If they do, no edifice will more closely resemble its subject: cold, immovable, compelling admiration, not affection.
On screen, Mr. Bieber's fans were everywhere, a screaming and devoted army, more emotive and compelling than the object of their affection.
"His obvious affection for them, and the compelling manner in which he describes their struggle," the jury added, "make him one of the most important writers of our time".
If we don't get enough attention as infants by being touched and shown affection, there is some disturbingly compelling evidence that cognitive development is hampered, and emotional development almost certainly is.
Only later does one start to debate the ethics of exposing one's parents' lives to public gaze: at the time, the show is compelling to watch both for its unvarnished truth and complicated affection.
But she cannot draw away from such affection because it also leads Dante to deep, compelling love.
Re "Sanctuary in Green" (July 4): The author makes a compelling case for allowing Daly Field, the property he describes with such affection, to remain green forever.
And dignity is absolute or objective worth, which means that it is a value that everyone has compelling reason to acknowledge, regardless of their antecedent desires, interests, or affections.
It was a touching scene as this tearful, elderly lady clasped one of the game's most compelling and charismatic figures, stroking the back of his head in a gesture of affection all of Italy will have understood.
From Thomas Hardy's classic novel to the 1967 film starring Julie Christie, she offers a compelling portrait of an independent woman who inherits her uncle's farm and wins the affections of three men.
