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You never know how she’s going to react and while her large eyes are often sullen and sad, her expression unreadable, Dyrholm’s are wide and bright, verging on the edge of mania.

She says his behaviour was “appalling and degrading, verging on psychological abuse", adding: "I don’t believe I’ve been given a fair trial.”

The overriding feeling from the experience is a profound respect, verging on awe, for the extraordinary young contestants.

When it comes to form, I’m a pluralist verging on everything-ist.

In China, a stalling economy has led to a steady decline in prices, falling by the most since the global financial crisis in 2009 and verging on a phenomenon known as deflation.