Ms. Burnett displays charm and presence to spare, but to what avail?
But Giscard displayed charm and political skill from the moment he banged his gavel to open the first session in the European parliament, urging the union to speak with a single voice to take on "the giants of this world".
Gheorghiu and his fellow Swiss players display considerable charm and zest, particularly in the scherzo and finale.
The happy moments gave the Cedar Lake dancers (especially Ms. Teramaya and Ana-Maria Lucaciu) chances to display their charm, and Matthew Rich got a tour de force solo and a silly bit about a pelvis with a mind of its own.
As for Rodriguez and Levi, they display great charm and enormous likability throughout.
Beginning in 1968, as one of the first hosts of the enduringly popular news show, he circled the globe, displaying his charm and wit and asking sometimes barbed, always penetrating questions of kings and presidents, business magnates and bureaucrats, entertainers and cultural personalities.
All the women except Ms. Lamb overdo displays of charm and emotion; Mr. Watson's need to project, not least facially, various overwrought states makes him one of the most bizarre dance performers today.
The challenge was to spin the basic tale into an artifice that displayed enough verve, charm and elegance to impress a coterie of connoisseurs.
It was a small part, but he displayed the requisite charm, and didn't need to return for any of the lesser sequels.
Although often engaged in controversial policies, and representing them in public debate and on radio and television, he displayed a courtesy, charm and good humour that never failed to win him friends, even among his adversaries.
In the '70s-set film "Dazed and Confused" (1993), Richard Linklater captured the quintessential high school experience of driving around looking for a party — and gave us Matthew McConaughey's first display of slacker-partier charm and the first of many "alright, alright, alrights".
