But in a possible sign of the crisis atmosphere gripping the company, Mr. Toyoda was named sooner than expected.
Far from the grim atmosphere gripping Athens, Touthoa teems with silver-tipped olive groves, sun-kissed vegetable gardens and flocks of sheep, living testaments to the centuries-long natural wealth of this resilient nation.
In one Greek village, voters reckoned with decades of decisions that led to the nation's current troubles, Liz Alderman reports: Far from the grim atmosphere gripping Athens, Touthoa teems with silver-tipped olive groves, sun-kissed vegetable gardens and flocks of sheep, living testaments to the centuries-long natural wealth of this resilient nation.
We then had man-of-the-series Ian Bell and Chris Woakes steering their side to within touching distance, every run roared by the packed grandstands, the drama gripping and the atmosphere wonderful.
In between came a Molto adagio of gripping intensity and enveloping atmosphere; I cannot recall a more persuasive account, conducted or otherwise.
Computer and Video Games described the atmosphere as "gripping" and guaranteed readers they would "jump out of [their] skin" numerous times.
But fans of 24 will be quaking, thanks to the authentic atmosphere and gripping story, set between season two and three of the TV series".
A febrile pre-war atmosphere gripped Kiev on Sunday as Ukrainians turned out in their tens of thousands to denounce Russia's moves in Crimea and signal a determination to resist any further incursions from their eastern neighbour.
"This should not be a bash-Bush party," said Lou Magazzu, the party chairman in Cumberland County, N.J., standing in the lobby of the Omni Parker House Hotel, which was teeming with hundreds of delegates checking in as a fortress-like atmosphere gripped this city on the eve of its first convention of a national political party in history.
It's not always clear what she's up to (though at least one of her metaphors is screamingly literal), but her visual imagination and grip on atmosphere are consistently impressive.
