Whatever he may lack in tonal allure alongside Mr. Bostridge (but few others), he more than makes up for in directness and warmth.
Zazzo sounds beautiful but could occasionally be more incisive, though Christy lacks the allure in tone Cleopatra ideally needs.
Unlike Croatia, with its stunning coastline, or Sarajevo, with its airy hills, Macedonia has struggled for the world's attention since gaining independence in 1991 and lacks the allure of a must-see destination.
And perhaps human life, or its facsimile, lacks the allure of the larger world, or its facsimile.
It lacks a certain allure.
Silver medallions are nice, but they lack the valuable allure of government-issue coins.
But Mr. Chevènement seems at ease with a crowd, even if he lacks a certain allure.
One will hear a superbly wrought large-scale late Romantic symphony that, if it lacks the immediate allure of, say, Rachmaninoff's Second or Franz Schmidt's Fourth, holds its own against those works in sweep, seriousness and orchestral splendor.
The grape is much derided for its lack of allure, particularly when overcropped, resulting in thin, dark, acidic, tannic wines of — big surprise — little charm.
Was there ever a time before Fear of Aging, a time when the lines in a woman's face attested to her character rather than to her lack of allure?
