bit by bit

If plaintiffs across the country start winning on collateral estoppel grounds, federal policies could unravel bit by bit, jurisdiction by jurisdiction.

"We had some difficult scenes to do, and inch by inch, slowly slowly, bit by bit we built up this very complex relationship, to say the least."

While the garden is rooted in local culture, built bit by bit from the flotsam and jetsam of Los Angeles locations and plants native to the ecology, the programming is more global in approach.

Driving into Mandalay, the massive scale of the destruction from last Friday's earthquake revealed itself bit by bit.

"A ladder appeared, three people appeared and started stripping the roof, so I thought well they know what they are doing, and bit by bit all the slates disappeared," he said.