Despite occasional patches of purple prose, the book is mostly clear and incisive.
I'm trying to train my boyfriend to do the occasional bit of housework.
Despite the occasional longueurs, this is an impressive first novel.
He strolled through the fields, potting at the occasional rabbit.
No feedback, apart from occasional encouragement, was provided on the subsequent letters.
An occasional ellipsis in the design of the present research is worth mentioning.
Other extracts are reproduced as they originally appeared with occasional modifications to achieve standardisation.
