Sentence examples for he poised from inspiring English sources

And what is he poised tofight for?

CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS — As General Stanley McChrystal's 60-day strategic assessment is wrapping up, he poised to recommend a new approach for Afghanistan, one grounded in counterinsurgency's strategy of protecting the population.

He poised himself as being her mentor.

It is only when the Consul's unbending efforts at change bring the General to the personal is he poised to find the good instead of the bad.

Last week Ron Reagan and Wayne Barrett took their cracks at this premise: since Obama is the first Democrat since Roosevelt to win majorities twice for president -- and given that he's brainy, personable, communicates well and is scandal-free -- is he poised for greatness?

He understood the strike zone, he was poised, he could hit any kind of pitch, and he could spray the ball around with power.

He is poised, he has a rich, booming voice, but he doesn't often "inhabit the role," in the acting sense; instead, every move seems calculated and practiced.

"He's poised, he's calm through the whole playoffs and the whole season.

And he felt poised, he said, on that trip to London in 2004, to convert the Western world to his product.

He was poised and he was great".

"He's poised and he helps simplify and calm things down in our zone".