A surprising number of devotees did not realise that he was a white Bajan – a native of Barbados – yet all were captivated by the unmistakable, lilting tones of his commentary, while his readers trusted his clear and forthright analysis of West Indies cricket through thick and thin.
Holding's forthright analysis has lit up the Sky coverage of the game for years (which on this tour is enhanced by high-definition for the first time), and his no-nonsense assertions on a range of issues are often a welcome antidote to the blandness of others.
Yet his Likud Party has been (and remains) a forthright proponent of just such a policy.
No longer burlesquing film, these works mobilize a forthright range of cinematic potencies.
He is also a forthright fan of Bacon.
Instead, the probable chair is Tinatin Khidasheli, a Georgian Dream coalition politician and a forthright critic of the UNM.
How did we reach the point where a forthright assertion of that idea by an art show can seem like a stroke of genius?
The tenor Fabio Sartori, a big man with a big voice, gives a forthright portrayal of Riccardo that reaches its high point in his final aria of remorse.
The Adi Granth contains a forthright condemnation of caste, and consequently there is no toleration of caste in its presence (normally in a gurdwara).
New Directors/New Films, a cinematic rite of spring in Manhattan, stakes its claim and its name on a forthright promise of novelty.
And he has been a forthright critic of Egypt's bloated energy subsidy programs, which make up more than a quarter of the national budget.
