morning, pushing my work aside and logging on to check "my" kids.

The most depressing aspect of her Hayward show was how little she is prepared to push her work forward.