Forty feet below, Motherwell came out of the house, single-handedly carrying the mattress from a double bed.

Drexler almost single-handedly carried the team through the first half of the season, keeping them within striking distance of the division-leading Golden State Warriors.

This latest incarnation was a monumental logistical and technical challenge for the filmmakers and a psychological one for Smith, who single-handedly carries the film.

Thank God, then, for Weisz, who breathes soul into her role and single-handedly carries the film and its weighty subject.

Variety agreed: "Taylor, fashionably gowned and bejeweled carries the film almost single-handedly.

Playing in all but 24 minutes of his team's seven tournament matches, he single-handedly carried Uruguay into the finals.

She has an inimitable talent and onscreen presence by means of which she single-handedly carries the film with her gut wrenching raw performance".

Davis carried the offense almost single-handedly, making four 3-point jumpers.

Lindh has almost single-handedly carried the banner of a flailing United States Ski Team this season.

It should not, therefore, be the case that the Fifth Framework Programme should single-handedly carry the cost of decommissioning.