He has shaken the confidence of his most ardent supporters in the electorate, and has allowed himself to become a target for ridicule by comedians across the country.
Dwayne Croft is full and ardent as Pelleas, aptly veering between the radiant confidence of shining phrases and softer insecurity: he makes everything sing as much as Mr. Van Dam makes everything speak.
Mr. Kinakh and the National Democrats are said to have been major forces in the no-confidence vote that forced Mr. Yushchenko, an ardent advocate of free-market and pro-democracy policies, from office last month.
Like most of Mrs. Clinton's ardent New York supporters, Ms. Weingarten insists that she has full confidence in the first lady's abilities to wow her audiences, to convince them of her solid credentials, her stands on the issues.
Tarantino, in his cinema-centric skein of references, suggests precisely the lack of confidence that he's filming anything like actual experience — even though the ardent righteousness of the movie's emotional affect suggests that he's filming something close to his thoughts and feelings.
Ardent birthers may disagree.
These men were ardent protectionists.
Frank was an ardent conservationist.
