Taking a page from Elvis' personal hip-thrusting manual was a great way for Bowie to appeal to the moms of 1979.
Yassin had personal glory largely thrust upon him.
Maybe it was Clooney's looks rather than personal inclination that thrust these roles upon him.
It is just that the book's main thrust is personal rather than political.
The parade of high-powered political celebrities in front of the famous green marble wall can sap the occasion of personal charisma and narrative thrust.
Goalkeeper Mark Gillespie, unwittingly cast as the dramatic lead when the rivers Caldew and Eden spilled across the city, acknowledges the exceptional features that surround the Yeovil tie, and understands how his personal highlights reel has thrust temporary fame upon him.
But it's purposefully done, raises topical political questions about the way forks in the road lead to different futures and the main thrust is personal and ultimately immensely poignant.
The families, and many survivors who were interviewed, loathed the thrust and personal approach of the West Midlands police investigation; after all these years, Glass said, there are "questions about [its] adequacy and thoroughness".
For Mr. Verrone and Mr. Young, those moves will add to personal journeys that have thrust them into the limelight — courted by agents, chased by the press, lionized by stars — but may send them quickly back in the shadows if they fail at what has usually been an insiders' game.
Geragos said the city can expect a legal fight over Brown's personal artwork, which unwittingly thrust him into one of L.A.'s longest-running civic debates.
