She followed the bridge to the limit of her un-augmented vision and discerned its wobbling taper, the outline provided by a mist of small light sources.

She is author of The Wobbling Pivot: China since 1800: An Interpretive History (2010), as well as influential studies of the Qing dynasty (1644-1911) and leading textbooks in global history.

Most recently Crossley has published The Wobbling Pivot: China Since 1800, An Intrepretive History which takes the resilience and coherence of local communities in China as a theme for interpreting the transition from the late imperial to the modern era.

I finally let him go, and he wobbled on his feet.

His head wobbled as he looked up and down the dark street.

I let my hand wobble a little bit, then gave up.

He went down the street wobbling and talking to himself.

He took a step back, and wobbled on his feet.

It wobbled in space for what seemed like several minutes.

When I stood up to clear the table, the floor wobbled.

The baby heard him coming and, head wobbling, turned toward her father's voice.

She stood and wobbled toward the door of her own office.

He stood, wobbling a little and using the staff for support.

Then they both got in together, and it wobbled no longer.

He wobbled and neither man made a move to help him.

He managed to leave the office without wobbling too much.

He got up and wobbled to the corner of the house.

If she wobbled on the note during every performance, so be it.

The movie takes a long time to get off the ground, and then it wobbles.

But when these lawyers finally do get on their feet, they may well wobble.

He wobbled around and tried to pick it up, behind his back.

His legs wobbled and he sat upon the ground, hard.

He stood up and felt his legs wobble a bit.

There was no reason not to, though I wobbled a bit and had to use the chair for support.

The sun has started to wobble because the ring is off center.

He wobbled over to join me at a north window.

He wobbled around to get a judgment from those in line.

By this time, the other was back wobbling on his feet, and Banks went for him.