Sentence examples for a commanding authority from inspiring English sources

Whereas her Odette would be poignant, she would invest the villainous Odile with a commanding authority and, very possibly, a sly allure.

(Woolfe) Irish Chamber Orchestra (Monday) Although the pianist Leon Fleisher resumed playing two-handed works some years ago now, he remains a commanding authority in left-hand repertory; his performance of Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 4 should be a highlight here.

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Those voices feel real, spoken by an external, commanding authority.

Lang has a manner of commanding authority: she is statuesque, discreetly swaggering, with a creamy, elastic mezzo-soprano.

But a sense of commanding authority comes with experience, so it will be a pleasure to watch her acquire that.

Dennis Haysbert has made a career playing commanding authority figures — most memorably "24" President David Palmer — and he explores that territory again in "Incorporated".

Merriam-Webster has a similar solution: "A person who has commanding authority or influence".

The House members do see a bit of Reagan in Mr. Thompson, both for his conservative record and an acting career in which he has often played the commanding authority figure, a fact they said should not be overlooked in assessing his appeal.

Few directors, with the exception of Le Besco, feel there is a problem when it comes to commanding authority on set.

The door is almost an abstraction of the style, drawing on some elements, stripping away others, emphasizing a commanding, classical authority.