Sentence examples for performers rise from inspiring English sources

And in his scenes with these children he shows both pushy, rude playfulness and generosity, helping the young performers rise above generic movie-brat cuteness and earn some laughs on their own.

In recent years, other piano competitions have eclipsed it, and some suggest that such events in general have outlived their usefulness, especially in an age of reality television competitions, when audiences, rather than elite judges, often decide which performers rise to the top.

The conductor bows, the performers rise and bow.

Microsoft and I.B.M. were among the Dow's best performers, rising more than 2 percent each.

The costs of the other performers rose modestly in 2008, like last year.

Compure, which provides software for computer specialists, was among the Nasdaq's best performers, rising 17percentt.

Elsewhere in retail, clothes chain Next was one of the day's top performers, rising 53p, or 2.9%, to £18.70, benefiting from Deutsche Bank raising its price target to £20.50 from £18.50.

Consumer spending, which constitutes about 70percentt of the nation's economic activity, helped boost profits, Bloomberg says, noting that estimated net income at Apple, one of the quarter's best performers, rose 47percentt last quarter.

Cosmetics were the only star performer, rising only 1percentt.

There even appears to be a Butoh performer rising from the sea in one video image.

A live video feed of the performer rises from the middle.