For all the infinite variations of reproductive mutation, nature has yet to produce the perfect human being.

Besides, the infinite variations are more interesting and expressive than plain old 100 per cent.

It was here that the owner drew up a charter defining the ingredients of a 'real' bouillabaisse — although, somewhat confusingly, his charter allows for almost infinite variations.

Few writers are as good at investigating the messy realities of love: its twisting indirections and frayed edges; the infinite variations in what people want, or think they want.

And the moving parts that make up a 'walk' - virtually every joint in the body - permit, like a fingerprint, almost infinite variations on the same theme.