With his unwavering sense of concentration, he commanded attention in repose as well as in action.
It was somber, thoughtful music, with a sense of concentration that hushed the audience.
Our researchers had an almost Zen-like sense of concentration; they could sit for 10 hours in one spot and carefully manipulate the eggs.
This morning starts with breakfast for those who have made it here in time, and a general sense of concentration in the (very warm and slightly clammy) air.
There are no mobile phones, a genuine sense of concentration, and – usually – sustained applause at the end of the show (not always, in my opinion, commensurate with the quality of the work).
This sense of concentration faltered slightly in the slow movement, which needed more spaciousness and tranquillity, but from its rhetorical opening onwards, the finale built up an impressive head of dynamism and elation.
As Holtz met with reporters Thursday morning, the day after a poor practice led him to believe that the Irish had lost their sense of concentration, the coach wondered aloud if he was to blame for a potentially critical deficiency.
The irony, I've found, is that the only way to obtain the things you imagine are the preconditions for acting – high energy, a sense of concentration – is to start acting.
At 25, a highly touted protégé of Sir Simon Rattle's, Daniel Harding, has already conducted the Berlin Philharmonic, among many other European orchestras, and is known for a highly driven sense of concentration.
As she blew kisses with her fingers and slowly torqued her body into gorgeous positions, the talk increased the sense of concentration, the suggestion that this difficult beauty was quotidian for her.
