The basic brilliance of so much of the sport remains undimmed, a genuinely captivating festival of elite achievement, albeit this can be misleading in itself.
It is a genuinely captivating work, a roadside Magritte in which various unrelated objects (an arrow, a shapely glass of soda, a fashionable woman in a hat and gloves) float dreamily against a cloud-laced sky.
There is a tinderbox of unmet expectations and frustrated idealism out there, and a genuinely captivating new political or economic idea -- good or bad -- could start a global conflagration.
According to a study published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, channeling a moment when you were genuinely captivating can make you feel (and as a result, act) more confidently.
"Evoking time, place and a whole host of personalities, it creates a genuinely captivating narrative," the review added.
Calum Waddell, in Fighting Spirit Magazine, called The Ultimate Warrior's win over the Honky Tonk Man "genuinely captivating," and he said the match between The British Bulldogs and The Fabulous Rougeaus was an "exciting battle".
A really captivating book.
In short, it consists of building a relationship with your audience through genuinely useful, captivating communications.
The 30-year age gap between us proved no barrier and, like so many others, I was captivated by this warm, engaging, genuinely funny actor.
It's the same for Olympic swimming and speed skating: The public cares very deeply and genuinely when national pride and gold medals are at stake but otherwise isn't captivated.
