In an artistic career that began with a 14-year stint as a poet and then took an unexpected and vigorous turn toward painting, Mr. Sacks has used his finely tuned ear and eye to render the enigmas and horrors of the world as he sees them.
Douglas embraced a lifelong enthusiasm for national expansion, giving consistent support to the annexation of Texas (1845), the Mexican War (1846 48), taking a vigorous stance toward Great Britain in the Oregon boundary dispute (1846), and advocating both government land grants to promote transcontinental railroad construction and a free homestead policy for settlers.
And the plot is set on its course toward vigorous dance and warmed-over schmaltz.
During his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama painted a picture of a nation finally on the mend from the anxiety-provoking economic woes of recent years and moving back toward vigorous growth.
He gestured toward the vigorous viburnums, the graceful anemones about to bloom, and let the plants finish the sentence.
President Obama has nothing to lose by moving away from engaging Ayatollah Khamenei and toward a vigorous engagement with the Iranian people's quest for popular sovereignty.
A stock-footage retelling of the dramatic collapse of Weimar democracy alternates with pages on England's colorless march toward "a vigorous policy of social benefits to the extent that fiscal responsibility allowed it".
In the Court of Appeals seat, Sotomayor gained a reputation for vigorous and blunt behavior toward lawyers appealing before her, sometimes to the point of brusque and curt treatment or testy interruptions.
However, the benefits of increasing overall activity compared with shifting the intensity distribution toward more vigorous activity is still inconclusive.
Vigorous efforts were therefore directed toward recovering and preserving the rich Sindhi literary and cultural heritage.
