The talents which made Tony Howard an exceptional journalist – a clear mind, the power of lucid expression and an ability to recall a dozen facts on the most recherche subjects – enabled him to write or broadcast, with authority, about almost anything except sport.
In his obituary, he was described "as a speaker [who] took very high rank, possessing a force and fluency of expression, a power of lucid statement, and a readiness in debate, which with one or two exceptions have never been equalled in the Council".
The essence of our spirit is divine in nature and is elevated with power and lucid insights once reunited with its original source.
The unforced power, rich colorings, lucid diction and subtle expressivity of his singing were ideal in this repertory.
Her power lies in a burning, lucid sense of injustice, and a loving desire to reach out and heal damaged hearts.
It provides a lucid and penetrating account of how the power of capital shapes our world, and sets out the case for a new radicalism and a vision of alternatives.
In twenty lucid and insightful essays, Dickstein celebrates the enduring power of the novel and, in opposition to the preoccupations of poststructuralist critics, highlights its "tissue of correspondence to the real world".
He is deeply interested in misreading, yet his prose has a classical clarity, so that much of his power as a storyteller has to do with his ability to provide an extraordinarily lucid analysis of incomprehensibility.
The present opinion of his greatness stems from the power of his principal ideas and the lucid, provocative writing with which he expressed them.
His characteristically analytical approach yields a persuasively lucid account of the score that brings out its raw power.
