Sentence examples for intensity of the occasion from inspiring English sources

He and his wife had been to the Venice Biennale in 2003, had been overwhelmed by the heat and intensity of the occasion, and he had wanted to write a fictional account of it.

Chuck in the vitriolic intensity of the occasion and hence the jitteriness of some of England's batting, the sense of involuntary movements, of a loss of balance and certainty.

The England head coach heaped the pressure on Patchell, the 24-year-old preparing to start only his second Test at fly half, by claiming that his Wales team-mates doubt he has the "bottle" to cope with the intensity of the occasion.

The way they navigated their way past Senegal in the playoff suggested they are not about to crumble under pressure – the 2-0 second-leg win in Dakar was particularly impressive given the intensity of the occasion (which exploded into a riot when it became clear that the home side were not going to reverse their 4-2 first-leg defeat).

The intensity of the occasion was hightened by the presence of Dr. Cheddi Jagun, the handsome Indian who, until the British took action against the People's Progressive Party because it seemed to be progressing no farther than Moscow was the Guianian Minister.

They have learned from that experience and were therefore much better prepared for the intensity of this occasion, even against a Hull team including Shaun Berrigan, Craig Fitzgibbon and Sean Long.

As Ferguson has pointed out, the "bloodthirsty" days of Steve McMahon and Norman Whiteside may have disappeared but the intensity of these occasions can still catch the unprepared off guard.

"Valentine's Day is a critical season for us, partly just because of the intensity of emotion around the occasion," said Ms. Woo.

Some of the starting XV certainly looked a little unsettled by the intensity of the atmosphere and the oddity of the occasion.

The occasion, and the raucous intensity of the crowd, was a test of the players' characters.

He made more than 70 appearances for Barcelona and believes the intensity of the passionate Catalan crowd will only add to the occasion.