Sentence examples for a potent work from inspiring English sources

Audacious large-scale commissions were supported by Alan and his team at the Arts Council; these included the Angel of the North by Antony Gormley and Bill Viola's The Messenger, a potent work made in response to the powerful spiritual context of Durham Cathedral.

For a committed sensualist and prototypical hippie, a man who wore floppy hats, granny glasses, love beads and a droopy mustache that made him look like General Custer at an acid test, Richard Brautigan (1935-1984) had a potent work ethic.

And when a filmmaker such as Lou Ye falls afoul of the authorities for making such a potent work of political rage as "Summer Palace," it's morally repellent for the Academy to ratify, tacitly, his persecution by the regime; it's exactly the sort of film which, being justifiably well-received here at the time of its release, ought to have been in the running for a nomination.

The steep prejudice against transsexualism that often becomes dangerous and leads to tragedy tells us it does, as does a potent work of art reflecting that danger.

The spirit of enterprise appears to be fading in the U.S. The pioneer spirit made our country strong for so long: "Build it and they will come;" "Can-do;" "Bring it on!" It all combined with world-class competitiveness and a potent work ethic.

"The Ground Truth" is an emotionally potent work, but the great study of an Iraq vet, in either documentary or fictional form, has yet to be made.

Some cuts should only heighten the impact of what is already an immensely potent work, one that may prove pivotal in the composer's output.

Out of the struggle to fulfill the "strange yearning... for something unobtainable," she has herself created an apparently simple yet potent work of art.

The security with which Mr. Ziporyn moves between musical poles, and the subtlety with which he unites them, are among the chief virtues of "A House in Bali," along with potent work from both instrumental ensembles.

But without a Chopin opera to stage, Dvořák's potent work, which plunges gamely into the ancient intra-Slavic conflict between Catholic Poland and Orthodox Russia which flared up after the death of the tsar Boris Godunov, makes a fine substitute.

And at the evening's end, Brad Lubman conducted Signal in an assured, absorbing account of "Shelter," a potent collaborative work by Mr. Gordon, Mr. Lang and Ms. Wolfe that has only become more poignant since its premiere in 2005.