1.   And in the clubhouse sitting next to a friend, an elderly woman inches forward in her chair.

2.   As the glacially paced film inches forward with its halting conversations and accusatory glances, it tests your patience.

3.   A powerful diesel motor accelerates and the locomotive inches forward.

4.   He slides into place, one shuffle step to his right, or two to his left, or a few inches forward.

5.   It therefore seems inevitable that NATO bombing will continue or intensify in the forseeable future, even as diplomacy inches forward.