about-face

The history of Dickens's career shows that accidents, sudden hunches, mid-term corrections, concessions to the audience, and artistic about-faces may have a legitimate role to play in literary creation.

Paris prides herself on her frequent about-faces of fashion.

What is most disturbing in these about-faces is that both projects were announced with fanfare only a month ago, only to be pulled back during the last week when federal officials raised concerns about the ability of both to meet a February deadline for start of construction.

Penteado's ballerina, Jennifer Carlynn Kronenberg, did smile a bit too much, but her body knew its way perfectly around the role's twists, digressions, and about-faces. Allynne Noelle immersed herself invitingly into the pretzelling contortions of the "pin up" soloist role without overstating anything.

Further tarnishing Wal-Mart's image are recent business setbacks and about-faces. After trumpeting a repositioning from pure low price to fashion and apparel, Wal-Mart went too far and, in retreating, dumped the marketing executives and ad agency it had taken on to forge the new path.

Because of the dizzying divagations of his political course, occasioned by his numerous, abrupt ideological about-faces, Macdonald frequently wasn't seen as a serious political mind but was instead regarded as something of a jokester.

Outside, history is bustling, alive, recapitulating not without violent setbacks and about-faces its course prior to Globalia's overrational chapter.

Creative issues, technical gaffes and marketing about-faces have left DVD boxes sitting in stores even as splashy press coverage appears.