He always claimed to be possessed by spirits and, to them, this makes simple, logical sense.
Thatcher appears, looking like a possessed marionette, her bossy elocution a declaration of intent, as if she means her voice to carry, to be heard generations on.
Jane's shyness was such that Thomas almost gave up on her, but when she returned from an assignment one day with a close-up study of a cow's eye, he immediately recognised that she possessed a serious talent.
I have wanted women whose very shoes are worth all I have ever possessed.
Jürgen Klopp's men are back to their very best, running and pressing like men possessed, and there's no reason why their rise to the very top of the German tree should not continue.
Gowdy continued to push for Clinton to hand over all of her emails, saying: "The best way to answer all questions related to the attacks in Benghazi continues to be having access to the full public record, not a 'record' controlled, possessed and screened exclusively by Secretary Clinton's personal lawyers".
For one so young his self-belief was astonishing, and he was possessed of a truly ferocious competitive spirit.
If the miners had possessed smartphones, Twitter and the Human Rights Act – let alone al-Jazeera and Russia Today – the outcome might have been different.
David's here, though, friendly yet possessed of an anxious, wiry tension.
The apologists for the excesses of capitalism have always possessed a talent for representing their greed as essential to the national interest.
But German police said only 10 Night Wolves crossed from Austria into Germany on Sunday, all of whom possessed a valid visa.
