The phrase "arresting quality" is correct and usable in written English.
You could use it to describe something that is attractive, memorable, or has a powerful effect. For example, "The painting had an arresting quality that left me stunned."
The rest of his outfits have an equally arresting quality—he always looks camera-ready.
The scene had an arresting quality, the sense of an actual moment, glimpsed and recorded - appropriate for an artist whose previous work has involved repainting photographs and film stills.
After a drink or two, such men maintain, they find themselves more inclined than usual to attempt original patterns in improvisation, and the results of their heightened temerity, in the opinion of many knowledgeable observers, are often of arresting quality.
By way of complement, the Gould Trio gave the premiere of James MacMillan's Piano Trio No 2. Cast in one single movement, its initial fast and pounding rhythmic dynamic had an immediately arresting quality, with the piano writing, realised with resonant force by Benjamin Frith, propelling everything forward.
The paintings have an arresting quality of light and stillness that is at once eerie and comforting.
The book combines effervescent comedy and stinging critique, but its most arresting quality is the lively humanity of its characters.
Using song, film and storytelling, this performance promises to provide a glimpse of the life of this important Australian artist, and highlight his voice's unique and arresting qualities.
So, what arresting qualities the adventure possesses stem from the efforts of Dr. Caroline Canford to probe the secret from the suffering child's subconscious.Nancy Davis is beautiful and convincing as the serious psychiatrist who uses affection and play therapy to delve into the youngster's mind for the evidence needed for both a cure and the eventual exposure of the criminal.
He can attest to the posters' arresting qualities: a textile collector, he was first drawn to these posters when one caught his eye in a visit to Ghana in the late-1990s.
Despite the photo's arresting qualities and the fact it now has iconic status, a report by the Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom said it was only published in one of 17 national newspapers at the time - which they say suggests reporting bias.
On the opposite end of the spectrum is IN CHARGE, which is a visual converstion about the arresting qualities of addictions as well as our own mortality and a desire to be born again.
