On the Vol. 1 album, Shakira is as poised as she is unpredictable.
But there she was in court, in a salmon Burmese jacket and maroon sarong, as poised as ever.
Now an Opry cast member himself, he was as poised as anyone in the business to take Williams's place.
"Their music was a lot of different things, but rarely was it as dreamy or as poised as Holly's solo stuff".
The royal set shot is as sweet as honeyed ghee, and the royal dribble as poised as a monk in meditation.
There, she is revered for restoring some dignity to women who sit atop little floor cushions in hundreds of storefronts, as poised as dolls.
But in "Pretty Persuasion" she's as poised as a princess — a pert brunette in a school uniform with a little bit of rose in her cheeks.
Now she seems as poised as a newly retired athlete can be, with no grief lines that often accompany the death of an athletic career.
Portions of United States Route 302 from Naples to Portland are hilly; to keep the 101-horsepower engine charging along I had to shift the 5-speed frequently, but the car proved as poised as George Clooney sailing Lake Como.
David Wells allowed four runs in eight innings in his 337th career start, but he was outclassed by a pitcher who was making his third major league start and looked as poised as if it were his 303rd.
