Sentence examples for fierce role from inspiring English sources

After taking a two-year sabbatical, she returned to fight an uphill career battle whose high points have included appearances in the television mini-series "Lonesome Dove" and in movies like the western "Wild Bill," the deadpan suburban comedy "My New Gun" and "The Perfect Storm," in which she had the small but fierce role of a fisherman's wife.

In the fierce title role, Sherman Howard is a major player indeed, maneuvering an acting journey that begins with a most believable disorientation and uncontestable derangement, and winds up with the cool mastery of a fine, feigned madness.

As both men take up the Churchillian props, it's tempting to scroll back through their respective filmographies and to recall the impact they made, at the dawn of their careers, in fierce blue-collar roles — Burton as the resentful Jimmy Porter in "Look Back in Anger" (1959), and Finney as the pleasure-hunting factory worker in "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning" (1960).

There are also fierce disagreements about the role and importance of the family.

Maria Kowroski is a creature in this role, both fierce and ethereal, and Ask la Cour plays it just right as Prince Ivan.

Fears that Ofsted penalises such an approach have led to a fierce debate about the role of the inspectorate in academies and free schools.

It's hard to imagine even Olivier bringing to the role the fierce physicality -- the held-in animal vigor -- of Lancaster's performance.

Ms. Elliott approaches the part with dignity and grace, but she, too, suffers when compared with Anne Bancroft, whose fierce performance in the role is easily available on video.

Few Democratic candidates will have an easy time this year, but those who demonstrate a fierce optimism about the role of government and a daily willingness to stand up for firm principles will have a fighting chance.

The N.C.A.A., facing increasingly fierce scrutiny regarding its role as the administrator of college athletics, said Wednesday that its enforcement staff improperly obtained information in its high-profile investigation involving the University of Miami.

The role's fierce musical glories (superbly rendered by the soprano Emma Bell) reflect the complexity of her torment — she starts by craving revenge but can't deny her love for him.