He writes that many traits seen in private by her friends — humor, spontaneity, enthusiasm — are concealed behind the "protective shell" she wears in public, and he describes "a disconnect between her convictions and words, and her actions".
Librettists never have an easy time with Adams, given his conviction that words must serve or be subsumed in music.
Although Mr. Smith doesn't lend Donne's prose any special conviction, the words still resonate with his situation.
Dodge finds this unnerving because he is equally devoted to the conviction that words are not good enough.
Those gifts -- and his conviction that words counted for far more in politics than mere deeds -- enabled him to convince large majorities that as long as he was in charge, it would remain "Morning in America".
My ambitions here are modest -- to offer a sketch of why judges whose authority is derived from the Constitution cannot perform their duty unless they share Scalia's conviction that "Words have meaning.
For the past year, the National Aspergillosis Centre (NAC) based at the University hospital of South Manchester has employed writer in residence, Caroline Hawkridge, to work with patients and staff, because of a conviction that word exploration is already boosting the effectiveness of the care given by its health staff.
Interestingly, for the first time, another police action emerges as significant--one that only influences sentencing but not rates of prosecution and conviction: The word count of the police officer's written report.
If that person becomes flirty, then take a moment to carefully mention moral convictions using key words like marriage, girlfriend, boyfriend, children, God or work ethics.
The baritone Tyler Duncan delivered the texts with a powerful voice and dramatic conviction, enunciating the words with appropriate bite.
