Sentence examples for force of talent from inspiring English sources

There is no Polke style, but only a distinctive force of talent and mind.

Like Dr. Johnson, his almost exact contemporary, he made his way by sheer force of talent as a miscellaneous journalist; unlike the bulldoggish Dr. Johnson, he understood, and pioneered, the American principle that it pays to be liked.

Which isn't to say that Mr. Mishra embraces the narrative of the young provincial who moves to the center of the literary world by sheer force of talent, at least not geographically.

Such are the swings and roundabouts of theatrical production: just as Edith Evans by sheer force of talent made Lady Bracknell the focal point of The Importance of Being Earnest, unbalancing it, Olivier's Archie to some extent overwhelmed The Entertainer.

But only a nodding junkie could make it to the end of this interminable track, where Ice-T, Paula Abdul, KRS One, Wil Wheaton, and Arsenio (as himself) each contribute a cameo "Just Say No" verse, banishing intoxicants by sheer force of talent.

Ms. Lewis seems likely to survive these missteps, if only by the sheer force of her talent.

Through sheer volume, Streisand's records and television appearances and handful of memorable films — "Funny Girl," "What's Up, Doc?" — were about the artist's surprising attack: she was ferocious and completely aware of the force of her talent.

By the sheer force of his talent and wit — upon his death in 2002, he was remembered as the Noël Coward of fashion — he brought glamour to the job.

To qualify for the 2002 World Cup, Ireland had to escape a group that included Holland and Portugal; that they did so was thanks largely to Keane's ability to subjugate proceedings to the force of his talent and will.

Torn pages containing random holes, a wide use of collage, stick-on flaps with two of them amounting to mini-books on their own, this book is completely unpredictable from an artist who gets wilder every time, yet still gets away with it through the force of her talent.

But the financial crisis forced an outflow of talent from banking to start-ups.