Tantalising

She recalls the tantalising dishes - suckling pig and chilli con carne - her mother would make for bands like Motorhead, Squeeze, Simple Minds and Bad Manners. ❋ Unknown (2010)

That word "tantalising" is one you'll hear a lot from lunar geologists - although we can see the Moon every night, we still don't know what it's made of and have yet to prove categorically how it got there. ❋ Tusar N Mohapatra (2009)

Meanwhile, Corrie's new series producer Phil Collinson recently praised the slow-burning nature of Molly and Kevin's storyline and vowed to keep "tantalising" the audience with more twists to come. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But he reveals he is not going to give any "tantalising" details about secret operations. ❋ Matthew Weaver (2010)

Richard Madeley said he was looking at some "tantalising" solo opportunities after fearing there is now little left for them to do together as broadcasters. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"tantalising" solo opportunities after fearing there is now little left for them to do together as broadcasters.

Ours is the more romantic pursuit, ferreting around the dwindling number of antiquarian and second-hand dealers with a high street presence and stumbling across something quirky you never knew existed, but like the child who coveted the World Cup edition of Subbuteo instead of building a league one saved-up-for team at a time, the prospect of getting it done in one big hit was tantalising. ❋ Unknown (2011)

For tantalising moments, Guillem and Le Riche allow their bodies to fall into familiar patterns of virtuosity – flashing beaten jumps and plush arabesques – but then they begin sliding and fragmenting and picking the material apart. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Should they do so, the tantalising possibility of a home semi-final against Jonny Wilkinson's Toulon would also cause a rush at the ticket office. ❋ Unknown (2011)

A stuttering Roger Federer and a rampaging Rafael Nadal need to clear only one more hurdle before setting up a tantalising final showdown at the Qatar Open. ❋ Unknown (2012)

At that point, should a proposed spur joining the Eurostar route out of St Pancras be built, passengers from Paris will have the tantalising prospect of reaching Manchester on direct trains in 3½ hours. ❋ Unknown (2012)

In a reliably tantalising Salle clash, they're juxtaposed with a new motif: a floating canoe, recalling George Caleb Bingham's river scenes. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Not only did the annual have the Marvel adaptation of Star Wars but it also had background articles on the characters, George Lucas, the filming process and tantalising snippets of speculation. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Simple it was, and elemental the man loving steadily and doggedly and madly, after the manner of the male before possession; the woman fluttering, and teasing, and tantalising, after the manner of the female courting possession. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In this particular episode, Agents K, G and B, clad in tantalising Tarantino-esque biker gear, harass innocent men trying to run a restaurant. ❋ Unknown (2011)

So the headline LENIHAN PLAYS AWAY was still just a tantalising prospect. ❋ Gerard O’Donovan (2011)