For what Real Madrid had failed to do the week before, or Barcelona couldn't do a day later, Bayern Munich had so confidently achieved: a confident first leg that had put the tie beyond all doubt.
"Winning is the plan," Idowu said after qualifying for tomorrow's final with a confident first-time effort of 17.15m yesterday.
Architecture is far from being the most important thing about any school, but it creates a confident first impression.
Actor Nick Moran, a Lock, Stock alumnus, makes a confident first stab at directing, and Con O'Neill is convincing as the manic, paranoid producer.
I shared a stand with a confident fifth grader named Francesca who, when I got lost in the score, was kind enough to point out the place where I should be.
Playing instead of the suspended Pepe Reina, Alexander Doni only half dealt with Steven Warnock's cross, and after retrieving possession Barry Bannan had all the time he needed to look up and place the ball exactly where Chris Herd was indicating he wanted it, so that the Australian could open his Villa scoring account with a confident first-time shot.
At Hull, a confident second-half finish from Tubbs, his 18th of the season, was enough to put them in the draw again.
This was a confident first public appearance.
The breakthrough came when Czech Republic midfielder Skacel scored his 16th of the season by finishing off a fine McGowan run and cutback with a confident first-time slap of his left boot.
Gordon-Levitt has such a stellar record of great films that I'd never count him out, but while Don Jon is a confident first film, its inconsistencies don't make it a particularly good one.
Hoping to hit its stride in the CIF Southern Section Division III playoffs, the La Cañada High boys' water polo team took a confident first step in Wednesday night's first-round match against San Juan Hills at Burbank High.
