It was almost as if it had quivered, though there it was, quite still, poised with a strange energy on those six insect legs. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

A gull poised himself high in the air, silent and alone, and then spread his wings wide and swooped beyond the lawns to the woods and the Happy Valley. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She had the poise of a sword fighter—relaxed yet vigilant, as if ready to spring into action at any moment. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Boobie himself was well aware that all eyes were poised on him this season, and while he luxuriated in it, he seemed almost carefree about it. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Churning up sand, he raced to where the curious puppy was poised to paw at the jellyfish. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

But above us, poised on the rock, he seems unconcerned. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Professionals are positive, action oriented, opened minded, poised, adaptable, respectful, self-regulated, empathic, organized, prepared, and collaborative. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Not even an eagle poised against the sun would have marked the hobbits sitting there, under the weight of doom, silent, not moving, shrouded in their thin grey cloaks. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She noticed that Croy stood well back, poised to jump if the saw somehow slipped from her hands. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Paqo,” I said, poised to ask a question I had pondered for some time now, “where is Beyond? Is it past the stars?” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

And now I'm running, knowing this may be a trap, knowing the three Careers may be poised to attack me, but I can't help myself. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The newly polished wooden hand was now poised above the desk as it once was, waiting for Hugo to make it a new pen. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

The dogwood blossoms were poised, white and surreal and still against the darkening sky, the heavy air. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Pollard, up in the saddle, was a lion poised for the kill. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

And still Harry stood frozen there, wand poised, Black staring up at him, Crookshanks on his chest. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Inside, Messalla is as still as a statue, poised up on the ball of one foot, head tilted back, held captive by the beam. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I picture my hand stroking Teddy’s hair, grasping a bow poised above my cello, interlaced with Adam’s. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

His knees were slightly bent, like a runner’s poised for a race. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Wearing a blue suit with a little trim of white handkerchief sticking out of the breast pocket, Ivory made a striking figure, his poise like that of someone thirty years old instead of seventeen. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am poised on the middle of the sofa between their chairs. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I pressed my forehead against the mirror’s cold surface, poised my fingers over it, feeling as if any moment I’d sink through the pane as though it were a pool of quicksilver. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

His body was poised for a moment like some wounded animal and then he collapsed like a hunk of meat cut loose from a butcher’s hook. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the sled itself seemed to be poised at the top of a long, extended mound that rose from the very land where he was. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

I whip back around, arrow poised for flight, but what can be done? Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She stood poised on her stand; an arc of wire rose over her head and looped through two needle-holes in her fists. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I feel someone hovering over me, a man, whose hands are poised above my neck, ready to choke me. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

And that was what it was, she was beautiful—but more important to me was that she had an air of authority, the poise of someone ten years older than me. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He had never witnessed such heroic poise before. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Emily’s pen was poised over her open binder, ready to take notes. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He held his breath and waited, poised and tense. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

“But do you think it would attack us?” asked Hazel, watching it drop lower and recommence its poised fluttering. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Usually it came to no more than this: a deployment of troops, twenty-seven soldiers leaning, twenty-seven tiny olive-green rifles aiming, poised on the brink of battle. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Then he’d pace up and down, up and down, restless, sighing, wandering through the aisles, the blackboard pointer poised in his hand, the pointer he used either like a conductor’s baton or a musketeer’s sword. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

My bow is poised over the strings now. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few women, poised to throw the next stones, dropped them quietly back into the gutter. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I curve my hands, poise them for just a second above the keys, feel a swell inside my chest, then my fingers take over. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“Number twenty-three,” he says, before descending a small set of stairs near the proscenium and hovering by the edge of the front row, pen poised over his open notebook. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

His detonator was lifted and remained poised while Donovan watched and cursed and blinked the sweat out of his eye. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

In one hand she raised a cup, while a golden serpent coiled around her arm, its head poised over the brim as if ready to drink. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

A kudu stood, one foot poised, near the water; a monkey gazed at Nhamo from his perch in a mobola plum tree. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt himself perfectly poised at the midpoint between wonder and dread, and didn’t know which to feel. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He was black, and I didn’t know his name, but he was wearing an old-school Public Enemy T-shirt: Fear of a Black Planet—the bull’s-eye logo poised to eclipse the Earth. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Blue smoke curled from a cigarette poised in glittering fingertips. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

As 1935 drew to a close, the Radiation Laboratory was poised for a huge leap forward in stature and fame. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He just stared at the bowl with his spoon poised in his hand. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

The young man had a kind of poise about him, though, that looked as though it might hold up indefinitely, with the very small proviso that he keep at least one hand in one pocket. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

For poise, I picked up a stone and threw it at a tree. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Squirrels, having raced to limb tips, poise there to assess danger. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Singer held the pen poised above the paper. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Why did you give it all to me, God? Beauty, brains, poise, charm, and devastating wit.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dog crouched, poised, as Alex turned toward an empty lot and hurled the stick as far as he could throw it. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Each assemblage is poised in the flow of solar energy, tapping off energy from metabolic surrogates of the sun. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

My finger is poised over the fourth plate. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Then, with his pencil poised over the form, Grandpa looked up over his reading glasses and asked, “Son, why ain’t you said nothin’ bout this up to now?” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

But when eleven came he was still poised, waiting — holding his breath when she did, letting it go as she let hers. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The five of us stood poised, waiting, for a moment longer. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

His body was spread and his eyes bulged like a great toad, poised to spring. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

He was still poised, wondering if she would pull him toward her, or let him fall alone. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

After a minute poised like a waxwork, Brother Louis lowered his shaking hands to Mrs. Coulter’s neck. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He was poised for battle against the chess establishment, the Union Bank of Switzerland, the Jews, the United States, Japan, Icelanders in general, the media, processed foods, Coca-Cola, noise, pollution, nuclear energy, and circumcision. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She was poising in her hand the iron bar that she had torn off the lamp-post, ready to throw it. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

I'm helpless as the first hunter crashes through the trees, spear lifted, poised to throw. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

In her mind she saw herself handling the tray with elegance and poise, presenting it to a grateful Beiderman, who accepted it with a smile. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

In a corner of his brain he had just enough sanity left to realize that he was poised on the edge of a bottomless pit. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

A dozen strides put her right behind him, her finger knife poised. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He licked the point of his pencil and poised it over a blank sheet of paper. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Elizebeth was one of the few people poised to detect such plans. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She was poised for running, as though she were going to sprint off, immediately, to wherever her father was. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now he saw that the girl was almost a young woman, poised and imperious, quite the little Pre-Raphaelite princess with her bangles and tresses, her painted nails and velvet choker. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The soldiers stand before them, their rifles aiming at the group, their fingers poised on the triggers. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I sense the mass of warm bodies poised above us. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Despite his silence he is poised, alert, the comers of his mouth tensed. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He is not a maniac anymore; he is perfectly controlled, perfectly poised. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I wanted to bottle her poise and bathe in it daily. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Others argued that Denmark needed a more warlike king to challenge Norway, which stood poised to strike our leaderless state. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I was poised to run, but before the bartender could even get out from behind the bar Emma had upended the drink he’d poured her, spilling brown liquor everywhere. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I want to learn the beauty of being poised. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The orderly troupe of farm animals lined along the windowsill and the straitlaced dolls poised in the various rooms of their open-sided mansion waited for the gem of her first sentence. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

You can’t teach a baby to walk by explaining the matter to her logically—she has to learn the strange poise of walking by experience. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only then did I realize I was poised in a sort of half-crouch, one hand out like a wrestler. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Lily waits across the room poised at another door, expecting me to follow. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Captain Reed scrambled up the bowsprit and stood there, poised over the hissing sea, howling for the pure joy of it. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He’s pouring water from the kettle through two filters poised over mugs and has begun singing to himself in Spanish. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Emily’s pen was poised over her open binder, ready to take notes. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I look out the window, at the planes perched on the runway, gleaming and poised for flight. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

She said this with all of the odd poise and direction that the great American injury demands of you. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Nowhere was safe, not with the citadel poised to topple. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She balanced the yellow notebook Robin had given her on her lap, pencil poised. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Bigger had the queer feeling that his own exhaustion formed a hair-line upon which his feelings were poised, and that the man’s driving frenzy would suck him into its hot whirlpool. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He looked down and felt like a bird, or a god, poised above them all. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Far back, almost in darkness, he is poised to strike. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She turned to Frances, sitting smiling, her hands folded, her head poised on her long neck, her lips pursed ready to start talking again. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

She found to her agony, that the doctor was still there, poised needle and all. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

In retrospect, that statement seems prescient, but it merely reflected the mood already widespread among the young in Durham’s black community as America stood poised on the cusp of a new and turbulent decade. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I stopped and my senses poised themselves on the brink of insensibility, ready to swoop away at the merest nod from me. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the most part they carried themselves with poise, a kind of dignity. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was nothing to be surprised at anymore; the intention craft stood behind him, poised on the slope and perfectly level. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The poise which he told us he valued so highly had disappeared. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

A naked boy stood on the water, poised to duel with a bravo’s blade in hand. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He sat motionless, pencil poised, staring at the blank paper. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The deer was some way ahead, poised for flight. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

The rest of us are still poised around the plain, sizing up the situation, and she's got hers. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

They were so wrought and poised upon their huge hinges, posts of steel driven into the living stone, that when unbarred they could be moved with a light thrust of the arms, noiselessly. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Finnick and I stand with our weapons poised while he works the spile in, but no threat appears. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

His Roman candle is still poised in the air, but the tube is smoking, empty. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

They stand side by side, their hands folded together in front of their stomachs as proper young ladies should place them, but their smiles aren’t genteel and poised. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Every touchable surface was a disease waiting to happen, every speck of dust an allergen poised to swell your nose and clog your ducts, every toothbrush bristle a bacterial playground. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Father was poised to go on with the story when suddenly Tata Ndu stood right straight up, cutting him off in the middle of hammering home his message. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Maia, standing poised on tip-toe, lifted up her arms and sprang into the air. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

I stood with my suitcase in my hand, poised to leave. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The As were judged to be much more alert, poised, attractive, and well dressed. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

But right now she was coming toward her, those aquamarine fingernails poised like talons. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Buddy crouched by the door and held the iron skillet by its handle, his arm flexed and poised. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“This will give you poise and balance when you’re walking in your gown,” she reminds me. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

But God is only a white cold eye, a quarter-moon poised above the smoke, blinking, blinking, as the city is gradually pounded to dust. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The bundle I carried, for all that it contained so little, grew heavier with each step; my neck was stiff with the effort of holding my head steady, for the bundle was poised on top. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the object that had frightened me half to death, standing right in the middle of the room, was the golden silhouette of a fetterling, poised to attack, with legends coiling around its chain body. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The colonel lifted the box of matches, took one out and held it poised against the striking surface, watching with glowering eyes for the chaplain’s next sign of defiance. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The female goshawk rose, dove, and rose again, her huge feet with their black talons poised to grab her flesh. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

His excellent manners, educated voice, and physical poise marked him as a gentleman. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Sleeper stared at the lightning bolt poised an inch from his heart. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The crew were on their feet briskly, to furl the sail, and stow it; then, each in place, they poised the smooth oar blades and sent the white foam scudding by. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hollow looked up to see the rock sailing toward it and poised to jump again—but there wasn’t time. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

She had frozen in midcrawl, her weight all poised on one knee and one muddy hand. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I wait too because Mom’s just come into the bedroom from the shower, and the first word poised to come out of my mouth would have had her up in arms. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

With all the scandals happening, the final between Team Phoenix Riders and Team Andromeda is already poised to be the most widely watched game in Warcross history. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Matthew says, his coffee mug poised near his mouth. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Alicia, are you pregnant?” she asked, still standing with a cake knife poised in the air. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Lombard's leaping body stayed poised in midspring then crashed heavily to the ground. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

These links helped her break more messages, which she then shared with the agencies best poised to act on them. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I catch his tongue poised on the precipice between his front teeth. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

A third tumbler containing pieces of soft fruit stood poised at the end of the diving board. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

This time her savior was an eagle, who poised on his great wings beside her, seized the flask from her with his beak and brought it back to her full of the black water. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

One hundred fifty-four thousand of us G.I.s and Marines were poised to hit the Hagushi beaches. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She seems poised to sit down without addressing these questions, but then changes her mind. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

They all held polished violins under their chins, the bows poised at identical angles. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

After making this last entry, Teddy continued to keep his attention on the page and his bail-point pen poised, as though there were more to come. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Meera moved in a wary circle, her net dangling loose in her left hand, the slender threepronged frog spear poised in her right. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He would enter on another day, when he had read all the books uptown, an achievement that would, he felt, lend him the poise to enter any building in the world. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

He hung up, waited a moment to make sure his poise was the way he wanted it to be, then dialed Trucho. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

One by one, Miss New Jersey greets the rest of the contestants, so gracious, poised, and well spoken. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The creatures swung upward, hung poised against the sky for an instant, then climbed swiftly and sped westward. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

As the inmate apologized to me, Goldman sized it all up and awaited my verdict: He was poised to jump the guy if I deemed it an attack. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The potter stood over the boy with the cane still poised for another strike. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Georges Melies was sitting at a desk that he had dragged to the center of the room, a pen poised in his hand as though he were a giant version of the automaton. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

On the ranch his possessions had never really been unpacked, for Lee had lived poised to go someplace else. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

And inside the small chamber, kneeling before a darkness so black that it seemed poised to devour the world, was Cain. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

A poised, unaffected person was never ridiculous, at least in his own mind, Dad told us. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

The problem is, I’m not poised at all. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I get to the front door, my hand poised above the handle, then I stop. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom sat still, pen poised in hand, eyes fixed on her papers. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sensing that the GAC was poised to reject the Super, they worked to shore up support for the weapon well before the committee issued its report. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

After watching me for a while with her pen poised, Simone lowers her clipboard. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

The dog-driver held the axe poised in his hand, and as Buck shot past him the axe crashed down upon mad Dolly’s head. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she knew that even if the knives were not poised above her optic nerve, she would attend to her nephews only out of duty. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

A group of tourists wandered along the streets, their cameras poised, their glittering eyeglasses shining like sparklers. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She seized my arm and we were poised face to face in the middle of the walk. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was poised on the teakwood transom, raising a beer in a toast to the great fish. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

We’re poised on the border with everything we might need for an eventual destiny assembled around us. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They rose, rolling up through him like smoke, into his throat, poised there behind the gate of his teeth. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Islimach made a mighty leap, hung poised in the air a moment, then plummeted to the rocks below. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

He had a sudden vision of things watching him, from in among the trees, of eyes glinting, and spears poised. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

When he finally pulled his gaze upward, he seemed almost surprised to find Chronicler sitting across the table, pen poised above his inkwell. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The two were poised there, their heels over the gap. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Though Mary Alice was getting a little too leggy to be a child star, Mother said taking tap would give her poise. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then, when they were all poised, he cried in a voice that sounded like God’s, “Two.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

The fire engine, polished and poised in another part of town? Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mommy stood poised over that option like a hawk. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cracked my knuckles and grabbed the Player Two joystick with my left hand, poising my right hand over the Flap button. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The mantelpiece held, in brave confusion, photographs, greeting cards, flowered mottoes, two silver candlesticks that held no candles, and a green metal serpent, poised to strike. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Her poise was firm, direct, and carried an authority to it. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The ill-made knight turned to his oldest friend, to the first person he had loved with his poises. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel looked down at her feet, poised in perfect third position, and then undid them and followed her mom into the kitchen. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

What would she have said to the prince’s bargain, had she known she would come to stand poised to lose so much? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

One of the ferocious birds came to rest on the Crochan and for an instant remained poised there, beating its wings. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Life’s unfair, Sosie thought as she poised her stick to strike. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

She gets the spelling off the tag on my shirt, then, already poised to jot down the next name, says, “R-and-W.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He saw now: it was a black tower poised above the outer pass. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The White House butlers who staffed the residence, mostly African American men who were our age or older, stood poised to help us with anything we needed. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He was dashing and dejected, poised and chagrined. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He put on the gloves and took up the pencil in a trembling hand and held it poised over the paper. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The fog closed in briefly, and when it thinned the caribou was poised above Amaroq, his cleaver-like hoofs aimed at his head. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was holding the collar of his royal robes in one fist, and the tip of my sword was poised right over his face. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

While the rest of the players scrambled around like puppies, this kid was a statue, hands poised waist high, eyes glued to the coach’s bat. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Mama hears it, too, and stops, her fingers poised a few centimeters off the keys. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I stand perfectly still, the paper poised in my hand. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

She stared at him as she stood poised for departure. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat on the couch after the show, my pencil still poised over a blank page, and stared straight ahead. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

His poise, his explicitness, the assured presentation of verifiable detail impressed Nye—though, of course, the boy was lying. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Outside, the night seemed poised on tiptoe, waiting, waiting, holding its breath for the storm. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Natural history, the subject that gripped Darwin at Cambridge, was not particularly poised to solve Herschel’s “mystery of mysteries.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Francie saw the white doctor coming towards her with the cruelly poised needle. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Liyana’s mother stood over the skillet with the spatula poised, like a scientist. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The block was poised and in position; the hole was exactly the right size and shape. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Now, once again, he was waiting for someone to tell him something; once more he was poised on the verge of action and commitment. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She had started humming sadly to herself, but she stopped, her rag poised midway between the bucket and the floor, as if suddenly aware of my presence behind her. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she would start to make dinner, but would stop halfway, the water running full steam in the sink, her knife poised in the air over half-chopped vegetables, silent, tears flowing. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

You could see people poised nervously, waiting as tensely as if Mr. Birkway was going to announce someone’s execution. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

He stares for a moment, the bottle poised at his lips. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

And then at three or four in the morning, when the sun was poised to rise again, I would start the fast all over again. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

In an instant, I see his finger poised over the trigger and hear the bullet slide into the chamber, and I fire. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

That was why he had been swinging the poises. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment he waited there, poised, and kissed her—he took her lower lip between his lips and gently held it there. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

At eight hundred feet Henry slowed down the helicopter screws, and they hung for a minute or two poised above the fading landscape. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, thought Ishmael, bending over his typewriter, his fingertips poised just above the keys: the palpitations of Kabuo Miyamoto’s heart were unknowable finally. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

A Reb came over a rock, bayonet fixed, black thin point forward and poised, face seemed blinded, head twitched. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

By 1933, their collaboration had poised the University of California to take its place as one of the great academic centers of the world, one of the richest institutions and most ambitious. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

It was as if the three fates were approaching, their scissors poised to snip the knot that was keeping Dedd’s life from falling apart. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Arms out, her body poised like a diving bird, she was just a shadow against the swirling mist. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Slowly she bent one knee, lowered herself, remained there poised, then rose again. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He sat up quickly, pulled the book out from under him, put on a green eyeshade, and waited with his pen poised in the air. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

They were all there, all of them: the twins, poised and alert in the windowsill; Francis, with his back to me; Henry beside him; and Bunny across the table, reared back in his chair. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The ninja paused, her foot poised in the air. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Inside is my brother, poised with a snowball, and Grace Smeath crowned with flowers. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Recovering her poise, she said firmly to Fabyan, “That remains, Sir, for you to find out.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

However, he didn’t lose his grip on the suspension ring, and Lee could see him safely poised, ready to swing himself clear. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But in most of the photographs, he peered out from behind two sixteen-ounce boxing gloves, crouched low in a boxer’s stance, his arms poised and coiled like snakes. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aurelia, for her part, entered the Colosseum with calm, steady steps, her head, draped with a blue and silver palla, poised, the picture of youthful dignity. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Sing of its two cartridges, one for typing and one for correcting, that so eloquently represented her predicament, poised between the print of genetics and the Wite-Out of surgery. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Adams suspected that Hamilton, whom he had formerly distrusted and now utterly loathed, saw himself as an American Napoleon, poised to declare martial law and present himself as the available savior. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

She hung poised there and counted to ten, then lowered herself slowly. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He stares straight at the lens, the knife in his hand, poised, for the camera’s benefit, over the cake, his face shining with impending adolescence. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The silver lightning flashed in his eyes and he knew that the men had taken pictures of him with the cat poised upon his shoulder. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I ran up the stairs and grabbed Rosaleen from behind, stopping her with one foot poised in the air, searching for the next step. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Much like how he seemed poised to take care of us now. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

By then the grove was ringed by rangers, sliding past the bone-white trees, steel glinting in black-gloved hands, poised for slaughter. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

By early afternoon, we are poised to carry it out. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The actors, poised in their places, paid close heed. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Winchell looked good, setting up with poise in the pocket, throwing nicely, no rushed throws skittering off the hand. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother, hands still poised over the keys of the typewriter, stared at Flora with her mouth open. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

It was some time before the boy stopped battering at the motionless corpse, and even when he did stop, he held the bar poised over one shoulder, panting raggedly and looking around wildly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The next thing I knew, the young lady was standing, with enviable poise, beside my table. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

This conferred instant credibility upon his preferred role as designated truth teller, poised to expose the chaotic reality beneath all uplifting accounts of the Revolution. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I clung to the rough plank, poised far out over the water, giving all my might to the service of balance. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was nervously poised, waiting for what the new flow of events would bring. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

But as I poised, uneasy, with a dry throat, the smooth white path from my feet to his feet blurred. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

And yet she had to wonder, as she lay on the floor, her sweaty hands poised to guide the spoke, if indeed she could ever love Rasheed’s child as she had Tariq’s. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

His thick lips worked soundlessly for a moment before he gained his poise. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Mozart’s emotional subtext, on the other hand, is disguised beneath the sheen of decorum and poise required of an eighteenth-century artisan. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

She pointed to a bunch of people who were clustered around a redheaded boy and a girl in braids who sat on the couch across from each other, sketch pads poised on their laps. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

There, poising her flushing, the arch-stone of the realm, he made an end. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was young but poised and had a knack for making her feel good even when she was inclined to feel otherwise. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I was a successful mortgage broker, married, seemingly poised at the sweet prime of my life. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like locusts they came, hung poised, descended all around him on the heather. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Painfully, his muscles and bones protesting, he lifted himself from the mattress and poised, on one elbow, to thrust himself from the bed. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Right at the Balrog’s feet it broke, and the stone upon which it stood crashed into the gulf, while the rest remained, poised, quivering like a tongue of rock thrust out into emptiness. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The J-3 was sitting at the beginning of the runway and was polished, painted, and poised to fly. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Though the bindings on her pink-and-yellow gown crushed her ribs, and the pearls and diamonds around her neck strangled her, she kept her chin high, poised. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

His theories on social poise, although requiring some minor revision as the family grew larger, were constant to the extent that they hinged on unaffectation. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

On my way back I kept my stick poised for instant use, but there was not a single boy in sight. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the Owner, with the icy stone of Talent poised to melt into his skin, was grinning. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Ephialtes towered over Percy and Jason, both halves of his broken spear poised over their heads. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She did not know that a man’s thrusts could suspend memory, that it was possible to be poised in a place where she could not think or remember but only feel. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

With dignity, Matthew opened the can of peaches and sat poised with a huge spoon he had selected from Lillian’s silver service. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked over my shoulder and saw Florah on the edge of the bed, her legs dangling over the side, poised to follow. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever mechanism within you is responsible for adrenaline, it has never been so sleek and polished, so keenly poised to pump out a warming squirt of adrenal fluid. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Gideon is on the other side, hand poised to knock. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Finnick, glistening and gorgeous, stands a few yards away, with a trident poised to attack. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She sat upon a bench threading a long needle in and out of a shoe sole and she stopped and held the needle poised and her mouth gaped open and showed her blackened teeth. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

He grasped the bars of the window firmly, ready to pull, and stood poised. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

At one point, she launches up in the air, over a small barrel and lands poised on her tiptoes. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

For the last two hours he had been whirling a pair of dumb-bells in the air—he called them “poises”—and singing to himself a song with no words and no tune. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maud was poised elegantly on the edge of her favorite leather chair, and I saw that she had changed out of her silk pantsuit and into one of her favorite embroidered Tbnisian tunics. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

I held the pen poised above the paper for a moment, then put it down. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She blushed—automatically conferring on me the social poise I’d been missing. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

His dagger was out, poised at her throat. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She held her pen, poised to take notes. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

There Carl stood in the Islander s spotlight, a big man in bib overalls poised in his boat’s bow, a kerosene lantern clutched in one hand and an air horn dangling from the other. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

In the other window, my favorite one, was the kind-faced Jesus, poised with his hand in front of a large wooden door. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The poise of the head strikes one at once as indicative of thought and power; the head is noble, well-sized, broad, and large behind the ears. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

No ordinary clasp would suffice for such a weight, so the greatcloak was held in place by a matched pair of miniature lionesses crouching on his shoulders, as if poised to spring. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The runty little fox stepped out along the branch, tail poised for balance, then coiled himself and leaped out over the heads of the earthbound foxes. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

It was my lack of poise of course that made such a bad impression on people like Mrs. Danvers. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

In the country that she came from, poised forever between the terror of war and the horror of peace, Worse Things kept happening. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Young oarsmen from the assembly chose a crew of two and fifty, as the king commanded, and these filed off along the waterside to where the ship lay, poised above open water. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I imagined here I was poised at the perfect doorway to break out of the prison of my father’s book. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

I am a delicate doll poised inside a snow globe. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I raise the knife, holding it in both hands, its tip poised two feet above his throat. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I was poised for flight, but I was waiting for some event, some word, some act, some circumstance to furnish the impetus. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now, this is real nice,” she said, her fork poised above her plate. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m just what a woman should be,” my mother said, with such coolness and poise that even I was shocked. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The judge said he feared that some will view the decision he is poised to announce without understanding the severity and complexity of distraction science. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

She was poised for running, as though she were going to sprint off, im-mediately, to wherever her father was. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rue poised on her toes, arms slightly extended, like a bird about to take flight. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The fading vortex drifted away down stream and then I saw the arrow again, nose into the current, wavering delicately to the motion of the water above which the Mayflies slanted and poised. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Monsters stood in the grass beside the road; black iron dragons with jewels for eyes, roaring griffins, manticores with their barbed tails poised to strike, and other beasts she could not name. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Ishtar held the pen poised over the checkbook. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

But the audience of doctors has assembled behind the one-way glass, clipboards ready, pens poised. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Dad had enough gall to be divided into three parts, and the ability and poise to backstop the front he placed before the world. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

"For an instant in time I was free and alone in the dark night," he recalled, "poised between two worlds, belonging to neither." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Cob swiveled his stool around and peered at where Chronicler sat next to Bast, pen still poised over his paper. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I thought the upwardly curving sprouts of newer arms made them look like fighters, fists raised, poised to defend the expansive fan of roots no other cactus encroached upon. "Finding the bones was heartbreaking": What I learned about migrants picking up trash at the border 2019-11-30T05:00:00Z

Though audiences won’t see Bruce grow up to become the Caped Crusader, it’s the search for his parents’ killer that appears poised to drive much of the action in Gotham’s first season. Everything You Need to Know About Gotham's Main Players 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z

“Arrested Development” is poised to outperform Netflix’s first original series of the year, “House of Cards,” which was released the same way in February. ‘Arrested Development’ Returns on Netflix 2013-05-23T19:10:17Z

The LPs that have long existed as the gateway for new Beatles fans are poised to take the Fab Four’s incomparable legacy to even greater heights. The Beatles' "Red" and "Blue" albums reinvigorate the beloved songs with sparkling new clarity 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z

Monday’s Pulitzer win will likely inaugurate a whole new season of honors for Miranda, with the Tony nominations set for May 3 and “Hamilton” poised to dominate. Pulitzers: Broadway’s ‘Hamilton,’ novel ‘The Sympathizer’ among arts winners 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z

Do we care that Trump’s daughters were both in white—Ivanka serenely poised in trousers under a long asymmetric jacket; vivacious Tiffany in a double-breasted coat with gold buttons? Inaugural Fashion: White Is a Color of Mourning 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z

Both on and off screen her poise and confidence left an impression, and many black actresses would later go on to mirror their careers after hers. Diahann Carroll, Indelible Fixture of My Childhood 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z

With luck, a new generation of writers, directors and actors — steeped in a non-binary, anti-shaming sexual culture — is poised to reclaim sex as a crucial element of mainstream style. Perspective | Sex is disappearing from the big screen, and it’s making movies less pleasurable 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z

The evil lift poised over the shark tank a distant second. My favourite Bond film: The Spy Who Loved Me 2012-09-28T10:21:34Z

On that immediate level, Phoenix's Joker seems poised to be a success. Will "Joker" further the stigma of mental illness? 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z

Teetering on the edge of a new era, the National Symphony Orchestra this week offers a program poised midway, even uncertainly, between old and new. At a moment of transition, NSO offers the old-new: 20th-century classical works 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z

Sukhishvili, for all its acrobatics and occasional swordfighting, possesses a refined esthetic, from the live musicians onstage with drums, flutes, guitar and accordion, to the poise of the dancers, with their lifted, dignified bearing. In Sukhishvili Georgian Ballet, elegant tradition meets modern energy 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z

Now, however, Mr. Hardy is planted firmly on “that all is poised to change” terrain: He plays the title role in the probable summer blockbuster “Mad Max: Fury Road,” due May 15. Tom Hardy on Life as the New Mad Max 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z

We have no idea what they were talking about, but we imagine it being totally posh and poised. Pippa Middleton, Michelle Dockery hang out at Wimbledon 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z

Just as Daley is poised to start her dream job and move into a California cottage with her doting boyfriend, her father nosedives, and Daley moves back home and tries to save him. New Books by Ivan Doig, Ayelet Waldman and Lily King 2010-07-14T22:50:00Z

But Payton is nothing if not a politician — and with the poised smile of the many, many politicians before him, he graciously accepts this campaign trail meal. “The Politician”: From Olive Garden to green juice, food reveals the show’s true politics 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z

It is Jessica Chastain, her hair as black as a raven’s wing, her eyes as mad as cracked marbles, her remarkable chin poised to trouble the sleep of the righteous. ‘Crimson Peak,’ a Guillermo del Toro Gothic Romance in High Bloody Style 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z

The mezzo-soprano Sara Murphy sang with poise and emotive force in the ominous third movement, her words underpinned by an insistent ostinato. American Symphony Orchestra Samples the 20th Century 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z

He directs while playing the violin with the athleticism of a skateboarder: half on, half off his podium, poised and daring. ACO/Tognetti 2010-08-31T22:00:00Z

Advertisement “Black Earth,” whose American edition arrives with ringing endorsements from Henry A. Kissinger, Zbigniew Brzezinski and Leon Wieseltier, among others, seems poised to generate a fresh round of argument, in scholarly circles and beyond. Timothy Snyder’s ‘Black Earth’ Puts Holocaust, and Himself, in Spotlight 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z

California lawmakers are poised to quadruple funding for the state's film and TV tax credit program, but industry supporters aren't leaving anything to chance. Proposal to expand California film tax credit to get a show of support 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z

Raw Sound is anything but: this is a honed sound, powerful and polished, pristine in its poised, punchy poignancy. New band of the day (Knesset No 1,484) 2013-04-03T16:32:38Z

He has written epoch-shaping criticism, published novels, and produced a body of art poised on a line between Minimalism and Conceptualism. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z

Dickinson is riveting as the lesser-known Giovanni, a poised young Black woman with a soft surface and a spine of steel. ‘Lessons in Survival: 1971’ Review: The Past Echoes in the Present 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z

Her Oberon, in another debut, was Anthony Huxley, a dancer of magnificent line and poise. Review: City Ballet Debuts in Season Finale 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z

It is well placed to profit from the actions of a wayward, bellicose US administration; poised to become the undisputed global superpower. Ai Weiwei: ‘Without the prison, the beatings, what would I be? 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z

In the Ravel concerto, he was rhythmically crisp in the opening movement, poised in the lyrical central Adagio and nimble in the concluding Presto. Pablo Heras-Casado leads the L.A. Philharmonic through a riveting performance of Ravel and Stravinsky 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z

The singers showed extraordinary stamina, poise and commitment. Music Review: A Celebration of Orchestral Excellence at Spring for Music 2014-05-06T09:39:39Z

Föttinger’s elegance and poise at the start of the play helped make Hermann’s subsequent humiliations and his ultimate downfall all the more tragic. A Homecoming, of Sorts, for Viennese Plays 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z

To add insult to injury, Equifax is poised to make millions off its own data breach, in which some 145 million Americans had their private information stolen. John Oliver Hacks into Equifax on Last Week Tonight 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z

What lifts Lozano’s work above cartooning, though, is her formal confidence and poise, which lends poise to the images. Art in Review: LEE LOZANO: ?Tools? 2011-02-10T23:26:08Z

Read more about the restaurants Florence Fabricant is most excited about this season, along with old favorites poised for a comeback. The 2017 Fall Restaurant Preview 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z

With Full Frontal, Bee is poised to take Stewart’s lead in hitting current affairs head on, but from a firmly feminist perspective. Samantha Bee: 'I'm the only woman stupid enough to do this job' 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z

Thousands of theater owners and studio executives are gathering this week amid rising expectations that the motion picture industry is poised to hit the jackpot. CinemaCon: Theater and studios bullish on 2015 box office 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z

In any case, the returns on being a sitting Democrat in Congress seem poised to diminish in a hurry; those who stay on may soon pine for screaming matches over what bills to pass. It’s been a tense year of infighting for Democrats. And this might be as good as it gets. 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z

Poor Emilio, who is usually so poised and mature, is taking a fair amount of ridicule. "Project Runway" recap: What tools 2010-03-05T15:06:00Z

Winston’s back – and the nation’s back – is up against the wall in 1940, and he’s going it alone with the Nazis poised across the Channel. Prowling panthers, paranormal spies and vengeful ice-skaters: must-see movies of 2018 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z

It was second only to local TV news as the most popular news platform and seems poised to pass that medium, too, project director Tom Rosenstiel said. Report: Internet usage transforming news industry 2011-03-14T04:06:09Z

Netflix is poised to lose popular comedies “Friends” and “The Office” as the battle for streaming viewers intensifies. Classic sitcom 'Seinfeld' will head to Netflix in 2021 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z

Yes, the movie has already been shot and edited, and is poised for release. John Oliver teases return with 'Fifty Shades of Grey' audition 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z

Pole dancers from Argentina and Venezuela displayed a skillful blend of poise and athleticism to be crowned South American champions in Buenos Aires on the weekend. South American pole dancing champions crowned in Buenos Aires 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z

You suspect that a few more years of being interviewed will knock the unstuffiness out of her, to be replaced with the usual actorly poise and polish. Florence Pugh: ‘Me, the next Kate Winslet? That’s ridiculous’ 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z

She may no longer seem quite the pillar of poise, spontaneity, and reason without a background so reliably unhinged. Megyn Kelly, the Glittering Aberration 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z

They were poised to be the toast of the town. Washington society and Team Trump: A year in, the fear and loathing is mutual 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z

Regal and a little chilly on the outside, Phyllis is an emotional volcano under her poised hauteur. Music Review: Karen Akers at the Oak Room - Review 2011-10-03T21:42:51Z

"I won't talk about this too long because I'll cry at this point," Smiley says, his voice cracking without losing his TV host poise. Tavis Smiley remembers his friend Maya Angelou 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z

ES: I enjoy creating for the woman who, no matter what her years, wears my clothes with the poise of youth. Elsa Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada Meet at the Met 2012-04-11T22:09:12Z

But instead of referencing her other credentials, it chose to headline the piece: “Mother of three poised to lead the BBC”. Feisty, flounce and bossy: the words used to put women down 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z

Strands of solo instruments emerge from a billowing cloud of sound, poised between meditation and violence. Kaija Saariaho: 11 Essential Works 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z

Hopefully Morris, who is expected back shortly after recovering from surgery, will get a second bite at that particular fruit, with a fall menu poised to debut upon his return. Review | Cherry needs to bring more heat to the W Hotel 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z

Following the show’s successful debut, transgender characters appear poised to enter a number of other programs, ushering in a new chapter for television. Hollywood’s Surprising New Character 2013-08-02T09:45:43Z

When her dad was diagnosed with prostate cancer, at a moment when Visqueen seemed poised to break nationally, she took time off to care for him. Visqueen calls it quits, but not Rachel Flotard 2011-11-24T01:47:42Z

Filming in black and white, with poised images isolating the action, Munch directed a film that, at a casual glance, looks as if it might even be a documentary. The Front Row: “The Hours and Times” 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z

But CIA officer Mathison can see something no else does: that Brody has been turned and is now a double agent poised to attack America. Claire Danes on the end of Homeland: 'It was so nice to play such a badass' 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z

“The American story is wild, uncapturable and discomfiting, and our fiction — our literature — is poised to challenge and deeply change us as it becomes ever more inclusive and ecocentric.” Author Joy Williams honored by Library of Congress 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z

The Guardian's production staff stood poised in front of a bank of screens. WikiLeaks: Strained relation, accusation ? and crucial revelations 2011-01-31T20:00:01Z

Gerstein was poised and elegant in the central andante but hard-hitting in the outer movements, which were superbly dextrous but short on wit. Philharmonia/Gardner – review 2013-02-19T18:09:42Z

Ms. Aizawa’s refined playing proved an ideal match for the men’s poised interpretation, the first movement’s melody, wistful and robust by turns, unfolding with characterful vigor. Music Review: Metropolitan Museum Artists in Concert at the Met 2013-01-14T22:11:48Z

Rhode Island, Georgia and Missouri are poised to end their credits, while Connecticut and Michigan are looking at scaling back theirs. Newark's film hopes snag on New Jersey budget fight 2011-03-11T21:11:50Z

It was an oddly inarticulate explanation for an anchor known for his verbal facility and poise. Brian Williams, in Raw Form, Delivers an Apology on ‘Today’ 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z

Near the center of the picture two women are each poised on point. Degas?s Ballet at the Phillips Collection and Royal Academy 2011-09-02T12:39:28Z

“We wanted to show, even in a time of great crisis, she was poised. And she was somebody who had great courage and who had a lot of promise ahead of her.” What really happened at Chappaquiddick? A new movie explores the truth we’ll never know. 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z

Servers, with a finger poised over lips, signaled everyone to eat in silence. A New Alinea Plans to Serve Emotions as Well as Entrees 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z

As Mattie, she's all business, possessed of a willful poise that first infuriates and then impresses all those raw men whose help she needs in fulfilling her mission. True Grit Review: Trading the Dude for the Duke 
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She drops her cheerful poise for an instant and carefully picks her way through an answer: It’s not a matter of preference. Art Review: You Must Remember This 2011-08-18T21:47:02Z

If memory was the problem, he had no similar trouble in the slow movement, played with glowing sound and lyrical poise, or in the final rondo, dispatched with delicacy, clarity and brio. Music Review: Cyprien Katsaris at the International Keyboard Festival 2012-07-17T22:20:52Z

The results may seem puzzling, but it is clear that at the time they were all convinced that art was poised to enter an era of unlimited possibilities. Sonderbund show recreated 100 years after galvanising Europe's art world 2012-10-02T13:00:29Z

Now the Syrian army, backed by Assad's Russian and Iranian allies, is poised to recapture the city after taking back all but a pocket of rebel territory in the east. Pictures of splendors past: Aleppo before the war 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z

After years of sustaining themselves on the cheap-to-produce but profitable reality genre, the NBCUniversal-owned cable networks are now poised to mingle at the scripted cable party. Bravo and E! networks take the plunge into scripted TV programming 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z

Impressively credentialed and equally poised, the former Ukraine ambassador’s testimony prompted a standing ovation in the hearing room, but it didn’t prompt adoring comparisons to any deceased icons. Perspective | What does female authority sound like? Marie Yovanovitch and Fiona Hill just showed us. 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z

The view here is that of an eagle poised above the Red River--hundreds of feet below--and the rugged, sheer cliffs that enclose its gorge. Visit the South's Arch Country 2011-05-18T13:20:07.640Z

Groeper credits values he learned as a longtime Boy Scout for his poise under pressure. Scout prepared for daring subway rescue 2011-08-17T02:18:00Z

The Oscars are poised to be especially bland this year, with their lack of diversity, predictable narratives and old-fashioned reverence for movies about white male rage. Jennifer Lopez at the Super Bowl? It’s the Role She Was Born to Play 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z

At 25, Ms. Rashad, who graduated from the California Institute of the Arts in 2008, seems poised between drama school and stardom. Condola Rashad Shows Star Qualities in ?Stick Fly? 2012-01-04T22:54:01Z

Millennials, the generation that began to come of age after the turn of the century, have given no indication that they are poised to step in. The Wine Business Sees a Problem: Millennials Aren’t Drinking Enough 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z

Documenting a similar preternatural poise, “Primary” is less an image of history unfolding than it is the history of an image. J.F.K. at Dawn’s Early Light of Reality TV 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z

Perhaps it’s the only plausible endpoint for this album, poised between music and entropy. Radiohead’s Thom Yorke Releases a Surprise Album 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z

Lap Chi Chu’s lightning and Broken Chord’s music and sound design help create the sense of a quotidian world poised against endless night. Theater Review: In ‘Appropriate,’ Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Subverts Tradition 2014-03-17T02:00:16Z

Thus does Gurney, exercising the divine omnipotence of playwrights, generously present the last of his muddled men of privilege, resigned to his extinction and poised on the edge of the eternity of the open sea. Review: The Ages of A.R. Gurney in the Wistful ‘Final Follies’ 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z

With his poise and experience, he continues to get hired for social services and teaching jobs over others with advanced degrees in his field. Daemond Arrindell returns poetry to the people 2013-04-05T01:39:16Z

In the Violin Concerto, Hilary Hahn’s lean, focused sound was a perfect fit for this orchestra and this repertory, poised between rawness and refinement. Review: The Minnesota Orchestra’s White Light and White Heat 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z

The first performance, a Friday evening, sounded fine, the players poised. Geffen and Gustavo: Mixed Boons for the New York Philharmonic 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z

“Black Panther,” poised to be a formidable awards contender this year, may change that. Michael B. Jordan Is Finally in Control. Now What? 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z

“This Is Pleasure,” by Mary Gaitskill, a volume the size of a large cellphone or a slender gift book, seems perfectly poised to stir up a ruckus. Review | A new novel explores the nuance of #MeToo accusations. Are we ready for that? 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z

He was poised to be the city’s biggest national star since the emergence of Kendrick Lamar before he became an inmate in Texas. 03 Greedo has spent the last two years in a Texas prison but is still the beating heart of L.A.’s rap scene 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z

Curiously, the president’s left foot is poised just over a bunch of African blue lilies, as though he’s about to crush them. Review | The Obamas’ portraits are not what you’d expect, and that’s why they’re great 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z

She wasn’t done until she had flaunted some wailing lead guitar and then eased the song back down, with poised dynamics at every moment — the kind of real-time musicianship the Grammys still hope to reward. The Best and Worst of the Grammys 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z

Throughout, Makeba has taken up the burden of activism with sturdiness and poise, freeing her voice in the hope that others might be made free. ‘Dreaming Zenzile’ Review: A Tribute to Mama Africa 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z

He is now poised to play a supporting role The Invention of Hugo Cabret, a magic-realist drama to be directed by Martin Scorsese. Sacha Baron Cohen tipped for Walter Mitty remake 2010-04-19T14:14:00Z

The Horrors' enjoyable Skying, out this week, may not be it, but they do sound poised to make one. Who will make the next Great British Rock Album? 2011-07-14T21:00:02Z

The last "Transformers" film seemed poised to exceed $100 million on its opening weekend but wound up falling just short, with $98 million. Sequel or reboot? Paramount plays it both ways with new 'Transformers' 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z

Others are black and whites, intended for an album cover, of Madonna looking poised and fragile. Trove of 1980s Madonna pop culture awaits auction 2014-01-22T13:44:44Z

Sue is a thin, well-dressed, poised and attractive woman somewhere around her early 60s, so close to my age. A liberal in the South: I didn’t mean to scream at that woman about abortion rights, but I was not in control 2015-06-21T04:00:00Z

He also conducted a stately, poised and elegant account of ’s “Linz” Symphony. Music Review: Rendering Elgar?s Mercurial Impressions 2010-12-10T22:00:00Z

She was poised, too, to secretly cooperate with Andrew Morton, a tabloid reporter determined to blow the lid on the Wales’s terrible marriage. A Low Point for the Monarchy, in a New Season of ‘The Crown’ 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z

Marxism Today is, though, nicely poised between scepticism and near admiration. Fastest! Tallest! Marxist! The visual art of Phil Collins 2011-02-06T22:29:00Z

The End of the ‘Idol’ Era As TV's most popular show seems poised to lose its crown to 'Dancing With the Stars,' we wonder how America will be different when 'American Idol' becomes a has-been. How American Idol Lost to Dancing With the Stars 2010-04-21T17:48:00Z

And after signing with Warner Music, she now looks poised to achieve the same level of fame on a global scale. Pop music’s beauty standard is depressingly narrow and white 2013-09-09T19:52:00Z

He brings a similar intensity, as well as far more poise, to the character of Tommy Shelby, a gangster trying to find his bearings and sanity in post-World War I England. What’s on TV Thursday: ‘Peaky Blinders’ and ‘Great News’ 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z

In most other ways, though, servers are poised and helpful. Restaurant Review: Little Park in TriBeCa 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z

The 34-year-old veteran of Mad Men and Community, now positioned to break out in her Netflix vehicle GLOW, radiates the steely poise and self-possessed charm of a career diplomat’s wife. Alison Brie: ‘If you’re imagining me from Mad Men, you’re in for shock therapy’ 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z

The mission involves chaos, turmoil, trouble—but Percy’s vision, his efforts, and his reports are models of poise, purpose, and precision. “The Lost City of Z” Resuscitates Cinema’s Classic Adventure Tale 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z

It was almost regal in a way; her understated poise spoke volumes. Esperanza Spalding, effortlessly reaching new heights at 9:30 Club 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z

You don’t notice the distortions at first because of how subtly Ingres folded her parts into a configuration of interlocking ovals, giving the impression of perfect poise. Perfect Poise, Pulled From Jaws of Distortion 2010-12-30T22:46:46Z

Brown is well poised to exploit a fresh readership. Sarah Brown to pen 'intimate' memoirs 2010-06-13T23:05:00Z

The chain, poised to open another branch in Virginia Beach, promises “scratch-made fun.” Tupelo Honey in Arlington is an experience that’s far from sweet 2015-06-27T04:00:00Z

The play’s conclusion, a scene so gentle and soft-spoken that it’s almost thrown away, finds Frisky poised to turn back into Martha. 'Liberian Girl’: A Harrowing Descent Into War 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z

Scott wrote in his review for The Times, “is that in spite of her name, she’s spectacularly graceless, utterly lacking in the poised femininity that the pageant celebrates.” What’s on TV This Week: ‘Mr. Soul!’ and the Golden Globes 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z

In its early years, poised on the brink of the digital revolution, it was known for the DIY, analog dissemination of its ideas and values. Riot Grrrls stake a new space in 'Alien She' 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z

The artist’s approach is clearly improvisational, but as the freewheeling yet poised “As for the Future” demonstrates, Michael knows exactly when to stop. Review | In the galleries: Biennial survey celebrates Mid-Atlantic artists of many mediums 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z

With a poised and tender voice of her own, she was claiming songs that are part of her shared heritage as a Brazilian musician, as much as they might be a daughter’s inheritance. Music Review: Maria Rita, From Brazil, Revisits Her Mother’s Songs 2014-02-03T23:07:48Z

When we last see him, Ashbery is poised at a crossroads, his apprenticeship complete and the future cresting like a wave about to break. A Fascinating Deep Dive Into John Ashbery’s Early Years 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z

Copenhagen’s culinary awakening and Stockholm’s trend-setting fashion may have ignited the world’s current infatuation with Nordic culture; now Helsinki is poised for the spotlight. 45 Places to Go in 2012 2012-01-06T17:44:12Z

Pedersen’s physical density and natural poise bring to mind the screen presence of a Robert Mitchum or late-period Gary Cooper — his “Mystery Road” character looks strong as an ox and immovable as chiseled granite. Aaron Pedersen Is a Different Kind of Archetypal Leading Man 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z

Clean, "tolerant", and promoting a new album, Eminem seems poised to enjoy the zenith of his career. Eminem speaks out in favour of gay marriage 2010-06-18T09:16:00Z

Her festival now firmly established as a well­respected mecca for film lovers and filmmakers alike, Johnson seems poised to expand its role as a place where deals are made. Emma Stone glitzed up the Middleburg Film Fest. But that’s not why people came. 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z

There she is, slender, fashionably coifed, eminently poised — again and again and again — in photos with a future president, Donald Trump. Ghislaine Maxwell’s tawdry fall from grace — and her new PR push 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z

She grew up in front of people’s eyes and that’s not always easy and she always handled it with grace, elegance and poise. Alexandra Shipp on becoming Aaliyah 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z

The upperclasswomen covertly reviewed us like swimsuit models for poise and grace, sipping on Diet Cokes and whispering as we all chattered nervously. "Bama Rush" reminded me of my own desperate need to belong 2023-06-03T04:00:00Z

This is a minor work by Kiarostami, but well acted and made with eerily deliberate poise. Like Someone in Love – review 2013-06-20T20:00:02Z

It is the bravura performance of a writer, poised at the edge of the day’s vast darkness, gathering all the warmth and light of our inner summer. Review | Ali Smith’s ‘Summer’ concludes her seasonal quartet on a high note 2020-08-14T04:00:00Z

The women have adapted to their fame with poise, but old habits die hard. Geeta and Babita Phogat: ‘Our father taught us never to be scared' 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z

This “disruptive idea” is poised to reach fruition with the announcement Tuesday of a new venture that aims to reinvent how art is shown. Will Superblue Be the ‘Infinity Room’ Writ Large? 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z

McGraw is poised to release a new album, "Two Lanes of Freedom," on Feb. 5 and will tour later this year. Country star McGraw focus of ACM concert special 2013-01-23T17:37:30Z

Performing a rapid-fire medley of Bowie’s most recognizable hits, Gaga sang them with the poise of someone who is entirely comfortable pretending to be someone else. Grammys: Taylor Swift wins the big one, but Kendrick Lamar steals the show 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z

Given those pre-release single sales, “Life at Best” seems poised to open in the top five of Billboard’s Country Albums chart and perhaps within the top 10 on the Billboard 200. ?Crazy Girl? Takes Eli Young Band to a New Level 2011-08-07T06:30:07Z

Angling to dine with the British royals, the extended Trump family reminds a colleague of the ’60s sitcom “The Beverly Hillbillies,” poised to flip the finger bowls. Stephanie Grisham, the Latest White House Memoirist, Offers Apologies and Payback 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z

Along the way, he presented an image of his small television operation as a David poised to overcome the Goliaths of cable news — and perhaps even join forces with the Trump family. Chris Ruddy and Newsmax went all-in on Trump. Now they might pay a price for it. 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z

This alert and classy Britisher seemed poised for Hollywood stardom in the early 1970s. The Saturday interview: Janet Suzman 2011-08-19T23:10:48Z

Each of those events changed the world on its own, and taken together they made America in 1968 feel like a nation poised above the abyss. How Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley spawned Jon Stewart, Bill O’Reilly and all the horrors of TV news 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z

Less intense than he’s been opposite Ms. Netrebko in “Macbeth,” he still sang with glamour and poise. Richard Tucker Benefit Concert Showcases Opera Vocalists 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z

The latter is a beautifully poised, meticulous, but also creative shaping of a new museum out of the bombed-out ruin of an old one. Coming up short 2010-07-24T23:05:00Z

They stop and stare while she finds the sweet spot where gravity will miraculously hold a diamond-shaped slab of rock poised on a granite boulder. The Gimlet Eye: Microcosms of Life: Absurdities With a Cast of Strangers 2010-04-15T01:20:00Z

Plenty of movies this year are poised to be sold as Important at awards time. Fall is the season for Important Movies. But must issues trump excellence? 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z

He played the very start of the melting Adagio second movement with poise. Music Review: Nobuyoki Tsujii Joined Orpheus Orchestra at Carnegie Hall 2014-01-26T19:52:57Z

Interviews with friends and associates, as well as an examination of her writings, reveal her as a complex figure with, as Jacqueline Jackson diagnosed, much to say — poised and self-assured, yet wary. Camille Cosby: A life spent juggling her role as public figure with desire to be private 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z

Her confrontation with Jon unfolded largely as most viewers probably expected it to — arrow poised but stymied by tender cave memories. 'Game of Thrones' Recap: The Battle at Castle Black 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z

Now 89 and a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master, he exudes a dignitary’s poise at the piano, typically working with this trio, featuring Alex Blake on bass and Neil Clarke on percussion. Jazz Listings for June 19-25 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z

This poised documentary posed difficult questions for defenders of cultural boycott about creative freedom, and for flouters like Simon, about political responsibility. TV review: Coming Here Soon; Imagine: Paul Simon's Graceland 2012-07-03T23:04:01Z

The academy went on to praise Mr. Rock for “maintaining his composure under extraordinary circumstances” and thank others involved for “their poise and grace during our telecast.” Will Smith Barred From Attending Oscars for 10 Years After Slap 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z

A name jumps out from Whit Stillman’s first feature, “Metropolitan,” from 1990, with a historical power that virtually gashes the close-knit texture of its script and rends the poised canvases of its images: Averell Harriman. “Metropolitan” and the Enduring Plight of the U.H.B. 2015-08-11T04:00:00Z

You had the sense of Mr. Bennett, poised, calm and good-humored, as a lighthouse in the middle of a churning musical sea, illuminating the way for all approaching ships. Music Review: Tony Bennett at the Metropolitan Opera - Review 2011-09-19T22:54:03Z

But over all the teenagers, who had almost no acting experience before “Game of Thrones,” shrug off the gruesome stuff and have impressed their adult co-stars with their maturity and poise. Sophie Turner and Maisie Williams Have Grown Up on ‘Game of Thrones’ 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z

The group played it, like the rest of the pieces in this interesting if unremitting concert, with relaxed but focused poise. Music Review: Grand Band at Le Poisson Rouge 2012-08-08T20:53:33Z

In 1518, he seemed poised to overrun the whole of North Africa. When the Ottoman Empire Threatened Europe — and the World 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z

But watched again, what is striking in The Man Who Fell to Earth is Bowie’s utter calmness, self-possession and poise. Bowie the film star: imaginative, daring and endlessly charismatic 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z

But interiority remains scant for these handmaids, who are mostly silent figures, important only when the show is poised to bludgeon us with another empty girl-power message like the closing scenes of Episode 4. ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Episode 6: Trade Delegation 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z

In “We Can Joust or We Can Just Make Out,” two aquatic animals sporting unicorn horns do indeed seem poised between sparring and canoodling. ‘Sea Change’ and allusions to climate change among artworks at local galleries in January 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z

"It was such a big tournament, and yet I played with such poise," said Yang, 37. Asia's Top Golfers 2010-07-23T22:00:00Z

In The Finest Hours, those waves seem poised to swallow us, too, particularly if you opt to see the picture in 3D. Review: Chris Pine Rescues The Finest Hours 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z

Cued by Mr. Chiu’s subtle nods and sharp inhalations, the musicians worked through Webernesque squiggles, grainy chords, fidgety arpeggios and the odd fortissimo outburst with an unflappable poise, seemingly oblivious to the outside world’s intrusions. Music Review: Flux Quartet Plays Morton Feldman at Bargemusic 2010-06-06T21:20:00Z

Towering over the dazzling technical virtuosity on display, anchoring the entire enterprise, is Lancaster — poised, nuanced, contemplative, the embodiment of a woefully endangered notion called noblesse oblige. The Week Ahead: Aug. 12 — 18 2012-08-11T03:44:19Z

It lent a touch of anarchy to his poise. On a Youth Kick 2014-02-28T01:05:47Z

Hill was praised for her poise and ability to remain calm amid the political crosswinds and intense scrutiny. The Associated Press picks the top moments on TV from 2019 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z

But the mix of intensity and poise in Ms. Mutter’s account was very special. At Carnegie Hall Opening, Delving Into Levity’s Layers 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z

Action Bronson: The burly, bearded rapper from Queens is poised to release his major-label debut later this year and has been whipping up a frenzy in London before returning to the states for Bonnaroo. On the farm: Here are 10 must-see acts at Bonnaroo 2013-06-12T17:00:17Z

Mosquitoes are poised to be the biggest party crashers of the summer. Don’t let bugs ruin your summer fun: Party pros share their secrets 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z

Ms. Groth was poised and confident before an audience that included former New Yorker colleagues like Mr. Trillin, whose phone messages she once delivered. Janet Groth Describes Her Life at The New Yorker 2012-06-27T22:01:52Z

At the door, young women dressed in black manage customers with chirpy poise and communicate with colleagues through earpieces like junior Secret Service agents. At Din Tai Fung, xiao long bao ? wow! ? and other dumpling delights 2011-02-10T20:47:05Z

She maintained an exquisite poise, leaving the drama to the voice, where it flowered richly in coloratura more expressive than the words themselves. Music Review: Ensemble ACJW With Heras-Casado at Zankel Hall - Review 2011-12-18T22:47:07Z

I was poised to call 999 if there was even the slightest worsening in his chest. My name is Jack Monroe, and I’m an alcoholic. But now I’m recovering… 2019-01-05T05:00:00Z

It suggested that the man poised to become the first African-American president, one celebrated for his language and his eloquence, could not possibly be such a good writer. The invention of Obama 2010-04-23T23:06:00Z

A growing wave of bright young R&B talents is poised to make a bigger splash across Seattle, and possibly beyond, as this new generation of artists comes into its own. Seattle’s R&B scene heats up as a new generation of talents take the spotlight 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z

HBO’s blockbuster fantasy epic Game of Thrones is poised to sweep the board at the Emmy awards after netting 24 nominations on Thursday. Game of Thrones set to dominate Emmys after netting 24 nominations 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z

There were so many of them — fluttering clouds of wings poised on plants — that we lost track of time doing nothing but watch them. A backcountry refuge in Great Smoky Mountains National Park 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z

How can visitors support Boise’s cultural growth, which is real but precariously poised in this moment of the city’s history? Go to Boise for its arts scene? Yep! The booming city is undergoing a cultural renaissance. 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z

Universal's upcoming animated feature "Minions," which hits North American theaters July 10, is also poised for a big opening. 'Jurassic World' to cross $1 billion worldwide after 13 days 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z

The Oscar voters loves a bit of poise and stateliness in their period dramas. Anna Karenina: can it beat Les Miserables in the Oscars race? 2012-06-21T15:26:39Z

“She is poised and carries herself with dignity.” The Post’s 2016 Teacher of the Year: A ‘one-woman powerhouse’ in Md. 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z

She’s played an action hero and sung Sondheim, and she’s poised to have her most memorable performance yet in this fall’s The Girl on the Train, out Oct. How Emily Blunt’s Mary Poppins Will Be Different 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z

Though only 19, Yaeger took the news of her elimination with admirable maturity and poise. 'The Voice' recap: Fierce battles, tough calls and bathroom breaks 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z

A prominent black rectangle with two rounded corners poised on a fat dot suggests a cartoon truck backing into the frame, its bulk enhanced by a dense surface unusual for ink. Beyond Abstract Expressionism: MoMA Rethinks the Art of the 1950s 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z

“Da Vinci’s Demons” is but the latest costume extravaganza poised to charm the fashion set. On the Runway Blog: Historical Dramas Play Out in Fashion, Too 2013-04-19T18:41:40Z

Philip Roth wrote with poise; His prose made you shiver. Style Invitational Week 1313: Dead Letters — our obit poem contest 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z

With the pandemic, protests and another March on Washington planned for August, this year is poised to become a historic one for organizations advocating for racial justice. Philanthropy for protests against racial injustice are pouring in 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z

Small but overtaking a room, hers was a presence much greater than her remarkable attractiveness, stylishness, and poise. Lorraine Hansberry, American radical: She pushed RFK to make “a moral commitment” on civil ri... 2018-12-09T05:00:00Z

And Ms. Chopra, who now seems poised for American success as the Guess Jeans model and a singer, holds the screen like an old-fashioned movie star. Movie Review: ‘Gunday,’ a Bollywood Action-Thriller 2014-02-16T21:40:13Z

Chastain was struck by Turner’s poise when she met her before shooting began. Who Is Sophie Turner Without Sansa Stark? We’re About to Find Out 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z

We always think of Austen as so poised and elegant; there is a sort of rage underneath that lives in this character, which I really liked seeing. Kate Beckinsale: ‘Austen’s Lady Susan is like Emma on steroids’ 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z

Fandango, the nation's largest online movie ticket company, said Wednesday that the upcoming Marvel film is poised to be the biggest August pre-seller in the company's history. Audiences ready to marvel at 'Guardians of the Galaxy' 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z

But now writer Will Self is poised to become the first writer in residence at that bastion of middle-class values, . Will Self in talks to become Radio 4 writer-in-residence 2013-01-18T17:02:38Z

Ms. Mathis — poised, animated yet also quite private — was pushed onto a big stage to talk about herself and her writing. Buzz Over Ayana Mathis’s ‘Twelve Tribes of Hattie’ 2012-12-10T22:42:33Z

Dramatically poised atop a protrusion of rock that rises from the valley floor, the city commands panoramic views of mountain ranges in every direction and is popular with tourists. High in the Hills of Corsica 2011-08-12T18:55:00Z

“Are you ready?” he asks dramatically, his finger poised on the play button. ‘Guantánamo Diary,’ by Mohamedou Ould Slahi 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z

She speaks from experience — at 27, the itinerant artist and poet is admired in European and North American art circles for precariously poised arrangements of urban discards found near the venues where they’re shown. Turning Trash Into Poetry 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z

“Tookah,” her extremely poised new album, reaches its synthpop apogee with a track called “Speed of Dark,” which starts as a breakup song and ends as an invitation to run away together. New Music: 2 Chainz, Arctic Monkeys and Keith Urban Release New Albums 2013-09-09T22:11:48Z

Her character, Eva Khatchadourian, is too complicated for pity, projecting a mixture of cold poise and extreme vulnerability that makes her predicament especially awful. | 'We Need to Talk About Kevin': ?We Need to Talk About Kevin,? With Tilda Swinton - Review 2011-12-08T23:38:55Z

Her playing was poised and passionate, lilting and sparky, and the rest of the ensemble followed suit. Concerto Caledonia/Podger; Osborne/Johnson – review 2013-06-10T13:07:34Z

It is tempting to want to poke at Ms. Rashad’s extraordinary poise, to wonder if it’s innate or a necessary adaptation to a business and a culture that doesn’t always applaud female truth-telling. Joan of Arc, Superstar? Not to the Woman Playing Her 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z

So with the Black Keys poised to establish their place among the top tier of rock acts, the stakes for “El Camino” are especially high. Music: The Black Keys Change Gears With ?El Camino? 2011-12-01T18:34:37Z

In a dusty corner of this dusty neighborhood poised between decay and fabulousness I discovered a funky public badminton center. Zurich, for a Song 2010-09-24T18:42:00Z

There’s no warning not to try this at home — which is regrettable, given how many viewers the movie seems poised to captivate with Mr. Goldsworthy’s worldview. Review: In ‘Leaning Into the Wind — Andy Goldsworthy,’ an Artist Grapples (Again) With Time 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z

Heliker’s late paintings have a conversational quality too, not relaxed but poised, the way art can be after years of practice, when habit hides effort. Art in Review: John Heliker: ‘A Tribute’ 2012-06-07T22:50:50Z

As her English-language roles multiply, the French accented actress may just be poised to rival Hollywood's leading ladies. French actress Clemence Poesy poised for stardom 2011-05-14T00:17:45Z

Though it's receiving lackluster reviews, "Tammy" seems poised to become McCarthy's next hit, with industry estimates pegged at $45 million over the long July 4 weekend. Melissa McCarthy: Despite outrageous antics, 'Tammy' is in everybody 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z

And the Countess is a major challenge, demanding extraordinary poise from the very first words out of her mouth, the soaring aria “Porgi amor.” Season Rescued, the Met Tackles an Oddly Resonant ‘Figaro’ 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z

Thus, the mixed martial arts popularized by UFC over the past two decades seems poised to eclipse boxing once and for all. Meet Ronda Rousey: The greatest fighter in the world — and just the badass America needed 2015-08-09T04:00:00Z

Check him out in a bust-length, life-size carving that seems to catch him poised in meditative liftoff. Can Art Ever Be Innocent? 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z

Ms. Lenhart hides a sneaky vulnerability beneath the poise of an ice queen. | 'Phoenix': A Flash in the Pan Carries Complications at TBG Studio Theater 2010-04-21T20:19:00Z

Along with Bach’s skillful performance, Manthei’s poise and onstage presence suggests a double exposure of Anne as an old woman and a child. Review: In ‘Amour,’ Putting a Palme d’Or Winner Onstage 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z

And, shocker of shockers, I’m poised to tell you why. The Tipsy Diaries: The Eggnog Resisters? League 2010-12-09T16:36:00Z

The jagged rhythms of “The Rite of Spring” and the breezy propulsion of “Petrouchka” fused with the lucidity and poise of Stravinsky’s Neo-Classical works to striking effect in Mr. Gilbert’s adrenalized account. Music Review: New York Philharmonic, Featuring Frank Peter Zimmermann 2012-01-27T22:43:12Z

On the contrary, the playing was vibrant and poised, and even distinctly sensuous, throughout their performance, which started at 11:40 a.m. and ended at 5:38 p.m. Music Review: Ne(x)tworks Quartet Plays Feldman?s Six-Hour Work 2010-04-12T22:43:00Z

A painting by Frida Kahlo is poised to set a new auction record for the Mexican painter at Christie's sale of impressionist and modern art. A painting by Frida Kahlo has set a new auction record for the Mexican painter at Christie's sale of impressionist and modern art 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z

But the audience burst into such enthusiastic applause at the “false” ending that the players, after waiting for a moment with bows poised, finally just shrugged, smiled and ended the piece right there. Review | Jupiter String Quartet delivers on its name with an out-of-this-world performance 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z

Senate begins the impeachment trial, Zucker is poised once again to reap those precious ratings. Perspective | They may be at odds now. But Trump and CNN’s Jeff Zucker have always had one thing in common. 2021-02-06T05:00:00Z

The billionaire was mostly poised throughout his testimony, his deep voice occasionally quivering when he discussed the potential downfall that Francis' claims could spark. Casino mogul denies threatening porn producer 2012-09-05T00:41:12Z

The American soprano Mary Mills scores a major success as Katya, dealing handily with the character’s passionate outbursts while bringing poise and sensitivity to her moments of tender lyricism. REVIEW: Gripping New 'Katya' Is a Bright Achievement for Collaborators 2010-05-25T13:00:00Z

"How to Train Your Dragon" seems poised to accomplish something similar, especially if the filmmakers remember to tap into the rich load of characters they've introduced here. 'How to Train Your Dragon' breathes visual fire into 3-D tale of friendship 2010-03-24T23:35:00Z

This poised, youthful orchestra joined the Trinity Choir in a program devoted to four works by Elena Ruehr, a composer on the faculty at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Music Review: New Territory, With Hues of Nature 2011-05-20T23:04:06Z

It wasn’t about admiring the superhuman diva onstage; it was about how she would be a poised cheerleader for all the grown-up, independent, imperfect Everywomen listening and singing along. A Year of Concerts With Staying Power 2013-12-29T22:45:02Z

Yulia Lipnitskaya, the Russian figure skater who stole the hearts of viewers around the world during last week’s team competition, was poised to become the darling of this year’s Olympic games. Our figure skating obsession: Why America loves watching women fall 2014-02-20T21:45:00Z

However eternal its concerns, “Sing, Unburied, Sing,” Ward’s new book, is perfectly poised for the moment. Faulkner and Other Ghosts Sing Through Jesmyn Ward’s New Novel 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z

This year, Seattle duo THEESatisfaction is poised to do the same thing. Seattle's THEESatisfaction poised to wow crowds at SXSW 2012-03-07T22:20:05Z

Instead they immerse you in his disposition: poised, meditative, bold. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z

Our reviewer, Charles Finch, praised this debut thriller, calling it “as fast, flexible and poised as a chef’s knife.” Paperback Row 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z

Ever poised, Joan stood by him this season, loyally encouraging and sympathizing and only once irresistibly whupping him with a vase. 10 things to love about 'Mad Men' 2010-03-19T22:40:00Z

It is also a relief to see the adult Ms. Walls, poised, well spoken and remarkably good humored. Cultural Studies: Missed the Author?s Tour? See the Video 2010-07-09T18:01:00Z

Together, they make for an amusing odd couple: She’s poised and deliberate; he’s frenetic verging on feral. Where’s the Party? Ask Benny Blanco. 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z

In another scene the two actors are sitting like acrobats on a swing – as pert, poised and potty as Gilbert and George, if more gaudily attired. Willem Dafoe: 'Don't make this into a crackpot profile, please' 2013-06-16T18:00:06Z

Her colleagues and family describe a preternaturally poised and diligent performer. She’s 17, Sardonic and Ready to Sing in ‘Beetlejuice’ 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z

His alert and poised camera captures, with seeming hypersensitivity, deep and hidden harmonies running through great spans of time. Which Movies to See in January 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z

Next year, the company is poised to dominate that category. Can ‘The Irishman’ Help Netflix Rule the Best-Picture Race? 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z

Despite sagging ratings, "Law & Order" had been considered likely for renewal next season, when it would be poised to surpass "Gunsmoke" as TV's longest-running drama. Will 'Law & Order' live on, to break a TV record? 2010-05-14T11:36:00Z

I have enormous admiration and respect for this very beautiful, glacially poised film, although it was sometimes too opaque to capture the heart as well as the head. Cannes 2015: Peter Bradshaw predicts the award-winners and Palme d'Or 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z

But her voice, while penetrating, is not broad — it’s a kind of fine-tipped pen of sound — so she gives the impression of being more poised than impassioned. Review: ‘Mefistofele’ at the Met Opera Is a Devil That Dances 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z

In due time, we’ll peer in on her private life and ponder its relevance to her work and reputation, but for now we know her as a poised paragon of artistic accomplishment. One Indelible Scene: the Master Class in Ambiguity in ‘Tár’ 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z

I set out for the zoo to catch the afternoon sea lion and penguin feedings, my plastic gripper poised for duty. Central Park: A green island in Manhattan

She's undoubtedly been affected by the seediness she saw around her while growing up, but the face she presents to the world is perpetually poised, emotions firmly in check. Alicia Keys: 'Everything I do comes from a primal place' 2011-07-14T20:30:02Z

This year, polarizing Australian rapper Iggy Azalea seemed poised to rekindle that controversy. 2015 Grammys: One dark night of the soul 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z

We are moving away from the coiffured and poised heroine towards someone who seems more unformed and raw. Britain's tough new actresses look to redefine our heroines 2011-04-02T23:13:41Z

Perhaps this bizarre gait is intended to contrast with Mary's immaculate poise, but it mainly proves distracting. DiDonato a luminous Mary Stuart at Met 2013-01-01T09:46:04Z

"This obviously translates beyond acting to everyday dressing, which is about feeling confident in what you're wearing and looking poised in all situations." What's shaking fashion? An adult-quake 2012-11-15T18:24:09Z

She was poised and positive, and focused on issues like making child care accessible and improving working conditions. A Donald Trump Speech Whose Sunny Spots Came Mostly From the Stage Lights 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z

It proved a fine showcase for the Brentano’s poise and burnished sound, and the ensemble aptly conveyed the work’s pervasive tension and wistfulness. Music Review: Brentano String Quartet Plays Hadyn, Mozart and Bartok 2012-12-17T22:55:08Z

On this new album, Andrew Staples traces arresting melodies with rhetorical poise and makes an eloquent interpreter of three of Britten’s orchestral song cycles: “Les Illuminations”; Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings; and Nocturne. 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z

Mr. Luchini’s scruffy, unshaven Serge surveys the world with the contemptuous glare of a know-it-all poised to pounce on an adversary. Movie Review: ‘Bicycling With Molière’ Deconstructs ‘The Misanthrope’ 2014-04-22T21:13:30Z

The network — which is poised to end the season in fourth place among the advertiser-preferred demographic of viewers ages 18 to 49 — needs to field a strong new hit. At ABC, Thursday night is prime Shonda Rhimes time 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z

What is clear: the way children of interracial parents think about race is poised to shape the mind of the nation. Daughters of Interracial Couples are More Likely To Say They are Multiracial 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z

She was the only one of the presidential candidates’ wives to appear during the campaign, and she is poised to be more hands-on than any Afghan First Lady in recent memory. Here Are 11 Influential Women You Should Know 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z

With a killer voice and effortless poise, she’s a New York mix of cosmopolitan and down-to-earth direct, and a protective companion to her husband and perceptive critic of his work. 'A Life in Dirty Movies,' From Wiktor Ericsson 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z

On Sunday night, with the second son, Kendall, poised to take it all, his younger sister, Shiv, betrayed him. ‘Succession’ Is Over. Why Did We Care? 2023-05-28T04:00:00Z

Like its progenitors, however, it’s poised and positioned to provoke. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z

Overcrowded packaging plants and under-regulated imports are filling our kitchen with invisible spores and sleeper pathogens poised to turn our children into Patient 1 of the next global pandemic. This Life: Take Back the Trash 2011-03-04T19:17:02Z

With two extensions under its belt, and a current scheduled close date of June 30, 2018, it is poised to continue its current trajectory. ‘Hamilton’ Leads a Strong Week on Broadway 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z

I tell him that the whole Guardian fashion desk is poised to offer him tips on which one to buy. Howard Jacobson: 'I've been discovered' 2010-10-13T17:14:00Z

Yet “Charlotte Salomon,” despite — or, perhaps, because of — Mr. Dalbavie’s signature polish and poise, fails to bring it to life. Salzburg Festival’s ‘Charlotte Salomon’ Falls Short on Drama 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z

He stopped for a bit and then, as the caseload spiked once more this fall, recommenced, with a beautifully considered, poised yet yearning performance of Bach’s Partita in E Minor on Nov. 16. Best Classical Music of 2020 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z

The Emerson played with poise and expressively wrought phrasing. Music Review: All Mozart, by Emerson Quartet in Mostly Mozart 2010-08-18T22:35:00Z

Some of the singer's seductive orchestral pop songs sound so timeless in their simplicity and poise that you become convinced that Dusty Springfield or Carole King must have recorded them first. Singer Ren Harvieu's second chance 2012-05-14T00:52:15Z

Then there’s that open, teeth-exposing, wonder-filled smile that poises sheer delight on the brink of a bottomless despair, two states of feeling that somehow both negate and enhance each other. Review: Phoebe Waller-Bridge Gives New York a Fabulous ‘Fleabag’ 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z

It holds the promise of opening up new frontiers for the integration of journalism and art in a socially oriented 21st-century performance piece poised at technology’s cutting edge. Meeting ‘the Other’ Face to Face 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z

It is poised to overtake the US as the world’s biggest film territory. Fan Bingbing’s mysterious disappearance: what it means for China’s elite 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z

The tricky part, of course, is that no one knows what the dress they are poised to copy actually looks like. The Royal Wedding: Waiting for the Dress 2011-04-22T23:06:37Z

So I found myself using Scotch tape to tape my phone onto something so that it’s poised precariously at the right angle for a certain number of minutes. Yo-Yo Ma Tries to Bring Us Comfort and Hope 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z

As an encore, the Emerson players and Mr. Pressler offered a poised, thoughtfully rendered interpretation of the slow movement from Brahms’s Piano Quintet in F minor. Music Review: Those Spirited Strings and Other Things 2011-05-12T21:15:48Z

With the Olympics poised to annex the borough from next month, this weekend it was the turn of music superstars. BBC Radio 1 Hackney Weekend – review 2012-06-25T10:18:00Z

The wonderful poise and clarity of that performance invited comparisons with what is generally regarded as the greatest of all versions of Berlioz's song cycle, by Régine Crespin. Berlioz: Les Nuits d'Eté; Herminie; Ravel: Shéhérazade 2012-06-20T14:48:52Z

Beckinsale displays a powerful sense of gesture; her poised head and precise gaze seem to divide and organize the space around her. Whit Stillman’s “Love & Friendship”: Subverting the Social Order with Style 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z

On set, the kids are both full of capering zest and possessed of that sort of big-kid poise that develops in your early teens. Stories from the Set of Stranger Things, the TV Escape We Need Right Now 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z

The Broadway season, which ends this week, appears poised to set another record: Cumulative grosses are up 0.6 percent over last season, and attendance is up 1.6 percent. Jennifer Hudson Leaves ‘The Color Purple’ and Revenue Dips 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z

Both men had previously been nominated, so Boseman is poised to become the first actor to win a posthumous Oscar for his only time at bat. Will People of Color Win All Four Acting Oscars This Year? 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z

As movies that don’t feature a superhero become more rare in theaters, Netflix continues to position itself as a destination for indies poised to find bigger audiences on couches than in megaplexes. 16 Original Movies You'll Be Able to Watch on Netflix in 2016 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z

He’s now roasting about 200,000 pounds of coffee annually and is poised to open a fourth location in a few weeks, featuring two Slayer espresso machines. America's biggest coffee snobs are not in Seattle, but wide-eyed and alert in Alaska 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z

Both play their scenes with elegant, stirring poise, allowing Reeves to ramp up the heartbreak and dread. The King's Speech rules Toronto film festival 2010-09-20T09:46:00Z

A delicate poise between kitsch and the sublime is the hallmark of their greatest songs, like 2001’s “Digital Love” and the new album’s “Fragments of Time.” Daft Punk Gets Human With a New Album 2013-05-15T12:00:18Z

Holly Laessig and Jess Wolfe stood at the center of the Webster Hall stage on Friday night, each poised behind a keyboard and a drum in a tight cluster — part face-off, part huddle. Review: Lucius, a Band Willing to Test Itself 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z

And on “The Late Show,” what she was projecting was poised and dignified pain. Megyn Kelly, vulnerable and terrifying: Why Donald Trump should be scared of tonight’s big interview 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z

In conversation, Smith modulates between professional poise and bursts of preteen laughter. ‘Annie Live!’: Coming Soon to Your Living Room 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z

Her old coach Aguilera complimented her on her poise, power, grit and emotion. 'The Voice' recap: Teams Blake and Pharrell take it live 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z

The peach blossoms at both locations are poised to bloom on schedule, and Demuth and his colleagues are hoping for a frost-free April. Climate change is already hurting fruit breeders, and consumers could soon feel the pain 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z

The Clevelanders played, as usual, with clarity, poise and adroit balances among the sections, elegance without reticence, urgency without pressure, airiness without weightlessness. In Cleveland, Schubert Outsings Even the Mighty ‘Otello’ 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z

Most of the recording took place in February, around the time the French authorities were poised to dismantle part of the camp, a decision that affected some musicians featured on the album. Refugees in Calais ‘Jungle’ Record an Album 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z

The programme felt very French: a cool, poised sliver that was nevertheless a bit idiosyncratic round the edges. Radio review: Home Thoughts From Abroad 2010-06-10T07:01:00Z

She brought poise, a quick wit and a sense of inner strength to those earlier roles. Teyonah Parris Didn’t Get ‘WandaVision’ at First, Either 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z

The performance piece, which can be streamed online when it is live at Flashpoint Gallery, involves a poised, ram-rod-straight young blond woman with a vacuum. Perspective | The performance piece ‘Ivanka Vacuuming’ seems to irk the first daughter even more than ‘fake news’ 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z

Swimming back into the void, the light revealed two rocky outcrops poised above the waterline that did indeed resemble thrones. Georgia O’Keeffe’s Hawaii 2012-11-30T19:41:37Z

I’m poised to reach for a piece when my steward, with the flourish of a magician, extends the box sideways, unveiling more treats on two swinging shelves. Pineapple and Pearls review: Dining so fine, we’re seeing 4 stars from the start 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z

The secret is poised somewhere between triteness and disarming simplicity. ‘In Front of Your Face’ Review: Clumsy Interactions, Pensive Revelations 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z

In the White House, Shine is poised to make big changes, according to colleagues — some of whom requested anonymity to be able to speak candidly. ‘Working for one guy’: Bill Shine’s journey from Ailes enforcer to Trump producer 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z

His lips are pursed, his fingers are poised and he’s playing his saxophone with deep concentration. Interactive Shadowboxes Breathe Life Into the Legacies of Village Artists 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z

In 2012, Mr. Rodriguez was living in New York and poised to break through with a show, but it fell through. Suffering for Your Art? Maybe You Need a Patron 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z

The coach reached into his bucket, plucked out a ball, and showed it to the shortstop, who nodded and dropped into a shallow crouch, his hands poised just above the dirt. The Guardian first book award: the shortlisted authors introduce their work 2012-11-09T22:50:02Z

Artificial intelligence is poised to reshape several fields, from email marketing to computer programming. Can A.I. Write Recipes Better Than Humans? We Put It to the Ultimate Test. 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z

Late on in the book, poised between school and university, Janice is loaned an evening gown by a friend. All Made Up by Janice Galloway ? review 2011-08-12T09:00:01Z

“She’s nicely pointing out to him — graciously, with great poise — that no, he’s not in charge 24 hours a day, all by himself,” Schroeder says. ‘Makes going to work look easy’: Decades before she was House speaker, Nancy Pelosi had an even harder job 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z

Two sculptures that draw their inspiration from ancient goddesses are poised to be among the biggest stars of Sotheby’s important Impressionist and modern art auction on Nov. 4. A 36-Hour Jeff Koons Marathon at the Whitney 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z

Ms. Aidem, meanwhile, does fine by the role of the Mrs. Croft, with her cool poise disguising a core of genteel ruthlessness. Theater Review: Kathleen Turner in ‘Killing of Sister George’ at Long Wharf 2012-12-07T23:03:45Z

She was at her best in the rarefied environs of the plays of Edward Albee, a world poised between the upper-middle class and eternity. How Marian Seldes Took the Stage 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z

The sonic details of “Evermore” are radiant and meticulous; the songwriting is poised and careful. ‘Evermore,’ Taylor Swift’s ‘Folklore’ Sequel, Is a Journey Deeper Inward 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z

These horses are poised between the energy of their wild inheritance, and the elegance of a tamed creature. Horses shaped our art of war and peace 2011-08-29T09:44:37Z

His unsettling temper and initial hesitations at returning to crime mirror the swagger and poise of Caan. 10 Films We See in the Grand Theft Auto Games 2013-09-24T22:17:56Z

Yet the audience members she then interviewed demonstrated an energy, a vocal poise and a precision that enlivened the proceedings. Dance Review: Where an Audience Becomes the Star 2011-05-20T23:30:06Z

Not long afterward, I happened to bump into an 86-year-old woman, bedazzled in sequins with a dancer’s poise, in the backstage hallway of Lincoln Center’s Appel Room where I had just finished singing. Get Out of My Light, Honey. I’m Auditioning Here. 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z

“IN NEGROLAND”, writes Margo Jefferson, “we thought of ourselves as the Third Race, poised between the masses of Negroes and all classes of Caucasians.” A world apart 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z

Moving to slow the exodus of filming to other states and countries, California lawmakers are poised to quadruple tax subsidies for location shooting to $400 million a year. California poised to hike film tax credits to stem runaway production 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z

Besides being solid rock and rap bills overall, each of the following four concerts features a local act poised to do something exciting this year. From Case Studies to The Physics, a hot week in Seattle music 2011-01-13T20:25:05Z

Everybody’s lying to her and the thrill of her performance comes from the poise she maintains amid the flagrant insults to her intelligence. Best Performances of 2020 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z

And almost everyone here shares the earnest belief that the game is poised for global domination. The world’s cornhole elite, chasing that one perfect toss 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z

And a world poised to welcome the Antichrist. ‘Left Behind’ Stars Nicolas Cage as a Pilot 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z

Here was a group of ineffably refined paintings that felt hard-won yet unstudied, perfectly poised yet bristling with life. An Appraisal: Scott Rothkopf, Chief Curator at the Whitney, Recalls Ellsworth Kelly 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z

Of course she was an elegant and poised role model, an achiever and an exception. Lorraine Hansberry, American radical: She pushed RFK to make “a moral commitment” on civil ri... 2018-12-09T05:00:00Z

Like many of the buildings lining the fetid waterway, it is poised for a rebirth. The Batcave, a Graffiti Landmark in Brooklyn, Grows Up 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z

Which means that, given Africa’s high birthrates, continued emigration and increasing rates of conversion to conservative Christianity, it may be poised to rejuvenate the countries that once colonized it, both religiously and demographically. Ross Douthat Has a Vision of America. It’s Grim. 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z

In fact, there are no weekly eliminations: Everyone, according to the poised lead judge and Hirshhorn director, Melissa Chiu, deserves to be there. Another Once-in-a-Lifetime Chance at an Art Career 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z

The poise that he has at different points. Q&A: Ali gets the Ken Burns treatment in 4-part PBS film 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z

To be poised between worlds, to be “teetering” and vulnerable to forces beyond one’s control? This Week in Fiction: Antonya Nelson 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z

His fine new album, “The Time Verses,” balances urgency and poise; you hear his decades of exploration across idioms washing up onshore. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z

"When I left television, where I worked as a cultural commentator, it looked as if we were poised to move on in all manner of directions," she said. It's a man's world… but why is sexism ingrained in the arts? 2013-03-24T00:06:27Z

In the quick movements of “Kreisleriana,” he unleashed mighty torrents of sound without sacrificing harmonic clarity or poise. A promising piano program but a flawed execution at the Phillips 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z

And the cast goes at it with poise and energy. Review: Village Theatre adopts 'Anne of Green Gables' 2010-11-19T05:01:00Z

Whether he’s holding a news conference or parrying tension-fraught raillery in the clubhouse or gazing at an adversary with a mixture of tamped-down sadness and anger, Wright’s Darren anchors his surroundings with dramatic poise. 1st Stage’s ‘Take Me Out’ swings for the fences but falls short in some areas

After a recent run of successful DJ gigs and that well-received Daft Punk collaboration, Moroder is poised now to release his first album in 30 years. Giorgio Moroder Is the Godfather of Modern Dance Music 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z

But Mr. Pinckney’s prose here lacks the poise of Isherwood’s and the lyricism of James Baldwin’s, to mention another observer of black expatriate existence. Review: Darryl Pinckney’s ‘Black Deutschland’ Is Set in 1980s Berlin 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z

“They would like for me to be college-educated, with poise and little white gloves.” Seeing Norma: The Conflicted Life of the Woman at the Center of Roe v. Wade 2022-07-02T04:00:00Z

Ms. Putman went on to work with other hotels, including the Wasserturm in Cologne and the Pershing Hall in Paris, creating shadowy designs poised at what she called “the perfect balance between discipline and revolt.” Andrée Putman, Global Interior Designer, Dies at 87 2013-01-21T03:48:51Z

“They develop a strong sense of self, and the ability to respond under pressure and be in front of people with poise.” Seattle kids shine at Ellington contest 2013-05-13T00:29:05Z

This year's treasures include Charlie Hamilton James's black-and-white image of two cheetahs in perfect symmetrical pose; and Frits Hoogendijk's photograph of a young lioness poised at dawn to begin the first hunt of the day. Best science books of 2012 2012-11-29T15:05:01Z

Foy received high praise for her portrayal of the restrained monarch, in which she nailed everything from the queen’s posh accent to her physical poise. Netflix’s ‘The Crown’ paid lead actress Claire Foy less than supporting actor Matt Smith 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z

“Justice League” opening next weekend, Disney-Pixar’s “Coco” on Nov. 22 and “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” launching on Dec. 15, the industry is now poised to end the year on an upbeat note. Box Office: 'Thor: Ragnarok' thunders to $56.6 million second weekend 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z

Beyond having a pretty voice, poise and interpretive insight, Ms. Oberlin is a thorough researcher who placed many of the songs in a historical or personal context. Music Review: Karen Oberlin Sings Loesser at the Oak Room 2010-06-10T22:18:00Z

Liu is now poised to be a breakout global star after gaining attention on the Canadian sitcom “Kim’s Convenience,” but not everyone is convinced he’s right for the part. Simu Liu shuts down critics who say he’s "too ugly" to play Marvel’s Shang-Chi 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z

In 2009, he was honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor and appeared to be poised for a major comeback when the charges against him were revived last year. Bill Cosby issue flares anew after 2005 deposition is released 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z

Ms. Hill delivers a posturing aria of hip-hop speak that almost brings down the house, while Ms. Beerman displays touching poise, Rene’s maturity a counterweight to Colette’s breathless zeal. | 'Cut': Behind the Scenes, Action and Angst 2011-05-27T21:40:40Z

With so much buzz–and not to mention measurable success–Iggy Azalea is poised to be this year’s breakout music star. Hip Hop Is Run By A White, Blonde, Australian Blonde Woman 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z

I don't know why I call it an imbalance since the disproportion is in perfect poise with the world as it is. Are Shakespeare's women second-class citizens? 2012-07-19T11:09:28Z

Købke is a patient, careful artist, but what he records, so accurately, is a world whose routines seem poised on the edge of infinite mystery. Christian K?bke: Nordic exposure 2010-03-24T21:30:00Z

Kelley tells her housemates that "poised is protection," but it seems like living with Julie is testing the limits of that poise. "The Real World Homecoming: New Orleans" recap: Somebody's baby tonight 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z

The very day 19 months ago when the hit musical from the U.K. was poised for the adrenaline rush of its New York opening night, the lights went out, figuratively and literally, on Broadway. ‘Six’ was shut down on the day it was set to open. It’s finally getting its big Broadway night. 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z

Not unlike Singapore itself, he is poised between two worlds, linked to modernity and tradition. A Multifaceted Singaporean Painter Breaks Barriers 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z

He possesses an almost preternatural poise, yet some of his movements are so fast you can hear the whiplash displacement of air. Israel Galván – review 2013-03-26T18:11:27Z

Ms. Pulitzer’s brush manages to express a wealth of poised, controlled craziness — or perhaps a crazed, controlled wealthiness. Critical Shopper: Lilly Pulitzer: Fashion With a Colorful Narrative 2010-04-06T21:43:00Z

"With the main harvest now at risk and trade and movements of goods severely restricted, food insecurity is poised to intensify in the weeks and months to come." Ebola outbreak: call to send in military to West Africa to help curb epidemic 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z

"Miss Scott Thomas's poised silences suggest a middle-aged shrewdness rather than the confusion Emma would surely feel about the turns her life takes." Warm reception for Harold Pinter revival 2011-06-17T11:50:28Z

We don’t for a minute believe that he and Ms. Murphy are in love, but they demonstrate enough ceremonial poise to finish the ballet with some majesty. Dance Review: ?The Sleeping Beauty? From American Ballet Theater 2010-06-15T22:47:00Z

The gears are all already in place, the mechanisms of white supremacy and capitalism poised to make their moves. Gentrification’s insidious violence: The truth about American cities 2014-04-08T18:34:00Z

At 57, Ms. Hill, the youngest of 13 children from a rural Oklahoma farm family, is in many ways the same poised, dignified woman America met 23 years ago. Anita Hill Is Celebrated in the Documentary ‘Anita’ 2014-03-12T11:00:02Z

Will displaced Corcoran works speak to us in the National Gallery, or in any of the other Washington museums that are poised to receive them, as they did in their old home? Corcoran demise raises question: How do we separate art from its institutions?

Senators overwhelmingly approved the two-month extension of the tax break in a rare Saturday session and were poised to pass a spending bill to fund the government and avert a shutdown. Senate extends payroll tax cut 2011-12-17T15:38:00Z

When someone fits the bill, the show will bring that person back often, and Emma Stone seems poised to becoming a regular. Saturday Night Live review: Emma Stone rocks as real Donald Trump weighs in 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z

Told in poised, often shimmering prose, these tales distress and confound. Shrewd Short Stories That Merge the Hopeless and the Hopeful 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z

Even so, the actor — a bright and poised presence in a sunny vermilion dress — acknowledged that “Prey” joins an action-friendly résumé. Amber Midthunder Has a New Action Hero for You 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z

Moore managed to remain poised through her giddiness, but Redmayne interrupted himself mid-speech with a whooping “Wow!” and nearly ripped off his tuxedo tie. Birdman Soared, But Selma Stole the Show at the Oscars 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z

With strong early word of mouth and solid reviews, Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill's "22 Jump Street"  was poised to be a hit before Schmidt and Jenko even began their latest antics. '22 Jump Street': Is it time to end the brand-name craze? 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z

Here we get mysterious thumps from an attic, overly poised children, an old woman who peels her hand instead of a potato and, finally, generic-looking special effects that violate the D.I.Y. spirit of the enterprise. ‘Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin’ Review: Still Recording 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z

The trigger for the poised, genial Philomen’s accumulated, unexpressed anger to erupt is sexual and domestic, not overtly political. ‘The Suit’: A fitting personal and political allegory 2014-03-21T23:14:10Z

It’s true that he came off as poised and possibly leader-like, though all of the love for Rubio expressed on TV and online centered on his presentation, not his policy. Fox News tries to expel Donald Trump — but last night’s debate didn’t finish him 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z

The singers look expectant but poised, drenched in body — Mr. Clark remembered getting back on the plane and wringing out the sleeves of his suit — but not in spirit. Voices of America: A Cold-War Mormon Moment 2010-08-20T17:04:00Z

In his brief but brilliant heyday, from the late 1950s to the mid-’60s, he seemed poised to take a place in the literary front ranks. James Purdy, a Fabulist Haunting the Fringes 2013-08-26T21:23:20Z

More than 100 participants will be judged on their ability to execute and hold poses, as well as their gracefulness and poise; shakiness and labored breathing are no-no’s. Spare Times for March 2-8 2012-03-01T22:33:12Z

His images are generally poised, polished and perfected; he works best with absolute stillness. Sebastião Salgado: Genesis – review 2013-04-13T23:06:24Z

Ms. Helbig, a poised, 29-year-old Internet comic whose YouTube channel, It’s Grace, has nearly two million subscribers, said she expected to find out if the E! network would pick up her pilot any day now. Grace Helbig’s Digital Path to Fame 2014-11-15T05:00:00Z

This was not the poised sniffling that the moment called for. Watching Trump Win at the White House 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z

Heller’s images are simple and poised, lucid but weighty—they vibrate with the expressive force that they condense and contain. “Can You Ever Forgive Me?,” Reviewed: Melissa McCarthy Finally Gets the Dramatic Role She Deserves 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z

Lexington Barbecue, a homey, well-kept family restaurant, is a good example of a traditional place that draws tourists and is poised to keep thriving. Why North Carolina’s barbecue scene is still smoldering 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z

And you’ll be unlikely to forget the image of Mr. Whitaker poised with anxiety and resignation on the staircase to his room, terrified of saying good night to the imaginary life he has created below. Review: In ‘Hughie,’ With Forest Whitaker, Two Desolate Lost Souls 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z

Koirala, a Bollywood star, brings a taut poise to a mother whose veneer seems adamantine until the Duttas walk in the door. ‘India Sweets and Spices’ Review: Gossip, Secrets and Biting Laughs 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z

The documentary, Kenigsberg added, is “poised unsatisfyingly between an explosive exposé and a self-conscious put-on.” What’s on TV Thursday: ‘A Christmas Carol’ and ‘Cold Case Hammarskjold’ 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z

But “Where Are the Arms” conveys emotional intelligence along with its extravagant poise. New Music: ?SuperHeavy,? With Mick Jagger, and ?Where Are the Arms? - Review 2011-09-19T22:39:18Z

Amazon is poised to descend on the area, and the theater itself, a brick-walled room on a quiet block, is preparing to move to a larger location nearby. Review: A Dreamy, Madcap World of Things and the Ungraspable 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z

Ms. Ronan, who as a child actor often seemed wise beyond her years, depicts the arrival of maturity with breathtaking poise and sensitivity. New York Film Festival Offers Quiet Treasures and a Little Jazz 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z

We are trapped in history, poised between two world wars. The Unsaid: The Silence of Virginia Woolf 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z

In the song, the band displays a predilection for play and poise, harmonizing over swelling strings and bouncy guitar riffs. Sigur Rós to bring signature orchestral sound to Paramount 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z

“It wasn’t right, but it was right on time,” Carlile declares, rising to an operatic peak and, in the final iteration, leaping up from there, perfectly poised between personal heartache and stagy flamboyance. Brandi Carlile, Larger Than Life and Achingly Human 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z

One comes to admire Clark's poised diffidence, his lack of eagerness to please. Dan Clark ? review 2011-04-11T17:30:52Z

Alice, just crossed to the other side of the great puberty divide, possesses a maturity that comes as much from abiding her angry father as it does from her natural poise. Secret's Out 2011-06-02T10:15:00Z

He referred to "Scandal" star Washington as "poised, delicious and divine." Travolta, Spielberg light up Foreign Press lunch 2012-08-10T11:16:04Z

Gravity pulls down on its visually buoyant form, which seems miraculously poised to drift on a gust of air. Charles Ray's sculptures cast a forceful modern eye on antiquity 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z

Properly poised in the earlier piece, the Takacs players adopted an earthier sound and a volatile temperament that suited Schubert’s mood swings and nervous fits without selling short his delicacy or serenity. Music Review: Interpreting Several Phases of a Singular Creator 2011-02-27T22:57:49Z

They arrive poised, leave poised, tell practised anecdotes, appear open but are closed. Bria Vinaite: from Instagram entrepreneur to starring opposite Willem Dafoe 2017-10-29T04:00:00Z

And yet as adrift as it may be in this gender-neutral zeitgeist, Playboy may be better poised for brand longevity than competitors like Esquire or Maxim. Holy Cottontail! The Playboy Club Is Back Again 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z

The owners of the Glover Park hotel are poised to renovate the entire property, dining room included. Review | Glover Park Grill woos its neighborhood with all-American cooking 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z

Local Realtors have been loudly forecasting that Miami real-estate prices were poised to hit new heights, buoyed by Basel’s annual presence. Art Basel Miami Beach: Cracks in the Glittering Facade 2018-12-09T05:00:00Z

There were poised geometric ensembles and bursts of individual acrobatics, a ballroom scene, embraces and battles, even a brief bit of drunken comedy, all clearly telling a story. Paul McCartney?s ?Ocean Kingdom? at City Ballet 2011-09-11T04:00:07Z

In the slow second movement, silky, misty strings made a poised counterpart to familial interplay in the winds. The Philharmonic Tests Its New Home With the Classics 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z

After three years of relentless film work, she is poised for two of her most prominent roles this summer, in franchise movies whose success could transform her from a wannabe to a deserves-to-be star. For Margot Robbie, the Hustle Never Stops 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z

However, “Saturday Night Live,” with more nominations than any show not titled “Game of Thrones,” was poised to win in the category. Networks, Streaming Services Square Off at the Emmys 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z

He was "wonderfully poised, informed," patient and kind and animated by a "markedly sly, sardonic and satiric" sense of humor. Joyce Carol Oates writes memoir of grief 2011-02-11T13:01:04Z

“Redbone” and “Terrified,” two falsetto ballads laced with paranoia and fear, stay poised between plush vocal-group soul and synthesizer subversion. Childish Gambino’s ‘Awaken, My Love!’ Sounds Like the 1970s 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z

Mr. Tetzlaff played the opening of the slow movement with melting tone and poise. Music Review: Christian Tetzlaff With the Met Orchestra at Carnegie Hall 2012-05-21T22:18:57Z

As seen by the left, Reagan lulled Americans back to sleep at the moment that an unhappy, failure-haunted country was poised to wake and see itself clearly for the first time. Purpose and worth 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z

The free annual event draws on the talents of Dancing Classrooms, the nonprofit that teaches social dance — and, by extension, poise, discipline and self-confidence — in New York City public schools. 9 Things to Do With Your Kids in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z

Perhaps the wondrous poise and budding maturity of on-screen teens can only be approximated by performers who could be in graduate school. The Perks of Being a Wallflower: A Teen Angel's Dreamy Angst 2012-09-13T17:38:52Z

Music in London had reached a tumultuously creative moment when Hendrix arrived and was perfectly poised to receive him. The London years 2010-08-07T23:02:00Z

Yet state documents show the number of Oregon weed farmers is poised to double this summer – without much regard to whether there’s demand to fill. How do you move mountains of unwanted weed? 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z

After opening to strong box office in eight cities, the film is poised to expand to wide release April 15. Cast of ‘Everybody Wants Some!!’ forged a team — on screen and off 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z

The results, which were posted on a prepublication Web site run by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, are poised to reignite controversy about how such everyday exposure might affect human health. “It actually has me concerned, and I’m an expert”: Major cell phone radiation study reignites cancer debate 2016-05-29T04:00:00Z

His good looks help; he has the poised, bespectacled, dimpled, even-featured geniality of a small-town TV anchor headed for bigger markets. Is John Green a Bigger Star Than Tom Cruise? 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z

The first half of the recital concluded with a highly expressive, poised reading of Beethoven’s Sonata No. 31 in A flat, whose Adagio sounded particularly lovely. Music Review: Christian Zacharias, Pianist, at Carnegie Hall - Review 2011-12-15T22:43:05Z

But whether portraying a victim or villain, a rebellious girl or a “fallen woman,” as many of her early roles came to be called, she brought to bear a signature poise and toughness. Isuzu Yamada, Actress Who Worked With Kurosawa, Dies at 95 2012-07-15T22:57:26Z

Those who have fallen in love with powerlifting — a slower version of weightlifting, often with heavier weights — say they feel stronger and more poised, regardless of their size. ‘Strong over skinny’: Women powerlifters ditch stigma around bulking up 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z

And the players handle the surprising transitions of “Scorpio” — switching between gloomy ostinato patterns and joyous tutti exclamations, then back again — with snap and poise. With ‘Zodiac,’ Mary Lou Williams Spanned Classical and Jazz 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z

For jackin, poised as it is between underground and overground in Birmingham and Leeds, the question is how much bigger can it get while still maintaining what makes it so vital and fun? Jackin proves dance music is alive and bouncing – but mostly outside London 2013-05-28T15:51:00Z

The novel is famously unfinished: In a world poised to enter a cataclysmic war, definitive resolutions are elusive. ‘The Man Without Qualities’ Acquires a New Volume 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z

A champion in the field, Gannicus is poised to bring his owner greater and greater glory. | 'Spartacus: Gods of the Arena': The Adventures of Spartacus Sixpack 2011-01-20T22:57:54Z

On yet another level, "Days of Future" appears poised to serve as a series handoff, shifting the focus from the adventures of the original cast to the upstarts of "First Class." 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' ups the ante on super-sequels 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z

As a professor of theater and media who has written extensively on the elements of stage drama, I wonder: Are writers and directors finally poised to move beyond these narrative tropes? On screen and on stage, disability continues to be depicted in outdated, cliched ways 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z

Over a mid-tempo groove, Ms. Moses sang the song’s lyrics of invitation with acrobatic poise, moving deliberately at cloud altitude. Live Jazz: 3 July Standouts, From Thumbscrew to Nabaté Isles 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z

Their interpretation is one of poise, heft and ardor, the soloist’s superb control keenly matched by the conductor’s insightful support. ELGAR, CARTER: CELLO CONCERTOS 2012-10-28T04:20:05Z

“Gruelling virtuosity” is exactly what you see in “The Good Wife”; it’s what its characters are in danger of developing, in place of “poise and character.” The Season Finale of 'The Good Wife' 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z

“We were poised to be nimble, especially in a moment of unimaginable crisis for arts organizations,” Ms. Gass said. Come to Vote, Stay for the Art 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z

Related: Academy poised for radical rule-changes to tackle Oscars diversity crisis “We don’t bring them up,” Redford said. Robert Redford at Sundance: diversity comes out of the word 'independence' 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z

All of which serves to paint a portrait of the artist as delicate flower, poised to wilt at the first sign of trouble. 'Maybe I'll end up living in Norway, making cakes' 2010-04-02T12:17:00Z

The company employs almost a thousand workers in its 16 outlets around the country and is poised for even more dramatic growth. José Andrés thinks food can fix the world, starting in Haiti

“Started” is a beautiful, 11-track album rich with self-affirmations within a looming, large world seemingly poised to crumble all around us. Singer-songwriter Sera Cahoone is in a different place from where she started 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z

His poised, earthy Rameau is almost as audacious, if only because this repertoire has for far too long been seen as the province of period ensembles, and taboo for symphony orchestras. The Best Classical Music Recordings of 2016 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z

Keys was poised and confident throughout the concert. Alicia Keys set the world on fire at WaMu Theater 2013-03-08T17:54:31Z

Her Annie is very poised and sure of herself, and she seems more like a visiting lecturer on the subject of passion rather than its avatar. ‘The Real Thing,' With Ewan McGregor and Maggie Gyllenhaal, Opens on Broadway 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z

"Jurassic World" is poised to continue its success at the box office after a record-setting opening weekend. 'Jurassic World' may add $90 million to box-office take this weekend 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z

The country is poised to elect socialist politician and former coca farmer Evo Morales, who’s threatening to nationalize the country’s lucrative natural gas industry, a move that worries many in Washington. ‘The Dismal Science’: a dark brew of angst and economics 2014-01-22T22:35:56Z

Yet Congress is now poised to make this system a permanent feature of U.S. law. Memorial for America’s conscience 2012-05-24T20:20:00Z

Two years ago, Caleb’s life - and his comedy career, in particular - seemed poised on the brink of possibility. Rehab continues for comic wounded in shooting 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z

It may just be that the little thing is indelible, a permanent resident in my visual memory, poised to pop up whether it’s there or not. A Tiny Masterpiece by Robert Rauschenberg 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z

By the episode's conclusion, Haqqani and his thugs are poised to do just that as they rapidly make their way through a tunnel leading into the compound. 'Homeland' recap: Prisoner exchange part of far bigger plot 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z

To cultivate her poise, she balanced a bag of gravel atop her head. Roberta Peters, reigning soprano of Metropolitan Opera and on TV, dies at 86 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z

And Sparks gives an truly poised performance especially considering she, like her fellow American Idol alum Jennifer Hudson in Dreamgirls, is a novice making her feature film debut. Sparkle: Whitney Houston's Last Picture Show and Jordin Sparks' First 2012-08-16T16:17:09Z

But remember, the qualities of poise and grace are often forced by awkward situations. Perspective | Melania Trump is no Jackie O, but, yikes, who would want to be? 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z

Rose seems poised on the brink of glorious transformation in a new era of redefined expectations and roles for women. Before 'La La Land' and 'Dear Evan Hansen' there was 'Dogfight' 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z

It had the calmly challenging poise of the composer and saxophonist Wayne Shorter, who died on Thursday at 89. Review: The Philharmonic Departs From Business as Usual 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z

That much was clear from their finely poised performances of two late Haydn symphonies, Nos. If the music is Baroque, don't fix it 2011-01-26T15:22:15Z

When I arrive, he's sitting outside the Bluebird cafe, poised to order chicken pie. Brian Cox: Physics is better than rock'n'roll 2011-03-24T08:01:00Z

But at the top of the hill, a row of figures in bright puffy coats waited poised to barrel toward me, and panicked, I struggled back onto my feet. Rapture in the Zoom 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z

Carmichael is an incredibly poised, even chilly performer, comfortable in silences, seemingly unflappable. Jerrod Carmichael Comes Out in a Riveting Special That’s About So Much More 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z

The concept of Zef and its rap-rave fiesta sensibilities are poised as a means of pulling the nation under the flag of dance, wilding out, and having a good time regardless of one’s background. REVIEW: Die Antwoord's Donker Mag Fails to Maintain Momentum 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z

It is poised to reappear at New York’s Second Stage Theatre in spring 2016. Ben Platt, on pitch in ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z

Birmingham, at the time among the most racially divided cities in the country, was not poised to greet the riders neutrally. Television Review: Voices From the Buses on the Road to Civil Rights 2011-05-15T22:04:53Z

As her wry sculpture proclaims, we are poised to be overwhelmed. 2017 California-Pacific Triennial at OCMA: The art of building up (and tearing down) 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z

Ms. Carroll’s portrayal of Julia Baker was generally praised for its poise and warmth. Diahann Carroll, Actress Who Broke Barriers With ‘Julia,’ Dies at 84 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z

A select group of established designers had begun this move a few seasons before, but Mr. Jean-Raymond was arguably the first who made that decision just when he was poised for stardom. The Man Behind the New Front Row 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z

The problem isn't the content of the speeches, but their sanctimonious, bulldozing, I-will-brook-no-argument tone, which is poised somewhere between a crusading newspaper editorial and a David Simon talk show riff. How "Treme" untangles the lessons of trauma 2011-04-25T13:26:00Z

All either have spread nationally or are poised to. The search for America’s best food cities: Washington, D.C. 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z

Her performance, as a whole, was something rare — poised, emphatic, nongrandiose, self-contained, empathetic, extravagant. Music Review: ‘Women Who Worship’ at McDonald’s Gospelfest in Newark 2014-05-11T21:55:03Z

With hundreds of new clinics poised to open, the economics of surrogate pregnancies are moving faster than our understanding of its implications.” Books of The Times: Need a Kidney? A Skull? Just Bring Cash 2011-06-16T21:02:31Z

Despite Baroque opera’s remarkable recent surge in popularity, few 18th-century works, with their outsize proportions and elegant aesthetics, seem poised to enter the Met’s regular repertory. ?The Enchanted Island,? a Baroque Mash-Up at the Met 2011-12-22T15:38:19Z

Now a top news producer, the Bridget of today displays poise and confidence; she’s capable of even delivering a last-minute speech at a funeral. Stop obsessing over movie trailers: Snap judgments based on commercials take their toll 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z

At the same time, some hope that by reckoning with its troubles, the Met is poised to turn a corner. Is the Met Museum ‘a Great Institution in Decline’? 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z

The honor student from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, handled all the attention with poise, modesty and maturity. Mo’Ne Davis named best female athlete 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z

Mraz is poised to release his new album, "Love is a Four Letter Word," April 17. Jason Mraz to play Gorge 2012-04-03T17:14:03Z

Meanwhile, Singh’s poised presence and command of a second language constitute a remarkable feat in itself. Hurler would rather play ball than pitch film 2014-05-24T04:00:00Z

“I don’t like to hear people say that I am poised and maintaining a good appearance,” she later said. ‘Jackie’: Under the Widow’s Weeds, a Myth Marketer 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z

They are graded on poise, which on Sunday was represented by the ability to answer inane questions in 20 seconds or less while saying nothing that could offend anybody. Perspective | The ‘new’ Miss America and the trap of ladylike expectations 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z

The album has a touchingly mortal center in Davis, whose trumpet playing had by then become a seesaw of poise and fragility. Music Review: Marcus Miller Gets More From a Miles Davis Model 2010-06-23T21:09:00Z

From the opening Adagio, passionate yet poised, to the ideally spirited Allegro finale, that sonata is a particular highlight of an intimate, stylish album. 5 Classical Albums to Hear Right Now 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z

“This weekend is merely the calm before the proverbial Marvel-powered storm as ‘Black Panther’ is poised to leap into theaters with potentially record-breaking results,” said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst with comScore. 'Fifty Shades Freed' Tops Box Office With $38.8 Million, 'Peter Rabbit 2018-02-11T05:00:00Z

“I want to bring back the poise and glamour,” said Ms. Campbell, who is supervising model castings for the series. Coco Rocha, Expanding Her Efforts To Be a Role Model 2012-08-31T21:17:25Z

But he saved his flashiest moves for “Kiss”: hip twitches, shoulder shakes and moments of poised near-stillness when the drumbeat moved just an elbow or a wrist. Music Review: True Guitar Hero, With More Love and Less Leer 2010-12-16T22:00:26Z

Raised in the Alleghenies of western Pennsylvania, Abbey was rugged and self-assured, with the scraggly beard of an Old West prospector and the iconoclastic poise of a bohemian Yosemite Sam. President Trump, Please Read ‘Desert Solitaire’ 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z

He believes that a basic-cable share of 15 for “The Walking Dead’’ “might be the beginning of the end,” an indicator that zombies and dragons are poised to overwhelm reporting and realism. David Simon of ‘The Wire’ finds drama in public housing. But will the public tune in? 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z

Rather, it is perfectly stacked, poised plotting of the type we’ve become less used to seeing in mainstream entertainment, each turn deepening the human stakes rather than merely shifting them. The 50 best films of 2019 in the US: No 1 – Parasite 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z

Baldwin speaks in poised, impassioned paragraphs and concludes that Western civilization will either be opened for all to enter or demolished by those excluded. The Glow From ‘The Fire Next Time’ 2017-12-25T05:00:00Z

Centuries of grotesque, open-mouthed gargoyles are poised on a wall overhead, as if prepared to spew venomous rainwater. Critic?s Notebook: Quai Branly Museum in Paris Glorifies the ?Other? 2011-11-25T23:47:39Z

But poise is hardly the takeaway you want from Mahler’s harrowing Ninth; there was nothing intense or uncomfortable about this interpretation, nothing personal or inexorable. Geffen and Gustavo: Mixed Boons for the New York Philharmonic 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z

His death comes at a time when the Philharmonic is poised to reveal who will follow Alan Gilbert, like Mr. Boulez an inventive, varied programmer, as music director. Recalling Pierre Boulez, a Conductor-Composer With an Ear to the Alternative 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z

A seven-time Oscar nominee, Glenn Close is poised to pick up her first statuette for her finely crafted work as a secretive spouse in “The Wife.” Oscars 2019 Predictions: Who Will Win Best Picture, Actor and Actress 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z

When the interview begins, however, Bill partially regains his poise. 'Masters of Sex' recap: Bill's demons arise during TV shoot 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z

Spatially, the sculptures swoop, zigzag and glide, a crisp sense of poise, balance, tension and exuberance brought to bear in the construction designs. Abraham Cruzvillegas' deft view of L.A. car culture at Regen Projects 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z

Providing grants, planting trees, spearheading recycling initiatives, diverting over 200 tons of waste from landfills and, above all, engaging today’s youth in environmental issues, this organization is poised to become a powerful agent for change. Take your environmental concern to the next level – join a group creating change 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z

They say they first saw signs of her being a poised performer as a preschooler in a Christmas pageant. Vanessa Hudgens graduates from High School Musical to Broadway and ‘Gigi’ 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z

Underwater for about two-thirds of each performance, synchronized swimmers require stamina, flexibility, endurance and, always, poise. Marveling at the Soaking Wet Rockettes of the Olympics 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z

Here he shot a business colleague who was not poised to harm him, a partner who was about to hit the open road. Breaking Bad Watch: Four Terrifying Glimpses of Walter White, Lost Cause 2012-08-27T16:09:22Z

She is poised and immaculate, and has the kind of charismatic sunbeam dazzle of the very famous and assured. Jessica Chastain: ‘It’s about dividing women and I’m not going to be a part of that’ 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z

Fox is poised again to win the ratings race for viewers ages 18 to 49 — the category most advertisers covet — by at least half a ratings point over its nearest challenger, CBS. TV networks are deciding who's in and who's out 2011-05-16T17:42:06Z

At the end of the cultural and political tumult called the 1960s, five major African American stand-up comics were poised to achieve crossover greatness. Book review: ‘Becoming Richard Pryor,’ by Scott Saul 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z

Now UTA, which is privately owned by its partner-agents, is poised to be a juggernaut. The power of comedy is subplot in agency war 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z

As daring as they had been, their poise was just as breathtaking. Review: At Fall for Dance, Resilience Takes Center Stage 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z

And now that she has a Nobel Peace Prize under her belt and political aspirations in her future, Malala is poised to become the first world leader from Generation Potter. Why Malala's Story Sounds Like Another Story You Already Know 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z

This year, the Met was poised to announce his retirement as music director when he was given a reprieve by his doctor, who thought an adjustment in his medication might better control Mr. Levine’s symptoms. Review: Verdi’s ‘Simon Boccanegra’ at the Met, and a Question of Career Timing 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z

It ends on the morning of 11 September 2001, with the Good Friday agreement in place and the bombs of another terror cell poised to change the world. Max Stafford-Clark: by hook or by crook 2010-09-05T20:30:00Z

Gibbon’s opus was about Ancient Rome, of course, but the subtext was clear; were Europe’s superpowers poised to meet the same fate as the vanished empire? Culture is dead — again: It’s the end of civilization as we know it (and maybe we feel fine) 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z

The ideas for the shapes that become Ken Price sculptures begin with drawings, “but the same drawing might make all of these forms,” he said, gesturing toward six works in progress poised on a tabletop. The Blobs Aren?t Talking 2010-03-03T23:54:00Z

With the release of Conway’s new full-length album “From King to a GOD,” the group is poised for even greater success. Conway the Machine’s new album caps Griselda’s rise to prominence as one of rap’s essential crews 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z

Burne-Jones loved girls who were similarly poised between childhood and sexual maturity in a way that has made later generations feel queasy, but which among his contemporaries was by no means unusual. The Last Pre-Raphaelite by Fiona MacCarthy - review 2011-08-25T09:00:01Z

We know this because they seem poised to repeat them. Perspective | The media is helping Trump turn the bogus ‘Obamagate’ into the 2020 version of Clinton’s emails 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z

And judging by her instinctive poise, commanding condescension and cut-glass accent, she can’t be in that much doubt, though she does sometimes go all wobbly when ghosts of the Romanov Empire dance around her. Review: ‘Anastasia,’ a Russian Princess With an Identity Crisis 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z

Mr. Beard, in bookend scenes at the play’s beginning and end, is affectingly poised between these two poles, a youth who has yet to take solid form. Review: ‘Skylight,’ With Carey Mulligan and Bill Nighy, Opens on Broadway 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z

Refreshingly, he maintained a classical poise, using, for example, crisp articulation to keep the slow movement from sounding cloying. A BSO crowd-pleaser 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z

It shows the frail but poised Cunningham seated in a chair in a dance rehearsal space, performing static interpretations of Cage's famously silent work. Tacita Dean at the Common Guild - review 2011-01-01T00:05:49Z

He’s athletic and maybe the best thing he showed was poise in the pocket. Cutler's thumb healing fast but doubtful for finale 2011-12-26T18:55:00Z

Two dressers from the wardrobe department stand poised; awaiting Bawden's running arrival, they wonder if they'll have to allow for a lavatory break. Wouldn't it be loverly? Behind the scenes at My Fair Lady in Sheffield 2013-01-13T00:05:36Z

At some point, you may find yourself staring down a gun barrel poised within inches of your face. ‘Assassins,’ Sondheim and Weidman’s Musical, in London 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z

This is not the Rosamund Pike we have got used to; that perfect poise and freshly scrubbed elegance has been harnessed for the dark side. Steve Carell’s Foxcatcher: when good guys go bad 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z

“When I see her on TV, she conveys that sense of poise and self-possession that I remember. What’s the next decade going to be like for this exceptional person?” Abby Phillip Is Next-Gen CNN 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z

IA&A is poised to begin the search for its new president, which could take 18 months or more. Big changes afoot at Hillyer 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z

“And then years later I saw him and I was immediately blown away by his poise, his comfortableness with the crowd. If it got a little silent, he’d just stay with what he was doing.” Pete Davidson’s personal life always overshadowed his career. So he turned it into a movie. 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z

The McNally troops are exquisitely poised, self-assured, able to spot a misplaced butter knife from across the street. Back to Pastis for a Second Helping of Nostalgia 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z

The Brotherhood, while ecstatic over Morsi’s reported victory in the presidential race, appeared poised to clash with Egypt’s ruling generals as the political crisis deepened on Monday. New early pregnancy blood tests can accurately tell paternity 2012-06-20T14:03:00Z

Her presence will be missed in next week’s finals, but I imagine we haven’t heard the last of the immensely talented, incredibly poised India Carney. 'The Voice' recap: India Carney departs just shy of the finale 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z

According to early ratings data, Sunday's Super Bowl is poised to set a record in terms of TV audiences of more than 106 million viewers when final figures are released later on Monday. "Glee" Super Bowl episode more than doubles audience 2011-02-07T18:40:39Z

“When the art market improves — and it certainly will — our company is poised to do very well for shareholders.” Sotheby’s Posts Gain in Latest Quarter 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z

Thanks to her poise and friendly good looks, Tess finds a job as an apprentice server at a restaurant that’s clearly modeled after Union Square Cafe, one of Manhattan’s best. Review: ‘Sweetbitter,’ a ‘Bright Lights, Big City’ for the Restaurant Set 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z

She's almost preternaturally poised: hands folded in her lap under the artfully draped folds of her black dress, she resembles nothing so much as a china figurine. Selena Gomez, tween queen 2011-07-21T21:13:00Z

Throughout our conversation, he has been charming company while also giving the impression of a runner on the starting blocks, poised to scarper the second he hears the pistol. Rupert Graves: 'Genuinely, it helps in this business being called Rupert' 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z

Back in the United States, Nixon, poised to run for the presidency, gained stature as a tough anti-Communist in his set-to with Khrushchev, the leader of the Soviet Union. Jack Masey, Whose Exhibitions Showed American Culture to World, Dies at 91 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z

She plays this music with such poise, with such glow, but never stints on its dark, psychological side. 7 Classical Music Concerts to See in NYC This Weekend 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z

Mr. George said he believed New Balance was “poised to take over Adidas’s spot.” What Does the End of Yeezy Mean for the Sneakerverse? 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z

But dressed in a suit, put alongside fellow Hall of Fame-caliber former players, and tasked with only talking about baseball, Rodriguez demonstrated poise and affability. You’re rich. The media hates you. You join them? For Alex Rodriguez, a job at FOX is an opportunity to shape legacy 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z

It’s a highly specific yet universal story that Zauner narrates with heartbreaking poise. From Nigella Lawson to David Chang, Chefs Narrate the Stories Behind the Dishes 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z

We’re all poised between hope and fear – the question is how the story will end. Obama’s State of the Union optimism: “The difference between Reagan and Obama is that Reagan believed it in his bones” 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z

The reverie was cut short as Lim flipped an omelet onto a foam plate and delivered it to the group, waiting with chopsticks poised. Getting a taste of Singapore’s famously flavorful street food 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z

Mr. Evans’s voice is more bitter and mocking; it’s a little more poised. Music Review: Venom P. Stinger at Shea Stadium in Brooklyn 2010-05-13T20:31:00Z

Like her sister in Italy, she, too, is poised atop a seashell, gliding along a gorgeous ocean. Broken, Defaced, Unseen: The Hidden Black Female Figures of Western Art 2016-11-12T05:00:00Z

“The Bachelor,” in its first season with a virgin in the main role, seems poised to focus on sex in every episode and could end up feeling sleazier than ever. Analysis | The new Bachelor is a virgin. But this season will be more sex-obsessed than ever before. 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z

With Donald Trump in the White House, a savvy media strategy boosting donations and a new Supreme Court justice on the way, ADF is poised to become more influential than ever. Inside the Christian legal powerhouse that keeps winning at the Supreme Court 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z

“To BET, thank you for always supporting women in hip-hop,” she said, and then broke her pageant poise with a furrowed brow and a few slow-rolling, carefully chosen words. A Female Rapper Pushes Forward 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z

Keith Nobbs provides a fierce, almost feral comic portrait of Jimmy, Strings’s personal assistant of 12 years, defensively poised to protect his employer and his own privileged position. Review: Kenneth Lonergan’s ‘Hold On to Me Darling,’ a Study of Bad Faith (and Behavior) 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z

The place looks jazzy, irreverent and poised — like a madcap Cole Porter lyric come to life. T Magazine: The Importance of Being Nicky 2014-04-10T16:46:16Z

Gordon’s inconsistent season had left him on the qualifying bubble, but at the Richmond International Raceway in early September, he looked poised to capture a spot with fewer than ten laps remaining. At Home With Jeff Gordon: The Superstar Driver Is (Finally) Shifting Gears 2013-10-08T14:00:00Z

Julianne Moore is terrifying and hilarious as an actress with career issues and mommy issues, and Evan Bird is spookily poised as a sociopathic child actor with issues of his own. A Brief Look at 10 New York Film Festival Features 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z

Lamb, who is American, dances Balanchine as if it's her birthright and flies through the first movement with such spritzy poise that she barely seems to need a partner. Chroma/Tryst/Symphony in C; RainForest/The Art of Touch/A Linha Curva 2010-05-29T23:05:00Z

They're alluring, aloof, always poised in some glossy limbo between the sinister and the seductive, the moody and the menacing. Gregory Grenon: oil-on-glass paintings with a stained-glass glow, at Traver Gallery 2012-07-20T15:16:04Z

Smith has them all, plus a fey beauty and a poise that's almost disturbing in its utter command of the screen. 'The Karate Kid' Review: Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith Do Kung Fu Fighting 2010-06-11T09:10:00Z

I always imagined the quintessential girl of men’s dreams to be taller than me, thinner, more poised and blond. For Best Hookup Results, Use Your Words, O.K.? 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z

Now the floor tiles have been pulled up and the room is under restoration — and Hemings’s life is poised to become a larger part of the story told at Monticello. For decades they hid Jefferson’s relationship with her. Now Monticello is making room for Sally Hemings. 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z

I definitely want something that shows his poise, integrity and valor. Obama Portraits ‘Push Us to Think More,’ Readers Say 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z

The session's other new wide release, "RED," starring Bruce Willis and a cast of equally seasoned performers, also is poised to show some muscle as it enters the marketplace. "Jackass 3D" expected to lead weekend box office 2010-10-15T01:41:00Z

With her characteristic poise, Christiane Amanpour stared directly into the camera just as she does every day to deliver the news. CNN anchor Christiane Amanpour reveals ovarian cancer diagnosis 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z

Their interpretation showed eminent poise and authority as well as a flexibility that attested to keen listening and added a welcome hint of spontaneity. Music Review: Defining the Art of Gravity With Strings and a Bow 2011-11-10T23:08:05Z

But over the course of an hourlong conversation, in which Star remained charming and poised, if rarely introspective, I began to think I had him all wrong. Darren Star Finds Sex in Another City With ‘Emily in Paris’ 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z

Her Phaedra was poised, lustful and tragic to her sorrowful end, before a conventional happy finale punctures the effect. Michelangelo Sonnets; Hippolyte et Aricie – review 2013-07-06T23:09:04Z

“With terrific poise and mighty rhythm, ‘F-111’ . . . distills the excess of America in the sixties. James Rosenquist, painter of unnerving large-scale masterworks, dies at 83 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z

The company is poised to follow the lead of the opera Nixon, who toasts his Chinese hosts by proposing a "long march on new highways." San Diego Opera seizes the hour with prophetic 'Nixon in China' 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z

The highlight was an expansive yet poised, open-eyed performance of the dusky Composition No. 56, which pivots from jumbles of activity to softly droning, continuously mutating stillness. Review: Wet Ink Ensemble Pays Tribute to Anthony Braxton 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z

She did so forever with the same poise and style – politely, respectfully, but always forcefully – that has become her trademark. 'A tremendous legacy': capturing the life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg on film 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z

Each poised message operates as an advertisement, a promise, a reiteration of artistic and commercial creeds. There’ll Be a Theater Season. But How and Where and When? 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z

It is poised, tuned, and well made, a close reflection of the desires of its users and the intentions of its architect. Bishop Edward King chapel, Ripon College – review 2013-04-27T23:05:48Z

They are poised between tradition and the magnetism of modern Chinese life; one family member, a 19-year-old girl, dreamed of going away to college. The best travel books of 2021 — so far 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z

But with the museum poised to bring thousands of new visitors to a once-isolated part of the city, some residents are anxious about the project’s impact on accelerating gentrification. In an East Boston Shipyard, a Watershed Idea for Art 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z

“Over all, the Western galleries seem much more poised,” said Adrian Cheng, a prominent Hong Kong collector and the scion of a multibillion-dollar real estate and retail empire. At Asia’s Hottest Art Fair, Taking Selfies With a Mao ‘Corpse’ 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z

James, with her preternatural maturity and confidence, seemed poised for a win over Ganzer, whose voice and persona seemed to be in a more transitional phase. 'The Voice' recap: Coaches offer tips, makeovers in final Knockouts 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z

Serra’s long, poised, dynamically unbalanced takes offer a seemingly tactile array of eighteenth-century textures. Albert Serra’s “Story of My Death” 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z

But now the buff heartthrob of America’s disco era is poised again to be the center of attention, in a way few fans could have imagined in 1976. The forgotten history of Bruce Jenner: How the all-American hero of the 1970s ended up here 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z

A painting by Rosenquist based on the opera “Tosca,” with fragmented faces and an image of a gun poised behind black lace, takes pride of place above the mantel. The Guy in the Painting? You Saw Him Foraging at the Junk Shop 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z

Ms. Fanning, who has shown herself a remarkably disciplined and self-aware actress almost since toddlerhood, displays heartbreaking vulnerability as well as frightening poise. Movie Review | 'The Runaways': Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart as Rock ?n? Roll Idols 2010-03-18T22:06:00Z

It has earned $83.6 million to date, and is poised for further gains as the awards season enters the home stretch. Natalie Portman romantic comedy leads box office 2011-01-23T18:24:45Z

Few other pianists around today play Chopin with as much understanding and poised mastery as this. Chopin: The Complete Waltzes ? review 2011-07-21T20:40:01Z

What they don’t know is that off the air, this poised celebrity is soft-spoken and insecure, and his divorced sister wants him to play father to the Brazilian orphan she’s adopting. Fall Movie Release Schedule 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z

And now it seems she’s poised to become a powerful voice on women’s health. Angelina Jolie’s Public-Image Turnaround 2013-05-14T18:49:07Z

Under a Republican president, trans people would be poised to have even more of their basic fundamental civil rights taken away. For my transgender daughter, there are only 18 States of America 2023-06-10T04:00:00Z

Charter Communications is poised to scoop up Time Warner Cable in a $55-billion deal that would make it the largest pay-TV provider in Southern California. Charter nears $55-billion deal to buy Time Warner Cable 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z

Travelers are poised to stop the tipping epidemic. Perspective | Are consumers tired of gratuitous gratuities? 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z

That tonal poise is, perhaps, not maintained in the film's final moments. The Paperboy – review 2013-03-14T15:00:01Z

Powell visited schools and retirement homes to develop poise and pride in students and residents, Reeves said. Robinson Pays Tribute to Motown’s Chief of Charm 2013-08-27T13:55:57Z

In its way, Ben Affleck's suspense thriller Argo, about the 1979 hostage crisis, is every bit as fiercely patriotic and it is now poised to become the wild card success of this year's awards season. Lincoln sets stage for celebration of US history 2013-01-09T10:53:59Z

She has always seemed poised, someone of conviction and confidence, if not arrogance. Keira Knightley: 'I can’t act the flirt or mother to get my voice heard. It makes me feel sick' 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z

Positive psychology looks poised to enter the mainstream. Why A Little Bit Of Badness Can Be Good For Social Technology 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z

Alongside Ocean’s 8, she has a starring role in what is poised to be one of next year’s more groundbreaking features: the screen adaptation of Kevin Kwan’s best-selling novel, Crazy Rich Asians. Awkwafina: ‘I was just rapping about my genitalia – not making a feminist message’ 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z

White House spokesman Judd Deere, who was hired by Hicks, described her as “poised, no matter the situation, and totally committed to her work.” Hope Hicks returned to the White House to pull Trump across the finish line. Then coronavirus hit. 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z

As T’Challa, he was coolheaded and poised while leading a powerful nation and putting his people first; he truly earned respect instead of abusing power. Seattle-area community members pay tribute to some of the cultural figures we lost in 2020 2021-01-02T05:00:00Z

After a record $155 million opening weekend, “The Hunger Games” is poised to become Hollywood’s next major franchise. ArtsBeat: Ask 'The Hunger Games' Director Your Questions 2012-03-27T15:42:41Z

Her eloquent musicianship was complemented by her poise, with subtle, balletic arm and hand movements gently illustrating the text. Review: Ying Fang Caps a Moving Recital With a Dedication to James Levine 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z

“She was just really beautiful and smart and poised,” said Lynn French, who grew up in the District, and hung out in the same social circle. Camille Cosby: A life spent juggling her role as public figure with desire to be private 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z

Arriving at a time when politicians in Washington are poised to give massive tax breaks to corporate America, Akhtar’s “Junk” could offer a treasure trove of valuable lessons. On Broadway, dramatic riches await, in both words and music 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z

Macron was poised to launch the next stage of his reforms, including a reordering of the national education system, when the Benalla mess began; these are currently on hold while the inquiries run their course. Will Scandal Sink Emmanuel Macron? 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z

Though the Franklin estate would appear poised to take in considerable future earnings, in the short term it faces mounting financial challenges. A Year Later, the Fight Over Aretha Franklin’s Estate Deepens 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z

Christian Gerhaher's poised Christ undergoes a profound disappearing act, singing first onstage but removed out of sight to distant balconies as the evening progresses. A passionate Sellars-Rattle triumph with Bach's 'St. Matthew' 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z

They rejoined her here, bringing a warm, flowing austerity to their framing of the songs, the picture of sensitivity and poise. Jenny Scheinman Features Her Own Songs at Le Poisson Rouge 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z

All four predators are poised for the attack, their insides a powder keg just waiting to explode. Inside the Perfect Predator and The Air Hospital | TV Review 2010-03-26T06:45:00Z

Mr. Pittman updates that catalog regularly with fresh party shots and images of designers poised somewhere near the edge of fame. Chasing Fashion’s Cutting Edge 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z

The Iranian American author of the 2013 bestseller "Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth" once confronted a relentless Fox News anchor with such unflappable poise, it made him a viral sensation. Religious scholar Reza Aslan ponders Donald Trump, the power of pop culture and faith in America 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z

Ms. Fuchs, an insightful musician, showed elegant phrasing throughout and expressive poise in the F sharp minor Adagio. Philippe Entremont Conducts; Simone Dinnerstein Performs; Music by Ezequiel Vi?ao 2012-02-03T23:02:08Z

Jonathan Benno’s latest, the crown jewel of his collection of spots in the restored Evelyn Hotel, is finally poised to open. Jonathan Benno Opens His Latest in the Evelyn Hotel 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z

On Thursday it seems poised to power through a pandemic. A Thanksgiving Parade, Unfazed by Snow or Wind, Takes On a Pandemic 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z

Maison Hugo It has taken Florian Victor Hugo and his wife, Michelle, several years, but this descendant of the novelist is finally poised to welcome customers at what he calls a “brasserie moderne.” The Fall Restaurant Preview 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z

They tapped their canes on the floor as the Prince looked on, circling elegantly with uniform poise and charm. He Wants to Be a Ballerina. He Has Taken the First Steps. 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z

It does not stand above or apart from its surroundings, yet it possesses unmistakable authority and poise. Museum Review: Alexander Hamilton?s Renovated Grange - Review 2011-09-15T22:35:12Z

His Bach, for instance, was poised, well mannered, and a model of clarity. Review | Nathan Lee makes ambitious Washington debut 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z

She plays Virginia Noyes, an actress with an ankle bracelet and a coke habit, who is poised on the verge a comeback that may or may not happen. Theatre, Film, and Culture of 2014 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z

Mr. Kenney is still finishing his artist diploma at the New England Conservatory, but he recently moved to Brooklyn and is poised to become a regular sight on stages across New York. Bow Aquiver, a Calligraphic Violinist Comes to Lincoln Center 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z

His initial model for printmaking was the 16th-century engraver Lucas van Leyden, some of whose compositions, blending classical poise and real-world detail, he repeated, with tweaks. ‘Rembrandt’s First Masterpiece,’ a Portrait of a Biblical Betrayal 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z

Even in her heeled sandals, she walked with poise, critiquing the show with a teenager’s devastating deadpan. Maitreyi Ramakrishnan of ‘Never Have I Ever’ Loves Van Gogh 2021-07-31T04:00:00Z

Designer for the age of austerity Topics: impr, Unit Editions’s forthcoming monograph on Herb Lubalin already seems poised to be the design publishing event of the summer. Designer for the age of austerity 2012-06-25T00:00:00Z

In between scenes, the poised actors discuss interpretation of character, making connections to contemporary politicians and histories of performance. Critic?s Notebook: Going Under the Radar, and Into the Unknown 2011-01-11T23:53:39Z

By the time of Newt Gingrich’s Contract With America, Mr. Abramoff and his allies were poised to work the levers of power. | 'Casino Jack and the United States of Money': Alex Gibney?s Documentary About Jack Abramoff 2010-05-06T22:58:00Z

There are aspects of Mr. Vu’s tone that suggest the softer side of Miles Davis, or the moody poise of a Davis emulator like Mark Isham. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2011-02-28T23:15:55Z

It’s only in the production’s second half, when the narrative pace slows and Bassanio and Portia are given time to dissect their conflicted feelings for each other, that Posner’s ostentatiously artificial play finds its poise.   'Merchant of Venice' set in post-Civil War America? That's Aaron Posner's 'District Merchants' 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z

It is no exaggeration to say that the entire opera world is poised to hear the soprano Deborah Voigt sing her first Brünnhilde. Spring Performance: Music: ?Ring? Resumes, With All Eyes on Br?nnhilde 2011-02-20T02:02:17Z

He combines the poise of Titian with the high definition linear detailing of Holbein and northern Renaissance art. Bronzino's Medici portraits ? review 2010-10-22T23:07:00Z

No matter where she was or whom she was talking to, she maintained the same poise and equanimity. How David Letterman’s Mother Endeared Him to Viewers 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z

After winning best supporting actress prizes at the Critics Choice Awards and the Screen Actors Guild awards, Swedish actress Alicia Vikander looks poised to repeat on Oscar night for her performance in “The Danish Girl.” Rooney Mara can’t win for “Carol”: Even in the best supporting actress Oscar race, men’s stories matter more 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z

Now, the film stands poised to shape perceptions of the issue for Americans far beyond the nation’s capital. Movie ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ stokes debate on CIA torture 2012-12-15T03:44:31Z

"Horrible Bosses" is poised to bring in more than $25 million over its first three days of release. "Horrible Bosses" director vents on unemployment 2011-07-08T21:52:37Z

“King Richard” is about how the sisters’ parents molded and loved and coached them into the sort of people who can handle sharp backhands and backhanded compliments with the same power and poise. In Art and Tennis, Watch Out for the Backhand 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z

Hogg wasn’t the only teenage survivor who demonstrated thoughtfulness and poise this week. Perspective | The students at Florida’s Douglas High are amazing communicators. That could save lives. 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z

The animals appear well behaved, like professional fur models, but don’t let their perfectly poised paws fool you. Capitals traded pucks for pups in annual canine calendar shoot 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z

Written with elegance and remarkable poise, The Twelve Tribes of Hattie is rather like its heroine – a bit withholding at times, but memorable and with the hint of something formidable glinting under the surface. The Twelve Tribes of Hattie by Ayana Mathis – review 2013-02-08T14:00:01Z

But which movie is poised to win the biggest race of them all and take the Oscar for best picture? Oscars 2019 Predictions: Who Will Win Best Picture, Actor and Actress 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z

While poised to escalate under the Trump administration, violence from immigration authorities is nothing new. Taking humanity hostage: What a brutally violent ICE raid tells us about Trump’s creeping police state 2017-04-02T04:00:00Z

And, wow — the deafening roar near the matinee’s end, when Harris got Huff around the neck, poised to pummel him. Perspective | Watching ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ with 18,000 teenagers was one of the most profound theater experiences of my career 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z

Audio drama is poised for a major comeback. Billy Crudup in 'Harry Clarke': A deviously brilliant performance is reborn as an audiobook 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z

Ford is alternately impressed and troubled by Bernard’s emotional range as he makes a foreshadowing note: Bernard is poised to be a formidable agent if he were to try overthrowing the park. 5 Illuminating Westworld Discoveries 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z

She’s all poise and control, but does she ever lose her temper? Glenn Close: ‘You lose power if you get angry’ 2017-12-16T05:00:00Z

Bostridge threw himself into Sesto's aria literally with a vengeance, the poise and stylishness of his singing laid at the feet of dramatic truth. With tenor Bostridge, rare Baroque arias sound newly minted 2011-05-08T12:35:00Z

The music itself is a challenge to perform, and the Western Wind, which first performed this song in New York in 1971, sang it with poise and clarity. Review: The Western Wind Performs ‘L’Amfiparnaso’ at a Distance 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z

Another, by Brazilian artist Anna Maria Maiolino, depicts a woman with scissors poised to snip off her tongue and nose in an allusion to the violence Brazil suffered during its long dictatorship. Hammer Museum gala brings out the stars, and an Ava DuVernay speech about men 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z

Both Feng, the male, and Huang, the female, faced the decoratively carved bronze doors, as if poised to take flight in the middle of the night. Xu Bing Installs His Sculptures at St. John the Divine 2014-02-14T22:56:02Z

There is, for example, Pelham Crescent, a Regency curve poised before an unruly cascade of rock, which faces the spectacle of the sea like a theatre balcony. The tragic battle for Hastings 2010-10-09T23:07:00Z

This is meaty and oddly moving stuff, right out of Arthur Miller or David Mamet, and I wish I could say that Professor X’s prose retains its poise and elastic snap throughout. Books of The Times: An Academic Hit Man Brings More Bad News 2011-04-05T21:12:11Z

In many cases it’s possible to access deeper currents of poise and insight, creating work that couldn’t have happened without such a wealth of experience. In Jazz, Listen to the Timeless Elders 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z

It's a session of poise, variety and sublime skill, moving from folk themes with Celtic lilts to hook-based funky pieces and evocative ballads. Ibrahim Maalouf: Wind – review 2013-02-28T22:30:01Z

This is the pause before the music happens – before the composer writes down the first notes, before the ensemble, poised to breathe as one, begins to play. Poem of the week: Schubertiad by Fiona Sampson 2010-08-02T10:49:00Z

I paused my morning routine, poised to cheer, to imagine nominees’ reactions and fantasize about all the shine heading toward some deserving black folks whose stories had thrilled me. Maybe Hollywood’s not racist — it just has a processing disorder 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z

It was a “liminal era,” Fox writes, “poised at the nexus of the scientific and the spiritual.” Breaking Out of Prison With a Ouija Board and Some Clever Tricks 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z

Its tiny kidneys are grilled with spiced apple, cured olives and onion on skewers that are served poised like scimitars across a pistachio-laced salad sharply dressed in cumin vinaigrette. Captivating flavors at Ballard's Golden Beetle 2011-06-02T20:10:05Z

David Mackenzie's prison drama stars Jack O'Connell, who may not be particularly well known in the US for his work in Skins but seems poised to explode before long. Guardians of the Galaxy can't save US box office from a soggy summer 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z

When his intense stare gave way to a soft smile, Ms. Walradt began to wonder if Mr. Travers might be poised to use the “L word,” which had not yet come up in conversation. For Two Longtime Acquaintances, a Second Chance at Love 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z

The show demonstrates why there's such a fuss over Foxes: she swoops across the stage hitting the high notes with great poise, her voice trembling in all the right places as the songs build. Foxes at South by South West: 'I've been thrown into the belly of the beast' 2013-03-18T18:15:00Z

Mr. Jones indicated that all three are poised to one day own and run the team as a unit. Keeping the Cowboys Cool, as N.F.L. Takes the Heat 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z

Mr. Forrest might have seemed poised at that point to become an A-list star. Frederic Forrest, 86, Dies; Actor Known for ‘Apocalypse Now’ and ‘The Rose’ 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z

Though he spends a lot of time trembling, as if from the exposure of being wet and naked, Mr. Peet’s Franklin is too unfailingly poised and articulate to engage us emotionally. Review: This ‘Daddy’ Has Issues. A Pool and Alan Cumming, Too. 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z

“With these prices, the late actor appears to be poised to become the next Paul Newman of celebrity car collectors.” Late actor Paul Walker's vehicles garner $2.33 million at Arizona auction 2020-01-18T05:00:00Z

When Orpheus is poised to lead his wife up to earth’s surface — agreeing not to look back as he does so — this Eurydice, her memory still fuzzy, is uncertain. Review: ‘Eurydice,’ a New Opera, Looks Back All Too Tamely 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z

But the real trouble came some two decades later, when Capote’s bilious short story “La Côte Basque, 1965,” an excerpt from his planned masterpiece-to-be “Answered Prayers,” was poised for publication in Esquire magazine. A Factual Account of Truman Capote, Notorious Embroiderer of Truth 2022-10-30T04:00:00Z

“Most people are significantly less busy these days,” added Phil, poised to continue using the limitations of quarantine dating to his advantage. Date Lab: They had the most chemistry she has felt in a while 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z

Her film is an 18-minute fictional portrayal of a dignified, middle-class grandmother who loses her job and then strives stubbornly but unsuccessfully not to lose her poise and self-respect. Reykjavik Film Festival: Economies Crash, Volcanoes Burn 2011-09-30T23:13:09Z

We “met” on 120th Street, on the south side of Marcus Garvey Park, another city landmark designed around a spectacular eruption of Manhattan schist — with a 47-foot-high watchtower from the 1850s poised on top. A Walk Through Harlem, New York’s Most Storied Neighborhood 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z

Was my mother — tall and poised and beautiful, too, downright luminous — exceptional? What I talk about when I talk about Woody Allen 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z

Cohen told the two Vanguard leaders that Microsoft Corp. was poised to buy a company he launched called Ecast and enticed them and others to invest in the startup with personal and foundation money. Former activist gets prison in Calif. for fraud 2013-01-29T23:19:08Z

But these are trivial flaws in a show that displays a lot of poise and professionalism, and deserves a long run. 'Finding Neverland' and 'The Visit': Two Musicals to Savor 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z

According to Hoffman, the works at the very top of the price list are poised to achieve the strongest results, as much as 50 percent or more than their pre-sale estimates. Brighter days seen for beaten-down art market 2010-04-16T16:29:00Z

With a few weeks to go, the boys from Brooklyn were poised to make another run at the championship. Big Buck Hunter: Meet the world’s best fake marksmen 2012-11-25T16:00:00Z

When Chinese writer Li Juan joined a family of Kazakh herders for a frigid journey to the winter pasture where their animals graze, she found them poised on the cusp of change. The best travel books of 2021 — so far 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z

It seems as if, each year, there's an opportunity to explore an exciting new technology – each more powerful than the last, and each seemingly poised to transform art and society. Give this AI a few words of description and it produces a stunning image – but is it art? 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z

She films the performers with a poised camera; her incisive angles and smooth pan shots emphasize the dances’ visual counterpoint and overlapping rhythms. Movies 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z

They gather in silence to gawk at the paint whisperers — small teams of conservators poised on scaffolding and encased in two glass cubes. Showtime at the Musée d’Orsay: Watching Varnish Dry 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z

Along with ventures like the long-running, two-part “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” these productions seem poised to sate our desire for someone to snap their fingers and replace anxiety with wonder. How chill can Broadway get? Lin-Manuel Miranda and company throw down some ‘Freestyle Love’ to find out. 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z

Namor and the kingdom he leads are poised to remind a global audience of the rich world of Mesoamerica that thrived – until European contact beginning in 1502 led to conquest, decline and eradication. "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" continues the series’ quest to recover and celebrate lost cultures 2022-11-24T05:00:00Z

In The New York Times, Ben Brantley applauded that version of the “raw but tasty” musical for being “poised between deadpan wonder and frat-house humor.” Alex Timbers and Les Freres Corbusier Do History as Mash-Up 2010-04-04T02:53:00Z

He sang with remarkable poise in the aria “Nature immense” but seemed less comfortable in the duet with Marguerite. Opera Review: ‘Damnation de Faust,’ Staged by Christian Spuck in Berlin 2014-02-24T16:23:16Z

The subjects’ fates are nearly always poised on a financial precipice. Three Great Documentaries to Stream 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z

Sam Mendes’ war film “1917” is poised for its national expansion next week after a second weekend of packed theaters in limited release. 2020 box office starts off with ‘Star Wars’ still on top 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z

Going into the weekend, the third “Hunger Games” installment was poised to do well. 'Hunger Games: Mockingjay -- Part 1' wins slow weekend at box office 2014-12-07T05:00:00Z

It was a great honor, calling for poise, maturity — and thighs of steel. The painful truth about those Noguchi stage designs 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z

As old manufacturing capitals disappear, new innovation hubs are rising and are poised to become the new engines of prosperity. What gets declassified? 2012-05-31T21:09:00Z

The performers are impressively skilled, though, and shown to much better effect in more purely physical sections that depend fundamentally on strength, poise and trust. Circa 2011-07-22T08:08:00Z

By this point, the man who had slipped out of Baltimore with borrowed freedom papers was poised to play a central role in America’s postwar transformation. Frederick Douglass in Full 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z

With that impasse, Mr. Nahmad said he is poised to fight on in the courts. Owner of a Modigliani Portrait Is Adamant the Work Isn’t Nazi Loot 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z

Horne had joined the Cotton Club chorus at 16; her keen beauty, soprano lilt and silky poise would have made her a Hollywood star if the industry hadn’t been so profoundly racist. The All-TIME 100 Songs 2011-10-24T09:00:29Z

Despite an absent father and a mother in rehab, Rose is poised, mature and smart enough to have won a full scholarship to Barnard. The Greatest: Susan Sarandon as Another Mad, Sad Mom 2010-04-02T09:20:00Z

With minimum suggested donations starting at $50, the event was poised to generate significant financial help for a traumatized nation. Chicago's jazz artists play searing music for Japan 2011-04-02T15:11:00Z

But true to the rest of the St. Vincent catalog — this is her fifth solo studio album — “Masseduction” stays poised between passion and artifice, trusting listeners to decrypt its paradoxes. St. Vincent Makes Her Move Into Pop With ‘Masseduction’ 2017-10-11T04:00:00Z

With the population poised to fall off a cliff, it has never been more important to save even a single right whale. How one man died so a whale might live 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z

As one man lifts his arm, the camera follows the upward motion and then pauses on his delicate hand poised against the sky. Frederick Wiseman: The Filmmaker Who Shows Us Ourselves 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z

That record, Passive Me, Aggressive You, also topped the New Zealand charts, leaving the band perfectly poised for a British invasion. Hitting the big time 2011-03-07T16:40:17Z

She remained poised throughout the exchange, explaining that she was “listening and learning” and that she hoped that knowledge would help her effect “incremental, positive change.” ‘I’m used to it’: Ivanka Trump faces boos and groans along with applause at Berlin summit 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z

Analysts believe the box office is poised for a rebound, with several big-budget offerings hitting theaters in the coming weeks, such as "Inferno" with Tom Hanks and Marvel's "Doctor Strange." Box Office: 'Madea Halloween' Edges Out 'Jack Reacher 2' With $27.6 Million 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z

Given access to childhood photographs, Ms. Sprung found a shot of Mrs. Obama practicing ballet around age 11 or 12 and noticed the same poise and quiet determination she exemplifies as an adult. Painting Michelle Obama Took 9 Months. Keeping it Secret Took 6 Years. 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z

Uncannily poised, Purifoy's composition has the look of a medieval icon. 'Junk Dada' assembles Noah Purifoy's overlooked, pivotal works 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z

Filmed in poised and sun-splashed wide-screen images, “Irrational Man” conveys a lofty serenity that’s in conflict with the characters’ emotional and moral crises. The Existential Genius of Late Woody Allen 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z

But because of the dexterity of the filmmakers and the surprising resonance of the performances, it’s hard not to feel for them, even when they are poised on the cusp of yet another terrible decision. The empty charter school dream: “Togetherness” sides with smug hipster parents and falls apart 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z

“The system is poised to breed inequality,” she said, “so we need to keep working with emerging artists and building partnerships with organizations that have the resources to handle the things we don’t.” Does Public Art Have an Afterlife? 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z

That she pulls it off is a dazzling, and inspiring, act of poise. A Bold Explorer Surfaces in ‘Wandering Lake’ 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z

He turned to his visitor, his expression poised between expectancy and stiff resignation. At 90, Jerry Lewis’s Mouth Runneth Over 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z

In “Flag Day,” Dylan is natural, poised and captivating. Sean Penn, with daughter Dylan, directs again in ‘Flag Day’ 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z

In it, a despondent youth is poised to jump off a building when he spies Captain America facing a bevy of villains on a nearby roof. Marvel's Captain America fights new foe: suicide 2011-01-12T18:40:10Z

The venture capitalist and author of “Hillbilly Elegy” appears poised to join the crowded Republican race for the Ohio U.S. ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ author JD Vance signals US Senate campaign 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z

Yet the main surprise is the increasing poise of the young women themselves. Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer – review 2013-06-13T11:02:19Z

Through the particular filter of this encounter, she is as poised, funny and self-deprecating as she is on talk shows and "Saturday Night Live," a totem of her youth she has hosted several times. Emma Stone is soaring with 'Cabaret' and 'Birdman' roles 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z

Indeed, it’s hard to shake the perception that she is not only gaining on Mr. Schuman but also fast becoming the locomotive of the pair, poised to steam past him in influence and clout. Garance Doré, the Style Blogger, Snatches the Spotlight 2014-05-07T21:18:59Z

It was on the back of this triumphal despair that Banerjee looked poised to sweep into power, promulgating paribartan, or "change". Amit Chaudhuri: my new perspective on Calcutta 2013-02-02T07:01:14Z

The poise of the sound was all the more remarkable given that, of the six works, only Mr. Ludwig’s was composed for string orchestra; the others were heard in generally persuasive arrangements. Music Review: East Coast Chamber Orchestra at Tishman Auditorium 2014-03-17T20:59:12Z

When the camera rolled, she was all poise and precision, and when the director yelled cut, she was hamming it up for everyone. Perspective | Cloris Leachman rose to the bottom of our hearts 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z

This disparity – women, money, social poise – is made the insistent undercurrent of the drive to create Facebook and its desperate emphasis on "friends". The Social Network 2010-09-24T17:26:00Z

Both receive compliments for their “poise” and “grace.” Perspective | Melania Trump is no Jackie O, but, yikes, who would want to be? 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z

But sexploits are also nothing to be too garrulous about, especially with people who are poised to evaluate us for job promotions and raises. Social Q’s: Bail on This Bond 2014-02-14T22:07:54Z

She’s so poised on the page, so reserved, that distance can slip between teller and tale. For the Performing Arts Students in This Novel, Drama Is a Way of Life 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z

The way he delivered his set showed a real poise that had been noticeably lacking the previous year. An Edinburgh comedy judge's diary: putting the hours in 2010-08-13T16:05:00Z

It’s piping and childlike in “Party,” while it’s low and poised in “Imagining My Man” except for sudden, vehement interruptions: “I do not have the answer,” she cries with cutting dissonance. Aldous Harding’s Songs Won’t Be Pinned Down. Nor Will Her Voice. 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z

On a more positive note, the poised Carkuff deftly calibrates her portrait of Rachel. ‘One Man, Two Guvnors’ at 1st Stage

Shredding his way through the Scherzo, his tone was poised, even lavish. Review: When the Philharmonic Applauds the Soloist 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z

The outdoor markets in Queens and the Bronx are poised to open. Kono, Yakitori From an Expert, Opens in Manhattan’s Chinatown 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z

On the outside Victoria was poised, like the banker she is. Modern Love: Perfect, With Childbearing Hips 2011-02-17T23:32:30Z

But when “Birdman” raised his profile, he was poised and ready. Review: Antonio Sánchez With 2 Albums, ‘The Meridian Suite’ and ‘Three Times Three’ 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z

Douglass’s magnanimity through these 20 searing minutes of American history is as astonishing and surpassing as Anderson’s poise and grace some 60 years later. Perspective | Marian Anderson’s Lincoln Memorial concert wasn’t the moment of racial reconciliation we like to think 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z

It may be a surprise to learn that blush, a makeup item long associated with 1980s-style glamour, is poised to make a major comeback. Embrace the Blush 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z

With her tone as poised as it was subtly refined, she explored the many planes on which Bach's structure operates, highlighting its protean variety of texture in a performance that touched the sublime. 5 stars for 9-hour Bach Marathon 2013-04-02T10:24:08Z

The Las Vegas of Asia, as it’s often called, is poised to expand its appeal beyond serious gamblers to families with the July opening of the new DreamWorks Experience at Cotai Strip Resorts. In Transit Blog: Animated Family Fun in Macao 2013-06-21T16:18:06Z

“The focus of this record is about personal power, collective power, collectivism,” Ms. Garcia said in a recent Zoom interview, poised on a cream-colored couch in her London living room. Nubya Garcia, Tapping Into the Past to Make Jazz for a New Generation 2020-08-17T04:00:00Z

This directness of approach also kept the late quartet in communion with the two early quartets, Op 18 Nos 6 and 3, performed in the first half with the same poised motion and honeyed tone. Artemis Quartet - review 2011-01-23T18:18:53Z

Berlin was escaping the Russian revolution, Deutscher was fleeing from the armies of the Third Reich, poised to take Poland. Isaac and Isaiah: The Covert Punishment of a Cold War Heretic by David Caute – review 2013-06-20T07:00:34Z

As a sprawling human drama, poised on the precipice of a violence that you know is waiting for its beguilingly drawn and assayed characters, it is a riveting work of art. Review | ‘The Ferryman,’ an explosive, exhilarating human drama 2018-10-21T04:00:00Z

Just as lawyers reliably benefit from divorces, bankruptcies and car accidents, auction houses such as Sotheby’s and Christie’s looked poised to profit handsomely from museums’ financial distress. Perspective | When art museums got a green light to sell their art, Sotheby’s and Christie’s came running 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z

In a party dress and fancy slippers, sitting with her older sister, Ms. Allen was equal parts poised and girlish. The Carpetbagger: A Sleepy Cosette and a Hungover Fantine 2012-12-14T19:15:57Z

But Ms. Parks makes it clear that the family portrait she paints here is nothing less than a map of a nation that is divided within itself and poised to fall. Theater Review | 'The Book of Grace': At the Public, Suzan-Lori Parks?s Family Reunion 2010-03-18T03:57:00Z

The piece's most searching questions are voiced by 12-year-old Leah Yeger, who in a performance of exceptional poise, quietly but insistently demands explanations of the actions of the adults around her. Vincent Dance Theatre – review 2012-11-18T00:06:05Z

Cinema’s fascination with illegal border crossings between Mexico and the United States is given a totally fresh take in Rigoberto Perezcano’s delicately poised film. New Directors/New Films Series Sets Lineup 2010-02-25T17:48:00Z

Mograbiah, sometimes known as pearl couscous, takes the idea on a bit, having the comforting, frugal qualities of rice but possessing an extraordinary texture, poised between pasta and couscous. 20 best vegetarian recipes: part 3 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z

His surprise-released second album, “Wasteland,” which is full of songs and skits about romantic suspense — both good and bad — is poised for a big debut on the Billboard 200 album chart. Lizzo Conquers Self-Doubt With an ’80s Jam, and 7 More New Songs 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z

In the 1950s the Olivetti company, famed for its typewriters, seemed poised to capture the nascent computer market. New & Noteworthy, From Adventure Journalism to Civil Rights 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z

Those are tough designer shoes to fill, but Lester’s ability to embody nonchalant, beguiling poise turned out to a perfect fit for a smooth criminal. Adrian Lester Finally Arrives on Broadway, via Wall Street 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z

“Her voice whispers breathily, swells right up to the verge of tearfulness and then gracefully backs away, ever sympathetic and ever poised.” Pop, Rock & Cabaret Listings for July 18-24 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z

But now the museum, with the help of a promised gift from one of the most comprehensive collections of Native American art in private hands, is poised to catapult itself well ahead of that curve. Native American Treasures Head to the Met, This Time as American Art 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z

He was solid in the Transporter series and after the considerable success of that franchise he seemed poised for studio stardom. Star package fires The Expendables 2 to box-office dominance 2012-08-20T16:47:54Z

The rapper, appropriately galvanized, seemed poised for battle. Gary Vaynerchuk Is a Rapper’s Best Friend 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z

We might identify with her plight, every arrow poised against her as she plays high-stakes poker in a man’s world, her intelligence always read as conniving, her ambition as manipulation. Obsessed with Anne Boleyn 2012-06-18T22:01:00Z

The adversity she glossed over with such poise was hers to overcome, not his; her energetic, excited performance highlighted her appeal even more than his steadfastness. The TV Watch: A Revved-Up Ann Romney at Republican Convention-TV-Watch 2012-08-29T04:48:29Z

George Newbern narrates the book with perfect amiability and delivers its many sallies of wit and one-liners with impeccable timing and poise. Best new audiobooks for that long summer drive 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z

Zhao, the clear front-runner, is poised to be only the second woman to ever win the award, and the first woman of color. Is this an “Asterisk Oscars” or a sign of things to come? 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z

And while it’s her job to keep the National Book Awards and the foundation's other programs going, she is clearly poised to bring the organization to a new level. Lisa Lucas, head of the National Book Foundation, wants you to love reading 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z

They circle him, poised like dancers, at about 2:18 in the video below. How Bruce Lee Exploded a Stereotype With a One-Inch Punch 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z

Banners fly overhead and sculptures depicting the animals of the zodiac are poised along the sidewalk. In Asia, Layovers That Let You Take in the Sights 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z

Ms. Buechner dispatched the elaborate runs with crispness and fluidity, while Ms. Chase brought poise to the deferential violin part. Review: Strangers and Familiar Friends of Classical Music 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z

These skiers were early adopters of a ski design that is poised to dominate the retail racks. In Transit: Ski Trend: Rockered Skis 2010-12-16T17:15:24Z

Once past a tentative-sounding start in the Ave Maria, the choral singing was splendidly poised, in the unaccompanied Laudi above all. Prom 12: Academy of Santa Cecilia/Pappano – review 2013-07-21T13:08:06Z

At any rate, this poised and delicate account showed Blumine's freshness and charm as part of an overall reading with an absolute identification with the material, demonstrating Jurowski's flair for Mahler's ultra-complex idiom. LPO/Jurowski ? review 2010-12-06T22:00:00Z

The human race, one prominent advocate declared in 1909, was poised “to dry up the springs that feed the torrent of defective and degenerate protoplasm.” The Forgotten Lessons of the American Eugenics Movement 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z

Both authors specialize in apparently civilized settings where long-buried discord is always poised to erupt, usually with lethal consequences. Books of The Times: ‘The Cutting Season’ by Attica Locke 2012-09-05T21:12:22Z

Whether sharks were visibly present or not, these news articles magnified a growing cultural anxiety of ubiquitous monsters lurking and poised to kill. Before Shark Week and ‘Jaws,’ World War II spawned America’s shark obsession 2021-07-17T04:00:00Z

With its second album, "Helplessness Blues," released Tuesday on Seattle's Sub Pop, the Foxes appear poised for a new level of international success. Fleet Foxes enchant an ecstatic Moore Theatre crowd 2011-05-03T18:38:06Z

Not only is the vast trove the finest holding of its kind in private hands, the collection is poised to anchor an ambitious new museum being launched at UC Irvine. A storied art collection shrouded in mystery will anchor new UC Irvine museum 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z

One of the characteristics of a city poised for a comeback is a population that was booming before tough economic times made relocating difficult for most Americans. America's Best Housing Markets For Investors 2010-09-10T23:30:00Z

A drooping shark, made of stuffed beige cotton, sits at an undersized modern desk, fins poised as if it’s typing. ‘Cosima von Bonin,’ Swimming Against the Tide 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z

When it began, Kendall was poised to supplant Logan as chief executive, but Logan shreds that plan in the first episode. ‘Succession’ Is Over. Why Did We Care? 2023-05-28T04:00:00Z

From outlying neighborhoods that beckon with new restaurants and bars, to the historic center, where Mr. Sorrentino’s protagonist, Jep, wandered through so many scenes, Rome remains poised to prove that its beauty runs deep. What to Do in Rome 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z

For once the "Fast" franchise is poised to slow down, if only for a moment to say goodbye. 'Furious 7': Looking back as a franchise does the same 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z

Two shows are poised to debut that are not only admirably ambitious but also move their respective networks several giant steps out of their comfort zones and into space previously reserved for prestige cable. ABC's 'American Crime,' USA's 'Dig' up the ante on Thursdays 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z

It’s been a string of banner years for documentaries, and 2020 seems poised to follow suit, with a number of films examining pop stardom, ambition and celebrity. From Taylor Swift to Parkland: 10 documentaries to watch in 2020 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z

Smith’s already great achievement is that she has managed to cultivate her tremendous poise and wisdom in a veritable minefield of negative body image messages. Zoe Smith takes on everyone 2012-08-01T15:40:00Z

Analysts were poised to ask tough questions about the deal and the strength of Time Warner's business plan if it intended to remain independent. 21st Century Fox withdraws bid for Time Warner 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z

A fluids pioneer best known for introducing the speak-easy PX in Alexandria almost a decade ago, he’s poised to open a contemporary tiki bar and rum distillery on the redeveloping Southwest waterfront in 2017. The search for America’s best food cities: Washington, D.C. 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z

“He has the poise to really pull it off.” Young Crowd Finds Debate Lacking 2012-10-05T22:05:37Z

Like any savvy pageant participant, Derek is poised and in control even as he reveals the bruises beneath his bravado. ‘Mister Miss America’ Review: A Fight for the Crown 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z

And then below the regality and poise of the upper body, beneath the waist, there continued the bastardized bump and grind from MTV, coming full circle to meet its call-and-response West African roots. How Alvin Ailey Opened the Eyes of a 12-Year-Old Zadie Smith 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z

He daringly chose Liszt’s deliriously difficult “Transcendental Études” for his semifinal round, and in the finals played Rachmaninoff’s classic Third Concerto with a power and — more important — poised poetry that had a standard sounding fresh. Best Classical Music Performances of 2022 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z

But her poise makes her humiliation even more painful. 'Kiss Me, Kate' an ingenious adaptation at Pasadena Playhouse 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z

"You have enough spine, enough sense of yourself, enough poise to come out here and talk to me," he said. Lindsay Lohan's tears mark the start of another bid to clean up and come back 2013-04-13T13:36:17Z

The brothers are cool, poised, mostly humble, barely registering on the scandal-o-meter. Eric and Don have the Trump name, the money, the genes. Here’s what makes them different. 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z

The film, which stars Michael Keaton as a washed-up superhero actor struggling to mount a Broadway play, opened the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday to stellar reviews and looks poised to be an awards-season player. 'Birdman' flies high with rave reviews at Venice Film Festival 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z

The film now is poised to do what only four movies have managed before at the Oscars: win best picture without a nomination for its director. Does Oscar crown await Affleck's 'Argo?' 2013-02-21T16:23:11Z

Several videos on YouTube show a girl with pigtails playing Chopin with poise. Yuja Wang, Pianist and Fashion Plate 2012-04-08T03:23:10Z

Disney is poised to swell even bigger under a proposed $71bn deal for most of 21st Century Fox. Inside the windowless bunker where Disney stores its 'secret weapon' 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z

The poised 19-year-old who didn’t want to be a star was tickled, not threatened, by the mogul’s eruptions of temper. Bathing Beauty: The Wet and Wild Life of Esther Williams 2013-06-13T15:28:43Z

I grew up in a 1920 house designed by Morgan in the Berkeley Hills, giving me a chance to study her poised, materially rich and site-specific approach up close. A new blueprint for architectural excellence 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z

They must be poised for the split-second, life and death moments, too. Can police police their biases? 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z

That searching quality matched the eloquence of the violinist Augustin Hadelich, whose slight toughness of attack suggested unease under the jollity and poise of Mozart’s surfaces. Review: Manfred Honeck Coaxes a Burnished Sound From the New York Philharmonic 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z

“It highlights what we’re uniquely poised to do: to create a love connection between the Miller, a great composer, a rising choreographer and a leading musical ensemble.” Exploring the Magic of Seven 2010-09-17T19:44:00Z

There was consistently distinguished solo playing, while Gergiev maintained momentum and poise while ensuring an ongoing dramatic continuity. Prom 42: Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre/Gergiev 2011-08-16T11:10:01Z

After all, how often does a novel that seems poised to reward your immersive attention diminish in its power, conspicuously and all at once, as soon as it tries to engage your predictive attention? Aimee Bender’s Latest Is a Proustian Reverie 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z

They die natural deaths, and then some are transformed by taxidermy into sculptural objects, as in the rooster poised at the hilt of a 12-foot-long steel sword at the entrance to the Detroit show. Playing Chicken With the Art World 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z

He was pretty far off: In this reboot, which appears poised somewhere between homage and sendup, he’s the governor of California. The Best Films and TV Shows to Stream Over the Holidays 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z

But if “As You Like It” and “Hamlet,” the opening productions by the new artistic director, Michelle Terry, are any gauge, the Globe looks poised to continue provoking — albeit in new ways. Blind to Race, Gender and Disability, Shakespeare’s Globe Goes a New Way 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z

We seem poised to fall backward — and, to this end, Klass’s conclusion, “The Promise of Safety,” feels like a warning. Is This a Good Time to Be Born? Comparatively Speaking, Yes 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z

On this solo performance, recorded in Venice a dozen years ago, the piano icon sounds uncommonly eager and open, while maintaining his poise. The Best Jazz of 2018 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z

Then he added: “In an April that may be apocalyptically cruel, that is how we are poised, desiring spring.” Bach in My Heart, and My Heart in His Hands 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z

“This weekend is merely the calm before the proverbial Marvel-powered storm as ‘Black Panther’ is poised to leap into theaters with potentially record-breaking results,” said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst with comScore. 'Fifty Shades Freed' Tops Box Office With $38.8 Million, 'Peter Rabbit 2018-02-11T05:00:00Z

Then my computer crashed, and I missed the climactic moments of the Secret Library, an online escape-room-style experience poised at the intersection of gaming and immersive theater. Escape Rooms in an At-Home Era? Here’s the Key 2020-11-05T05:00:00Z

It was not long ago that it seemed as if the companies of Silicon Valley were poised to renew and reshape American capitalism. The Fate of Most Silicon Valley Drones: ‘Live Work Work Work Die’ 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z

In measured, data-driven prose, Beckley demonstrates that no country is poised to upend American primacy, not economically, not militarily and not technologically. What Is America’s Role in the World? Three Authors Offer Very Different Views 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z

Two decades later, and with two Emmys apiece, Brown and Braugher are poised to share the Emmys spotlight, and not for the first time. Sterling K. Brown and Andre Braugher’s Lives Keep Intersecting 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z

Now in eighth grade, the drums-guitar-bass trio is poised to dispel any notion that they are merely a novelty act. 9 Under the Radar Artists You Should Be Listening to Right Now 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z

The hotel is by a contemporary art gallery and employs concierges poised to provide insights on local exhibitions. Roundup: Latin America Lodging, From Panama to Peru 2013-09-10T21:18:31Z

Scott called her “uncannily poised” at the time, and nothing’s changed in the intervening three years. Review: In Apple’s ‘Home Before Dark,’ a True Cub Reporter 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z

We yearn to know whether Elizabeth, a former dancer, will escape the overbearing clutches of her rich husband, Roland, who is poised to buy the supposedly haunted house. Taking Steps | Theatre review 2010-03-29T20:30:00Z

Which Mia is, in a way that magnifies Ms. Stone’s extraordinary discipline, poise and naturalness. Review: Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone Aswirl in ‘La La Land’ 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z

Sometimes, you almost suspect there are concert saboteurs with cellphones poised to disrupt a performance at the most crucial moment. Music Review: Philadelphia Orchestra Performs at Carnegie Hall 2014-05-04T21:35:50Z

But he said the lessons learned in the studio — poise, discipline and determination — helped him in his career. Meet the management guru who is trying to fix the D.C. arts commission 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z

Ms. Silverman, tall and poised, has a warm presence, listening to questions as intently as she answers them. Sarah Silverman Wants to Pop Your Bubble 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z

They are essential to allowing kids to develop poise and allowing kids to play with their emotions, express emotions, all the functions of support that go with adult relationships,” Professor Parker said. How Does Technology Affect Kids? Friendships? 2010-04-30T20:05:00Z

But here we are, this time, now — with "Fresh Off the Boat" poised to premiere. For a dad stung by stereotypes, 'Fresh Off the Boat' is point of pride 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z

In one corner, Salvador Dalí’s “White Aphrodisiac Telephone” — the receiver is a white lobster — seemed poised to ring with some arch message from the moustache-twirling Surrealist master. Scene/ Seen: Sowing the Seeds of Culture 2011-02-18T12:00:05Z

In his for the Telegraph, Neil McCormick praised her "uniqueness... a coolly cerebral quality that maintains tension between her poised singing and playing and the deep, dark depths of her fierce and sensual songs". Mercury Prize 2013: The nominees 2013-09-11T17:04:21Z

It's fulcrum is Marie Arnet's Lulu, the perfectly poised, ice-cool blank on which every man she encounters can create his own fantasy; her performance is both wonderfully controlled and superbly sung. Lulu – review 2013-02-10T17:30:27Z

On ABC, Tina Brown, who wrote a biography of Princess Diana, couldn’t stop praising the bride’s “queenly” poise and aptitude for her new job. The TV Watch: Passion Versus Pageantry in Royal Wedding Reports 2011-05-03T21:47:28Z

The Winnie I have known through the years has always been poised, with zeal, passion, and self-assurance. A mother's letters to her son in prison: Jesse Jackson Jr.'s mother wrote him every day 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z

Sarah Connolly was the Angel, beautifully poised and sung, if a bit school-marmishly bossy at times. LPO/Elder – review 2013-01-28T17:37:31Z

“How do I do what you do?” she asked, expectantly holding a pen poised above a notebook. What It’s Really Like to Eat Your Way Around the Globe 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z

On Oscar night, countless people will be watching the show with a second screen, poised to pounce quickly on any noteworthy moment and offer their own commentary on Twitter, Facebook and other social media platforms. Oscars 2015: And the winner is ... social media, for better and for worse 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z

Rates are higher, too, but at least the rooms are now worthy of the hotel’s gleaming white exterior, which looks like a classic ocean liner poised to set sail. Check In, Check Out: The Hotel Shangri-La in Santa Monica 2010-06-17T22:12:00Z

According to Mordaunt Hall’s review in The New York Times, “Shiraz” boasted about 50,000 extras, 300 camels and seven elephants — one drafted as an executioner, foot poised to crush a condemned man’s skull. ‘Shiraz,’ a Silent Spectacle of India, Returns 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z

He flaunts how powerful he is, and is poised to foil the board’s gameplan to secure 35 years of his intellectual property before asking him to resign. That Twist and 4 Other Things We Learned About Westworld 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z

And her final-act variation showed a serene poise and confidence that suggested her evolution from that innocent adolescent. Dance Review: ?The Sleeping Beauty? From American Ballet Theater 2010-06-15T22:47:00Z

Dude is getting paid and here I am poised to pocket some trickle down. Yes, the hotel clerk hates you 2012-11-21T19:53:00Z

“Desirée is so poised and so charming, so substantial and capable, but nonetheless I told her how important it is to always stand up to the West Wing,” Ms. Baldrige said. Death of Letitia Baldrige Is Loss for Society as Decorum Fades 2012-11-05T18:32:08Z

The bigger mystery is what kind of series FX’s high-rated new drama will become in a second season, in which it seems poised to become a very different kind of horror show. American Horror Story Finale: They Really Are a Screa-um, the Harmon Family! 2011-12-22T13:47:17Z

She definitely changed me for the better; she was a lesson in authenticity, confidence and poise, and what I thought a grownup should be like. ‘Anyone else would have kicked him out’: celebrity flatmates reveal all 2019-03-30T04:00:00Z

Now this gifted British singer-songwriter is poised to command solo stardom: His debut album, “In the Lonely Hour,” will be released on Capitol in June. Pop & Rock Listings for March 21-27 2014-03-20T22:40:13Z

Both trainings are evident in the poise of his movement and in the projected diary excerpts, adorned with sketches and illustrations. Review: In ‘Time No Line,’ John Kelly Revisits Decades of Diary Entries 2018-03-05T05:00:00Z

Just two weeks ago, this would have been a shocking statement; many thought "American Dirt" was poised to be the darling of the 2020 publishing world. Inside the cancellation of "American Dirt" (and its book tour) 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z

The site, which bills itself as the Google of the art world, is poised to be unveiled this spring. Inside Art: Sculpture as Portrait at the Metropolitan Museum of Art 2011-12-15T21:41:44Z

Through the stillness of her camera and the flexibility of her vision, she transforms a skeletal tale into a rich portrait of innocence poised on the very brink of awareness. Movie Review: ‘Nana,’ by Valérie Massadian, Enters a 4-Year-Old’s World 2013-01-25T01:47:55Z

The ensemble’s first major commission, Mr. Lang’s “the so-called laws of nature,” balanced humor and poise in a series of movements that toyed with the notion of unison and discord. Review: With Flower Pots and Toys, an Ensemble’s Fresh Take on Percussion 2016-07-31T04:00:00Z

“We are so very proud of Alexandra. Her words, poise, and brilliance speak to the heart of what our nation needs to hear right now,” Michael Cirelli, founder of the youth laureate program, said Thursday. Alexandra Huynh, 18, is the new National Youth Poet Laureate 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z

He stands poised on a Metro platform, beneath the streets of his home town, looking intently down the tunnel into the near future. Perspective | The bittersweet brilliance of Tommy Keene 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z

Imperious, perverse, remote and radiant, Catherine Deneuve is a monument to French poise and pulchritude. This Star Burns Brighter 2015-04-18T04:00:00Z

Now he's poised to become the David Guetta it's OK to like by appearing at a series of US festivals this summer. New band of the day – No 1,277: Madeon 2012-05-28T15:40:05Z

Yes, Democrats looked poised to lose the House, but the margins weren’t nearly as dire as prognosticators had warned. Perspective | It was a wave election. The wave was women defending abortion rights. 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z

When you were in crisis, poised at a chasm, he was your bridge across. Art Review: ‘Divine Felines: Cats of Ancient Egypt’ at the Brooklyn Museum 2013-07-25T21:29:11Z

I don’t, like, check where it fits on the Appropriate Topics Scale or whatever.” — that this actress’s own poise at a recent interview was startling at first. Sarah Steele, Star of LCT3’s ‘Slowgirl’ 2012-06-29T01:00:26Z

Outside, everyone is sopping, squelching, poised to erupt. Cannes diary: day seven 2012-05-22T13:56:07Z

Now, she seems poised for something bigger: Fame, perhaps, or just as unsettling, a loss of control. Amy Seimetz Goes Behind the Camera With ‘Sun Don’t Shine’ 2013-04-19T21:22:23Z

How exciting it was to see her poised confidently on the threshold. 2017’s best dance: The year when powerful women seized the spotlight 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z

"You look at her and you think she's so poised and then something wicked comes out of her mouth." Actress Patricia Morison reminisces as 100th birthday nears 2015-03-07T05:00:00Z

The refined, poised timbre with which he imbued the first suite became a warmer, more expansive sound in the third suite, which concluded the program. Antoine Tamestit Plays Concert for Mostly Mozart Festival 2014-08-03T04:00:00Z

Interior Department officials said they’re poised to establish new herds on historical bison range. Arsenal bison return _ but limited space to roam 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z

The pianist Kathleen Supové played it with such supple poise that it appeared to gently mold itself to its sonic environment, even when that included the muted trill of an orphaned cellphone. Review: At Bargemusic, a Surprise Competition With Live Bluegrass 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z

The 20-year-old singer showed poise, warmth - and a sense of stagecraft. Judge Britney rules on 'X Factor,' Demi charms 2012-09-12T15:46:04Z

Nancy Pelosi, elected the first female speaker of the House 12 years ago, was poised to assume the role again. Perspective | Who cares whether you think these women are likable. They’re in power now. 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z

With an undead dragon now under his control, the Night King seems poised to wreak complete havoc on the people of Westeros. This Tiny Game of Thrones Detail May Confirm a Mind-Blowing Bran Stark Theory 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z

If black aesthetic traditions were once accommodated by American cinema merely on the margins, if at all, now they’re poised to permanently transform the medium, as well as what spectators expect and accept from it. Perspective | With ‘If Beale Street Could Talk,’ Barry Jenkins is redefining cinematic beauty 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z

Extraterrestrials, kinetic creatures called Mimics that look like somersaulting metal octopuses, have conquered most of Europe with their lashing tentacles and are poised to take over the rest of the world. Tom Cruise Battles Invaders in ‘Edge of Tomorrow’ 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z

His latest movie, "Furious 7," is poised to collect $115 million at the domestic box office this weekend. Vin Diesel: 'Furious 7' and the unlikely road to stardom 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z

A scrappy organization founded to provide affordable studios, and largely ignored by the city’s marquee art institutions, was suddenly poised to become a major player. A Cinderella Story for the Miami Art Scene’s New $100 Million Player 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z

When I visit the church I always ponder Jonah’s dirty toenails, so lovingly painted, and also the tiny, feathery white dove poised at Noah’s feet, a tour de force of illusionism and unlikely poetry. Neapolitan Church Portraits Speak to the Earthly World 2013-01-15T16:43:33Z

Just over 2 months old, Aragona already exhibits the polish and poise of a mature establishment. Poise, great food fulfill chef’s passion at Aragona 2014-02-13T21:38:24Z

The elegant sparkle of Ms. Lee’s work was irresistible, yet she never overplayed or outshone her colleagues in a poised, congenial account. Music Review: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Plays Mozart at Alice Tully 2013-05-22T20:36:14Z

Suddenly, in what is often an innocuous reply to the arching opening phrase, slicing accents began to undercut the poised serenity. Review: Christian Tetzlaff Sharpens Mendelssohn’s Edge 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z

By describing the dynamic of life, and therefore this product is now, da, da, poised to win the market share, or whatever. Screenwriting guru tells all 2010-04-21T15:06:00Z

Clarence Penn, like Antonio Sánchez, is a jazz drummer of exuberant poise, and on his own albums, he has addressed music both original and canonical. Drummers’ Choices: Setting the Beat, Calling the Tune 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z

Yet she held the tempo with eerie poise and played with such uncanny delicacy that I was drawn right in. | Martina Filjak: Birthday Gift: New York Debut 2009-12-17T05:42:00Z

It would be a pleasure to report that “Queen of the Mist” seems poised to become the popular hit that has so far eluded Mr. LaChiusa. | 'Queen of the Mist' : ?Queen of the Mist? at the Gym at Judson - Review 2011-11-07T03:01:01Z

As of press time, Lee says lawyers were reviewing plans for a 7,000-square-foot restaurant featuring a takeout space and two dining areas, one devoted to fine dining, poised for the Navy Yard next year. Peter Chang restaurant review: A master’s cooking, times two 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z

Tourism to Houston overall, in spite of Harvey, is poised to grow this year. A Year After Hurricane Harvey, Houston’s Tourism Industry Is Shaken but Recovering 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z

In an endnote, Minford aptly characterizes these stories as “subtle, contained, cultivated, not showy; poised, poignant, leaving much unsaid for the reader to think about.” Review | The perfect book to help celebrate the Chinese New Year 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z

The joke was that he had been playing virtually nothing but ballads: one slow, perfectly poised song after another, presented so quietly that listeners leaned forward to catch each delicate moment. Music Review: Ryan Adams at Carnegie Hall - Review 2011-12-07T22:57:44Z

Women in Latin music are poised for a breakthrough. A comedian’s Cholofit videos spoof gentrification and our fitness-craze culture 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z

In the second play, "The Twelve Pound Look," Botchan stars again, this time emanating poise and confidence as a typist named Kate. Review: 2 J.M. Barrie comedies smart, breezy 2013-05-07T21:01:15Z

Povich is tall and poised, with striking blue eyes and a long face that is all sharp angles. How a fed-up group of ‘Good Girls’ beat the ‘Mad Men’-era sexists 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z

His answers, even the ones that hint of rehearsed, PR-approved sound bites, lack the disquietingly poised delivery that many young stars learn to perfect. Finn Wolfhard doesn’t really want to be famous 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z

But along some 200 miles of windswept Atlantic beach south of Casablanca, seaside meadows sprout billboards touting planned resorts and vacation home communities, suggesting that Morocco’s second coast is poised to boom. Morocco’s Other Coast Emerges as a Destination 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z

Indeed, by early accounts, Washington is poised to become even swampier under the new regime. Where I Live: Washington, D.C. 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z

Ms. Le Coze was, in the early years of Le Bernardin, a constant and striking presence in the dining room, poised and perfect, attired in Chanel outfits, earrings, bracelets and necklaces. Still the Boss of Le Bernardin, Maguy Le Coze Strides On 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z

This full-throated, fearless young singer, featured on The Chainsmokers’ hit, “Closer,” is poised to make her mark, having sold out Madison Square Garden. Bumbershoot 2016 highlights by day 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z

Christie's says the fire-color painting is poised to set a record for the artist. Yves Klein painting could bring $40M at NY auction 2012-04-05T15:21:10Z

She seemed poised, in the paradoxical senses of the word: serene, yet ready to leap. ‘This Is Who We’ve Been Waiting For’: A Diva on the Precipice 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z

“Not to insult you, Daddy,” says the very poised little girl, perhaps 8 years old, “but it was kind of boring for a little child.” ‘Boyhood' — still on the big screen 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z

For those watching closely, this tenor saxophonist — who plays with a wary tone and folds bubbling rhythms into his molten improvisational flow — appeared poised for an illustrious career as a bandleader. 13 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z

In his enclosure, he’s palpably open, already poised to be converted; in his emotional deadness, he’s intensely alive. Bah, humbug! The many faces of Scrooge 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z

In a phone interview, Kloots, who is 38, was warm, poised and direct, breaking down only when asked how she saw her own future. ‘He Never Quit’: Nick Cordero’s Widow on Grief, God and Perseverance 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z

Tobi bellows at the husband, who is poised to strike his wife. Patrick Stewart: 'I can store emotions. No experience is ever wasted' 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z

Jake Arditti, son of the first violinist and the composer, sang with poise, precision and astonishing presence, ensuring this family occasion was at once a world premiere, and a Wigmore debut, to remember. Arditti Quartet/Jake Arditti - review 2011-02-06T17:46:12Z

Jackson was poised for a great leap of faith, one testing himself and those who believed in him. AP timeline details Michael Jackson's last day 2010-06-20T16:46:00Z

Her incarnation of Dickinson seems to rise outward from the bone; she seems frozenly poised with, yes, a quiet passion that’s all the more impassioned for its unplanned quietness. A Masterful Emily Dickinson Movie 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z

Now, at the age of 30, the Israeli wunderkind is poised to succeed his mentor at the helm of the acclaimed symphony. Tough act to follow: Young maestro leads Israel Philharmonic 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z

She is very beautiful, of course, but doesn’t seem to go in for poise or gloss. Julie Delpy: ‘Women were bred to be directors’ 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z

Once again, she plays against expectations with a performance that, The Hollywood Reporter wrote, plants “quiet traces of chaos beneath Olivia’s dreamy poise.” Breakthrough Performances From the Summer Movies Season 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z

But thanks to a group of agricultural entrepreneurs and activists, the industry is poised to get back on its feet. 36 Hours in San Juan 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z

The Clevelanders had, as usual, clarity, poise and adroit balance among the sections: elegance without reticence, urgency without pressure, airiness without weightlessness. Best Classical Music Performances of 2022 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z

Houston, who died in February after her own battle with drug abuse, was poised for a movie comeback in "Sparkle" 20 years after her defining film portrayal in "The Bodyguard." Trailer from Houston's new film debuts on 'Today' 2012-04-02T14:46:09Z

Following orders from Congress, the Transportation Security Administration is poised to raise the fee to $5.60 each way. Security fee on airline tickets set to rise 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z

Despite an anticipated drop in ticket sales, "Fifty Shades of Grey" is poised to dominate the box office for a second weekend. 'Fifty Shades of Grey' to top box office for second weekend 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z

He begins in 387 B.C., with the Gauls poised just north of the city, and ends in 1944, as American troops slip in from the south to expel the Nazis. Rome Wasn’t Sacked in a Day 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z

A modern controller is made to be held inside a gamer’s loose cradle of thumbs, forefingers and middle fingers, all poised to respond rapidly. Less Flailing, More Pushing: The Joy of Joysticks 2012-07-06T14:17:58Z

As we look to a masked future, it seems poised for rapid evolution. Masks are changing the way we look at each other, and ourselves 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z

Her face is arresting, with large, alert eyes and cheekbones that seem poised to burst, “Alien”-style, out from beneath her pale skin. Noomi Rapace Arrives in Hollywood, by Way of Outer Space 2012-05-27T14:10:42Z

Its November, 2005 live episode at first seemed poised to overcome the crutch factor. Can a live "30 Rock" succeed? 2010-10-14T16:40:00Z

Reporters praise Ms. Hicks for her poise amid a chaotic campaign. The Woman Who ‘Totally Understands’ Donald Trump 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z

I had not comprehended the film's poise, its Dickensian breadth, its uncanny moments, the impress of a fable behind our "cotton-wool living", or its capacity to touch a kind of joy. Frank Capra at the BFI - review 2010-12-18T00:07:26Z

A five-concert Perspectives series this season at Carnegie Hall, which began on Thursday with a poised and quietly satisfying chamber-music program, may get her more New York fans; she deserves them. Review: The Radiant Modesty of Janine Jansen at Carnegie Hall 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z

On the surface, “Always Shine” is a tense thriller about failed female alliances — much of the time it seems poised to become a remake of “Persona,” as made by the horror director Alexandre Aja. Review: Two Friends Take a Trip, Heavy Baggage in Tow, in ‘Always Shine’ 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z

But Anonymous 4’s greatest success may stem from its poise, naturalness and heartfelt sincerity. Breathing life into 700-year-old music 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z

The film is nearing a close, in other words, but Armstrong’s story as we know it is poised to begin. Music Review: Satchmo?s Story, Music Substituting for Words 2010-08-31T22:25:00Z

Christopher Jones, an actor who seemed poised for stardom before abruptly abandoning his movie career in the late 1960s, died on Jan. 31 in Los Alamitos, Calif. He was 72. Christopher Jones, Actor Who Quit Field, Dies at 72 2014-02-09T02:11:02Z

Pretty and poised, he had the packaging and the product: a clear, confident tenor that could turn powerful or intimate at will. Eddie Fisher: The Songs, the Sins, the Scandal 2010-09-24T22:35:00Z

Their voices have a lyrical poise akin to Jamal’s own; he improvises throughout, leaving himself some solo space between verses. Two New Recordings by Two Jazz Greats 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z

Or dancers poised in wide-stretched leg positions will pound a heel to the floor, sometimes with a loud but decelerating pulse. Dance Review: Pam Tanowitz Brings a Certain Eccentricity to Dance at Joyce 2014-02-05T22:27:31Z

As he’s demonstrated throughout his three-decade career, he can manage anything with poise. Pop, Rock & Cabaret Listings for Aug. 22-28 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z

Stephen Scott Wormley brings poise and charisma to the role of Dorian. Review | The drag queens carry the show in a methodical ‘Dorian’s Closet’ 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z

Still, it is hard to imagine any of these singers going the distance with Mr. Ledet or Ms. Sanchez, assuming raw singing ability and poise carries the day. ArtsBeat: On 'Idol,' a Duet From Two Top Contenders 2012-04-06T05:20:24Z

Yahoo! is poised to occupy the middle ground, which really is the future of media. Yahoo! stokes Internet flames with "Burning Love" 2012-06-04T18:29:52Z

Open only since December, the scenic restaurant was poised to expand its offerings last month to include lunch and pastries . Review | The creators of Cava aim for something loftier with Julii 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z

She is poised to make a comeback this summer with “The Ministry of Utmost Happiness,” which will be released in the United States this June by Alfred A. Knopf. After a 20-Year Hiatus, the Booker Prize-Winning Novelist Arundhati Roy Returns to Fiction 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z

Interviews with friends and associates, as well as an examination of her writings, reveal her as a complex figure with, as Jacqueline Jackson diagnosed, much to say — poised and self-assured, yet wary. Camille Cosby: A life spent juggling her role as public figure with desire to be private 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z

But as Chu's film reveals through home movies from Bieber's small town outside Toronto, early YouTube clips and interviews with the people who discovered him, he's preternaturally gifted, freakishly poised and incessantly hardworking. Capsule reviews: 'Justin Bieber,' 'Cedar Rapids' 2011-02-11T12:37:23Z

She performed in the show with poise and confidence, to my pleasant surprise. Motherlode Blog: Can I Bring My Kids? I Asked 2013-05-16T13:47:57Z

If you watch it now, what you see is a classic instance of a show business professional, seemingly unfazed, faking her way through a disaster with poise and ingenuity. Music Review: Leslie Uggams in ‘Classic Uggams,’ at 54 Below 2012-11-17T00:30:28Z

The poise, alas, falters in the book’s final stretch. ‘A Terrible Country’ That’s Impossible Not to Love 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z

When those beautifully poised women with lithe legs and supersize smiles came forward for their final bow, I was as pleased as anyone else to pay them their due. Review: ‘New York Spring Spectacular’ Barrels Into Radio City 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z

The data suggests couples who have thorough conversations and make deliberate decisions together may be better poised to forge stronger commitments and follow through on them. The Major Mistake You're Making Before Getting Married 2014-10-04T04:00:00Z

The cast members handle with poise the raconteur demands Wilson places on them. Resilience and dignity are the rich, bluesy music of 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z

You get the impression that, despite their fixed grins, they’re poised for revolution. Theater Review: ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ Opens in London 2013-06-26T16:33:57Z

Mr. Jarrett plays with imperious precision even when he’s reaching for the ecstatic, and Jan Garbarek exudes iridescent poise on tenor saxophone. Playlist: New Music by Rumer, Donald Vega, Keith Jarrett and Corb Lund 2012-08-10T13:59:29Z

Mr. Cook, now 29, was struck by her looks, poise and kindness. A Union Built in and on Stages 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z

It was a choice emblematic of Mr. Schiff’s calm poise: unobjectionable, always impressive, sometimes touching and yet rarely inspiring. Review: Andras Schiff Deconstructs Sonatas 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z

The administration seems poised to deploy her heavily. Jill Biden raises money for Democrats amid gaffes and popularity drop 2022-07-23T04:00:00Z

The way he will establish a view with one shot and then cut into a tighter view of the same shot has the poise of a great dance move. ‘The Burial of Kojo’ Review: A Dazzling Modern Fable 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z

She is pretty, poised and imperious in the way that can come naturally to tall, beautiful, blond women, but also weary and blue — a platinum princess suffering from metal fatigue. | 'Young Adult': Charlize Theron in ?Young Adult? - Review 2011-12-08T13:00:01Z

This is Virginia Woolf poised at the threshold of her remarkable career as both a writer and publisher. Virginia Woolf: Her life in pictures 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z

The United States is poised to test the hydrogen bomb. In Simon Mawer’s ‘Tightrope,’ a Female Spy Masters the Tools of Her Trade 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z

Not only is he poised to get married, he’s joining forces in a major drug deal with some of the criminal he’s been successfully representing for years. The Counselor: Hard-Boiled Hokum 2013-10-24T09:45:41Z

There are other side characters that feel completely superfluous, showing up and seeming poised for development before being suddenly dispatched and rendered irrelevant. "Terminator: Dark Fate" works 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z

A slow-moving rhythmic gesture — an inhalation poised on a high note that slides to an exhalation on a lower one — runs through the piece. Review: Susanna Malkki Makes an Immediate Impression 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z

I didn’t, not really, until I was lying on my back with a woman dressed in white poised to inject a needle into my face. ‘I’d rather spend £300 on fillers than face cream’: the rise of tweakment face 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z

At age 76, this piano eminence and National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master remains an exemplar of pianistic intellect and poise. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z

Recognized as Banksy’s earliest large work, the image depicted a stuffed animal akin to Snuggle, the fabric softener bear, poised to hurl a Molotov cocktail at three riot police officers. Art in Bristol, England, Moves Beyond Museum Walls 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z

This is the place, after all, that brought in a ballet dancer to help servers slip around the tables with poise. At Thomas Keller’s Per Se, Slips and Stumbles 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z

At 39, she is naturally warm and free with hugs, yet her poise and focus on the task at hand announce a presence to be reckoned with. For this ‘Top Chef’ star, one tropical fruit represents both past and present 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z

The new entries are poised to stimulate a market rocked by bad publicity. In Transit Blog: More Ships Sailing the Caribbean 2014-01-28T16:02:48Z

Davis's measured approach to the opening impeded its sense of high drama, though the slow movement and finale were exceptional in their intensity and poise. BBCSO/Davis – review 2013-04-15T17:13:40Z

But by the late 1950s, television was poised to become the prime mainstream vehicle for the civil rights story. Art Review: ?For All the World to See,? on Civil Rights Era 2010-05-20T21:48:00Z

Tiler Peck, with typical poise and creamy musicality, held the ballet together as the muse Terpsichore. Review: City Ballet’s New Gods and Duos 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z

Cheerful and preternaturally poised, she spends her free time tending to the flower beds in her rooftop garden in Brooklyn and working on her rudimentary French. ‘Station Eleven’ Joins Fall’s Crop of Dystopian Novels 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z

She earned her rock stripes on tour with Jenny Lewis and Julian Casablancas of The Strokes and has clearly picked up a few tips on poise and attitude. BBC Sound of 2013: Haim 2013-01-04T07:16:24Z

The final chord of each Schumann piece was poised in such a way as to point forward to the beginning of the next one. Review: Hersh recital opens Olympic Music Festival season 2010-07-04T18:03:00Z

A London studio is due to open in Covent Garden next year, and the company is poised to float on the New York stock exchange. 'I'm riding Le Tour in my spare room': the indoor cycling revolution 2019-06-08T04:00:00Z

It is a brilliantly acute sketch, typically poised between exact observation and the desire to tell a story: Combination of shrewd business woman, genuine artist, lonely middle-aged woman anxious to please, and mad-woman. From the margins 2010-04-02T23:05:00Z

Rye is the grain of choice at Ole & Steen, a chain of more than 90 bakeries and cafes in Denmark and England, now poised to open Thursday near Union Square. New York Gets a Fresh Batch of Bakeries From Abroad 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z

For that reason, the street was poised to rebound more quickly than shopping destinations that rely on heavy traffic from tourists. On Madison Avenue, a New Vibe 2012-08-16T00:25:24Z

Beyond his regal poise, he projects a sense of wildness under control. Review: At City Ballet, Taylor Stanley Is a God for Our Time 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z

Eventually, a Gordon type emerged: poised young women who could also express some kindness, some vulnerability. In ‘The Bear,’ Molly Gordon Is More Than the Girl Next Door 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z

I'd never heard a voice that combined religious intensity with such natural poise. Solomon Burke: gone but never forgotten 2010-10-11T12:58:00Z

Sonji’s inability to sustain the piety is persuasive in Turner’s vivacious portrayal, a performance filled with poise and, when required, fire. ‘Fetch Clay, Make Man’: An unusual sparring match

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A Massachusetts doctor who ran against Republican Mitt Romney for governor a decade ago is poised to challenge him again as the Green Party's nominee for president. Doctor poised for Green Party nod for president 2012-07-14T07:55:08Z

When Presley enlisted, Lewis seemed poised to inherit the crown of rock 'n' roll royalty. Jerry Lee Lewis a ball of promotional fire with new book, albums 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z

The extended “Star Wars” universe seems poised to completely invade our consciousness. How “Star Wars” changed the world: “It feels real in a way the stuff on ‘Star Trek’ probably doesn’t” 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z

He was poised to go on to study for an advanced degree when he graduated in 1968 with a major in transportation economics. A Carlyle group co-founder steps out of the philanthropic shadows

We learn that following her disappearance, Tara's parents were transformed overnight from confident and poised people "to frail, powerless, elderly, and lost individuals". Some Kind of Fairy Tale by Graham Joyce – review 2012-07-04T07:00:02Z

Generally speaking, her songs are about processing personal experience to maintain an attitude of her poised self-control; they are about finding courage. 2010-01-30T05:31:00Z

All across the city, spring is — well, if not exactly springing, then poised for a dramatic pop. Where Spring Is in Full Bloom 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z

“Justice League” opening next weekend, Disney-Pixar’s “Coco” on Nov. 22 and “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” launching on Dec. 15, the industry is now poised to end the year on an upbeat note. Box Office: 'Thor: Ragnarok' thunders to $56.6 million second weekend 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z

The chef’s poise in the dining room stems from her resume: In a previous life, Law-Yone was an English and art history teacher at Duke Ellington School of the Arts. Thamee lets diners feast on Burmese stories 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z

Visitors return to it repeatedly, often with cameras poised, sometimes just staring in disbelief. Nam June Paik at the Whitney: A Work of Dizzying Complexity 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z

It includes many pieces from the BAM exhibit, plus a couple of playful new cats that look poised to create mayhem. The Week Ahead: a tribute to MLK Jr., Timberlake at the Key 2014-01-08T23:53:48Z

Long known for sport fishing, Loreto, on Baja California Sur’s eastern coast, is poised to become one of Mexico’s next luxury destinations. The 41 Places to Go in 2011 2011-01-07T21:03:56Z

I blazed through “Lola,” a debut as fast, flexible and poised as a chef’s knife. Summer Thrillers: Daring Escapes and Other Acts of Derring-Do 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z

Her observation that "maids are May when they are maids, December when they are wives" provides the key to a performance poised on the cusp between fruition and fulfilment. As You Like It 2010-09-26T20:45:00Z

I found the sloganeering and "erotic" dancing a bit wearing as the show entered its fourth hour, but there are moments when Arcade deploys a comic poise to match the thundering self-assertion. Bitch! Dyke! Faghag! Whore! – review 2012-07-04T17:07:34Z

Ms. Ran skillfully deploys these extremes of color, volume and pitch, yet the overall somewhat chilly impression is one of poise. Pacifica Quartet Presents Shulamit Ran Premiere and Classics 2014-11-09T05:00:00Z

This scenic city is now poised to become a destination for contemporary art. Inside Art: Richard Prince’s ‘Canal Zone’ to Be Shown at Gagosian 2014-04-04T00:09:56Z

“The air went still, as if poised to disappear.” What We’re Reading This Summer 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z

Lady Gaga reached back to “Smile,” the 1954 song with music by Charlie Chaplin, in a poised Broadway mode. Pop Music Faces the Coronavirus in Prime Time 2020-04-19T04:00:00Z

But several books in recent years have spewed fire and brimstone, claiming that algorithms are poised to obliterate white-collar knowledge-work in the 21st century, just as automation displaced blue-collar manufacturing work in the 20th. Machines for thinking 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z

The New York Times "utterly manipulative... poised on a line where fashion turns into something else". McQueen exhibition comes to London 2014-04-25T10:27:05Z

Ms. Coolidge, an inimitable blend of girlish vulnerability, boss-lady poise and comic chops, was not opposed to comfort. Jennifer Coolidge Loads Up on Vegan Chocolate Bars and Whipped Cream 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z

Even more than his fellow minimalists, Philip Glass always had a certain rock-star poise. Philip Glass – review 2012-12-16T18:15:01Z

Now Entertainment Weekly reports that the Oscar-nominated actor is poised to head into darker territory: he has signed up to star in the latest instalment of the notoriously nasty horror series The Human Centipede. Eric Roberts to star in The Human Centipede 3 2013-05-30T15:18:28Z

Arthur’s poise and charm in these films exists in sad counterpoint to the severe depression and anxiety she suffered in private life. DVD: New on DVD: ?Jean Arthur: Comedy Collection? 2011-11-12T22:03:03Z

Scattered about on a visit this summer were recent sculptures: a couple dancing the tango, a batter poised at home plate, a ballerina doing a pirouette. Art Is Fleeting, but Red Grooms Is Forever 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z

More restaurants are embracing online ticketing, with hopeful customers poised to click weeks in advance and pay in full when batches of seats are released. Restaurant Report: Lazy Bear in San Francisco 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z

“Parasite” is poised to be that rare thing: a foreign language movie capable of drawing big crowds in theaters and contending at the Academy Awards. Fall Preview: Bong Joon Ho and ‘Parasite’ are coming for you 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z

And his stage time was, let’s say, abundant; if he wasn’t cutting in between the swans, he was poised on a cliff directing their movements. Review: Hungarian National Ballet Opens With a Stale ‘Swan Lake’ 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z

Roth’s skills as narrator are everywhere as taut as a bowstring with its arrow poised to fly. Appreciation: Philip Roth 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z

Like Warren, Turner displays inordinate poise, immense vocal skill and a stunning sense of her own outsize impact. Review | As rock-star portrayals go, it doesn’t get any better than Adrienne Warren as Tina Turner 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z

The girls also got a lesson in poise and posture from local runway model Rogi Banks, who is working toward a doctorate in school psychology at Howard University. Would you send your daughter to modeling camp? 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z

On four previous albums, Clogs — a quartet completed by Rachael Elliott, a bassoonist, and Thomas Kozumplik, a percussionist — blended a chamber music transparency and poise with rustic melodies, ethnic allusions and nimble improvisation. Hybrid Sounds by Clogs, Slow Six and Redhooker 2010-04-16T19:52:00Z

With the film poised to go international, he was plunged into a non-stop round of meetings and interviews. Toronto closes after very public festival 2012-09-13T10:22:04Z

Barring some triumphant comeback with his next major work, by no means an impossibility, the director will occupy the outskirts of the field he once stood poised to conquer. The problem with Wendy: how did an Oscar-nominated director get it so wrong? 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z

But within them is an intractable despair, something that can’t be alleviated by a neatly placed vocal harmony or a poised chorus. Aimee Mann Traces Elegant Despair on ‘Mental Illness’ 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z

Later that year, in The Fountainhead, adapted by Ayn Rand from her bestseller, her remarkable poise and latent energy was more easily showcased. Patricia Neal: a career in clips 2010-08-09T11:06:00Z

Anais Mitchell’s “Hadestown,” a dark folk opera about young lovers trapped in the underworld, is poised to collect the prize for best musical, after receiving a leading 14 nominations. Race, sexual politics and the underworld in spotlight at Broadway's... 2019-06-09T04:00:00Z

Mr. Tetzlaff went home to Germany because the child he and his partner were expecting was poised for an early arrival. Review: At Carnegie Hall, Brahms Piano Quartets, With a New Baby as a Coda 2016-04-10T04:00:00Z

Much of the writing for the eight voices of Corp's own choir, Apsara, is poised and beautiful, and some may well find it far more rewarding than I do. Corp: Dhammapada ? review 2011-03-17T22:15:01Z

In a bustling kitchen in Upper Manhattan, Kendall Joseph, a young actor wearing fire-engine-red oven mitts, stood poised by the stove. Take a Look: ‘Reading Rainbow’ Goes Live, With New Friends to Know 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z

But as the boomers’ children take over, there is concern among administrators and trustees that millennials are not poised to meet the financial and leadership demands of increasingly complex — and expensive — museums. Museums Special Section: Wooing a New Generation of Museum Patrons 2014-03-19T20:40:58Z

For the BBC these are markets on the cusp – with audiences poised somewhere between eager curiosity and fanaticism. Peter Capaldi on Doctor Who: 'I've been watching the show since I was five' 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z

Mr. Huang and his leather jacket are poised to step neatly into that gap. Silicon Valley Has a New Style Icon 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z

Dusty and rumbled, he's almost glacially poised, except when he uncoils ruthlessly into violence. Visceral performances bring stardom for Tom Hardy 2012-05-21T13:07:47Z

Here is Joe, delicately poised between this world and the next, in a suspenseful, beautifully constructed book with scenes as stirringly valedictory as a chorus of “Danny Boy.” The Top Books of 2015 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z

But Lim’s preternaturally poised and poetic, tautly exciting Rachmaninoff deserved the clicks. Review: Yunchan Lim, Teenage Piano Star, Arrives in New York 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z

At the semifinals in Los Angeles he played thrillingly, with poise and vision. Music: For a Team Player, the Solo Moments Are Secondary 2011-04-01T21:46:41Z

Antique tableaus of wildlife poised to flee or attack are worth the killer upkeep because they continue to draw crowds. Antiques: Shining New Light on a Modernist 2011-08-11T21:43:28Z

Guo Pei, whose career as a fashion designer began when there was no fashion in her country, remained a study in Asian poise and etiquette. T Magazine: Year of the Couturi?re 2010-12-01T17:25:00Z

Places like Antigua are even poised to see an uptick in tourism as they welcome visitors who may have been planning to go elsewhere in the Caribbean. The Recovery Process: Caribbean Tourism, Island by Island 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z

And because a socialite’s success depends upon an array of attributes still largely considered feminine: charm, poise, grace, beauty, cultivation and polish. Always Well Groomed 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z

While Will is poised to be reinvigorated as the TV journalist he was always meant to be, "The Newsroom" already has reinvigorated Jeff Daniels. A big story developing on HBO's 'The Newsroom' 2012-06-20T09:16:04Z

Our habit is to tilt toward the future, perpetually poised for the next move, the strategic opportunity. How to say goodbye 2012-06-10T16:00:00Z

With Britpop in vogue and lording over the charts, Oasis was truly poised to bring the long-running festival to new heights. Morning Glory days: "Oasis Knebworth 1996" revisits a watershed event in Britpop concert history 2021-09-18T04:00:00Z

Mr. Kanneh-Mason’s playing is more poised than fiery: levelheaded, though not exactly cool. The Sheku Effect: A Classical Music Star Rises 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z

And she’s handled it so far with such amazing grace and poise. Noted: Jenn Sterger Takes a Different Path 2013-01-18T22:07:02Z

One week he's poised to be the wunderkind chef of a big-time downtown restaurant; the next, he's slipping away from the success he'd hoped to achieve, falling from the grace he's yet to taste. A chef's painful road to rehab 2011-06-06T22:43:00Z

A massive red statue of the word “Blood,” poised before a picture-perfect cane field. On a Caribbean Rum Trail 2014-02-21T19:02:44Z

“You told her you were poised to get as much as $20,000, and you told her you would share the proceeds” if she provided the photographs, Ms. Bonjean said. Judy Huth Tells Jury That Bill Cosby Sexually Assaulted Her as a Teen 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z

Angela Carter was not only "Angela Carter", about the third most impressive feminist writer of the century, but also one of that year's judges: she struggled with only mildly teetering poise to be polite. Rewind TV: The Tony Blair Interview With Andrew Marr; The Hunt for Britain's Sex Traffickers; I Am Slave 2010-09-04T23:06:00Z

From the era of Billie Holiday to that of Amy Winehouse, singers with cult followings have often seemed poised over a black of hole of pain that might swallow them at any moment. Arts & Leisure: How Hugh Jackman?s Two Sides Make Women Swoon 2011-12-08T16:00:00Z

Nearby is a gracefully poised "Virgin and Child" by Giovanni Bellini, Titian's teacher, although it is not in the best physical condition. Santa Barbara's 'Botticelli, Titian and Beyond' a quirky gem 2015-03-21T04:00:00Z

Perhaps the aphorism is made of equal parts wit and judgment, its success depending on its making a sufficiently daring detour in thought, while at the same time maintaining formal integrity, poise, and precision. The Sharp Force and Disgraceful State of the Modern Aphorism 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z

The Best Picture category is poised to make history. The 2019 Academy Awards: What to expect from Sunday's 91st Oscars ceremony 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z

And Ms Gerwig, playing someone who is, with great ambivalence, pretending to be someone else, conveys that confusion with poise and commitment. Film: Greta Gerwig?s Breakthrough Performance in ?Greenberg? 2010-03-26T19:34:00Z

Judging from Thursday evening’s performance of the Britten and Sibelius “sea” works, and the Sibelius symphony, the SSO should be poised to make an excellent impression on California audiences. Seattle Symphony vividly evokes the sea in works by Sibelius, Britten 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z

She remained poised even as he pawed at her arm. Music Review: Send in the Heartthrob, Cue the Shrieks 2010-09-01T22:20:00Z

If shop you must, then head out to the Zurich West neighborhood, sort of the Williamsburg of the city, which is poised between industrial use and hip urban renovation. Zurich, for a Song 2010-09-24T18:42:00Z

When the dust settled, the Hawks found themselves in third place in the Central after seemingly being poised to run away with it just two weeks ago. Blackhawks lose 4th straight; Sharp injured 2012-01-09T05:11:00Z

The tenor Jean-Michel Richer sang with affecting directness and poise, but the music seemed generic, with nothing to make audible the particulars of his suffering. Review: A Look at ‘Léonore’ Before Beethoven, and Others, Got to It 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z

By contrast, Heller’s direction of “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” has a focussed and poised energy unlike that of any other film in contention. 2019 Oscar Nominations and Predictions (And Who Should Have Made the List) 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z

The film is now poised to break the record for the biggest opening weekend for a motion pictue ever currently held by its predecessor, “The Avengers.” 'The Avengers: Age of Ultron' opens with superhuman box-office strength 2015-05-02T04:00:00Z

Beauty and poise are expected on the red carpet, and the designs seen there will eventually find their way to shops. How an Iconic Oscar Moment Is Made 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z

Nonetheless, it is already the biggest draw of any Coen brothers film – poised to at least double the business of No Country for Old Men, their biggest previous hit. True Grit: Rooster to the rescue 2011-02-06T21:31:00Z

"It's not an issue I think will be laughed out of court, but I don't think it is poised for a victory at this point," Schacter added. 'Sister Wives' family challenges Utah bigamy law 2012-07-25T09:46:04Z

The sharp edges of the fugue are preceded by the haunting Cavatina, one of the most beautiful movements in the chamber repertory, performed here with heartfelt poise and expressive commitment. Music Review: Emerson String Quartet at Alice Tully Hall 2012-04-06T00:35:05Z

Posture-induced feelings of power and competence will make you more at ease and poised, not change your personality. Studied: The Right Stance Can Be Reassuring — Studied 2013-05-03T23:12:24Z

And the outstretched arm of the figure standing behind the reveler is one of the great American arms: strong, long, directive, poised to embrace. American Eden, After the Fall 2013-01-10T22:01:26Z

Now, some say, the trend, which trickled down from the runways of Chanel, Giles Deacon and their rarefied ilk to fashion hot spots around the country, seems poised to go mainstream. Young Trendsetters Streak Their Hair With Gray 2010-04-01T18:37:00Z

The waiters hover at a comfortable distance, their ladles poised over a steaming tureen. Tasting France Through 5 Signature Dishes 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z

One woman whose poise and froideur have all bowing before her. The best films of 2016 ... that you probably didn't see 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z

Admittedly I slept through most of it, but each time I woke up the ambience was of something poised and delicate being held aloft, ever so carefully. At Moogfest, Electronics Stimulate Ears and Emotions 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z

It seems counterintuitive now, when countries like China and India are poised to become giants on the world stage, but design-wise, we’re all a little bit Italian. At Home in the World 2010-10-12T14:29:00Z

These invaluable records of her creative process, long used almost solely by the Trisha Brown Dance Company, are now poised to become available to a much broader public. Watching a Choreographer Build: Trisha Brown’s Unusual Archive 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z

This is also a familiar runway for Seales — being wheels up, poised for takeoff. Amanda Seales was always ‘Smart Funny and Black.’ Finally, everyone else sees it. 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z

Magnin described the period around Moore's departure as "challenging," but said that the theater is now poised to expand its strategic mission to include more performances and the possibility of producing or co-producing original shows. Wallis Annenberg Center names Paul Crewes as artistic director 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z

Now the house is poised for its star turn on the big screen. | West Village: A Town House in History and Now, in Fiction 2010-08-08T20:52:00Z

The searching look veiled by polished court manners and the poise of the woman, conscious of her magnificent attire, sum up the art of Jonson, cool and intense. For Old Masters, It's Dealers' Choice 2010-07-16T13:00:00Z

An earlier glimpse inside her dressing room revealed a scene of grave calm: dress neatly on its hanger, make-up artist poised with tools. The girl with the mighty mouth 2011-03-27T00:02:01Z

Their sound was too small for the Usher Hall, but was still thrilling – the Mendelssohn buoyant and radiant, the Haydn gracefully poised. ASMF/Isserlis/Bell ? review 2011-03-08T18:30:17Z

Hummus is poised to reach Greek yogurt-esque popularity, crowding refrigerated grocery store shelves with its own explosively vast array of flavors and brands. What most people get wrong about making hummus 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z

The problem is that, with George Osborne poised to burst the balloon, all that looks like pie in the sky. David Cameron's 'big society' is already being conducted by our orchestras 2010-10-19T16:03:00Z

A reviewer at Gothamist raved last week: “It’s early, to be sure, but Nix seems poised to be one of the best openings of 2016 so far.” Vegetarian and proud: without meat, Nix packs a bite 2016-03-12T05:00:00Z

This guy was pure poise, utterly in control of every inch of his frame. Polar bears just might outlive us all 2012-12-30T16:00:00Z

It’s unclear because the woman remains something of a cipher – like her director, a dark haired beauty of regal bearing and poise. Angelina Jolie Goes Dark in the Land of Blood and Honey 2011-12-22T09:58:54Z

The concert’s other — and equally arty — peak was the poised, otherworldly performance by FKA twigs. Review: Iggy Pop Salutes David Bowie at Tibet House Concert 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z

The new show is poised to become another hit, Selesner said. Dion returns to recession-hit Vegas with new show 2011-03-16T10:49:18Z

With a poised, compelling cast and stylish design, Murray’s production certainly puts a good face on the script. Review | Spooky Action Theatre’s ‘Small Room’ for patient fans of the offbeat 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z

It’s easier to look around and try to determine who in popular culture is poised to take her place, and the answer is no one. The TV Watch: Showbiz Diva Gives Thanks and Signs Off 2011-05-25T22:00:20Z

Even Mr. Finckel’s poised solo in the slow movement lacked a certain drama. Music Review: Piano Trios From a Pair of Kindred Masters 2011-02-08T22:23:04Z

Even so, their lucidity and poise indicated that theirs is an interpretation that will deepen with time. Music Review: Practice Gets Group Back to Carnegie 2010-10-25T22:58:00Z

Though rain sheeted down and floods threatened, she was poised and miraculously dry in jeans, a floral raincoat and high-heeled boots that played hell with her feet. Denée Benton, Tony Nominee, Embraces Her Inner Natasha 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z

If the digital glitches were overcome quickly, initial advance sales appeared poised to push past those for “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” from Disney and its Marvel Studios unit, in early March. ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Is a Hit at the Presale Box Office 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z

Both films did notably strong business in China, which is poised to exert ever more power with studios eager to lure viewers in that enormous and still-growing market. Perspective | This summer showed us that all kinds of movies can become hits on their own terms 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z

Everyone said she has raised a son who is smart, empathic and poised. Mary Boone Is Not Done 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z

With its unconventional heroine and unflinching portrayal of an abused girl’s fight to save herself, “My Absolute Darling” seems poised to become the breakout debut of the year. A Debut Novelist’s Descent into Darkness 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z

She had dozens of messages, all about the breaking news that a leaked draft of a Supreme Court opinion showed that the court appeared to be poised to overturn Roe v. Performing a Comedy About Abortion, Watching the Supreme Court 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z

Paisley was poised to start rehearsals for the water-themed tour when record rains inundated the area. Musicians lose millions in gear in Nashville flood 2010-05-06T00:16:00Z

Pretty and poised, she is ostensibly the most successful of the group, with her soon-to-be-M.D. boyfriend, her Princeton degree and her job at a hospital. | 'Bachelorette': Wedding Trash Talk in Leslye Headland?s Comedy 2010-07-27T02:04:00Z

On the screen, in a loose white blouse and multiple necklaces, she was poised, sisterly, a study in luminous self-acceptance. True Romance: Janet Mock on the Final Season of ‘Pose’ 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z

After the worst advertising slump since the second world war, revenues are also finally poised to recover, according to City analysts. Britain's Got Talent leads ITV into Saturday night ratings battle 2010-04-16T18:45:00Z

Mr. Kigawa is always a poised guide through the most daunting music, as in his preternaturally unruffled evening-length survey of Pierre Boulez’s complete solo piano works. Review: Taka Kigawa Masters the Conflicting Rhythms of Ligeti 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z

If there was a hint of uptightness, that was mostly evident in Wang’s curtain call, gloomy in comparison with her usual poise and buoyancy after intermission. There is no disrupting Yuja Wang and Leonidas Kavakos 2017-02-14T05:00:00Z

The swan maidens, this time real women, are bewilderingly gorgeous as they skim across the stage or frame it, poised like statues. In ‘Swan Lake,’ Mariinsky Ballet Shows Off a New Generation 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z

Perversely, what seems poised to be a story of a tortured soul’s revenge instead turns inward. How Do You Illustrate Anguish? With Rage or Silence? 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z

"Her personality and just her energy, her poise, everything," Darling said. MCA appoints Naomi Beckwith its newest curator 2011-04-12T22:34:00Z

The result is a film poised rather uncertainly between the personal and the cultural. ‘Kid 90’ Review: Celluloid Dreams 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z

The Astaire hallmarks, evident in the nine RKO pictures he made with Ginger Rogers in the 1930s, were a supreme musicality and poise. The 10 best dancers 2010-07-31T23:04:00Z

He sang his Handel aria with such inspiration and poise that a Met coach asked him to write out the ornaments of improvisation he’d added. Sing for Your Life 2011-05-20T16:00:31Z

Along with Naomi Wolf, whose best-selling “Beauty Myth” took aim at an image-obsessed culture, she seemed poised to become a voice of change. In the Woman?s Movement, Who Will Replace Gloria Steinem? 2012-03-17T00:33:53Z

“Ballet was an elite, foreign art, something to teach little girls deportment and carriage,” Ms. Saleh said, her impeccable poise and posture proving that goal was achieved. A Ballerina’s Story, Once Upon a Time in Egypt 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z

The novel ends – if I'm reading it correctly – on a note of poised ambiguity. Good book, great film 2011-04-01T10:08:52Z

Not a cube, by the way, more a rhomboid, to be pedantic — poised like a ballerina on point. Take a Virtual Tour of the Financial District and the Battery 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z

The show seemed poised “to break down the border between outside and inside,” Mr. McEvilley said. Art: Letting His Life?s Work Do the Talking 2011-02-20T02:02:00Z

They are poised with a stillness that is a necessary part of the process to ensure a clear image with a lengthy exposure. Capturing a 21st-Century War With 19th-Century Technology 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z

"She brings to her role just the right mixture of glacial poise and agonised tension," says Henry Hitchings in the Evening Standard. What to say about ... Flare Path with Sienna Miller 2011-03-15T15:50:48Z

Tension between the U.S. and China mounts as their navies are poised for battle in the East China Sea. US-China relations are grist for satirist's mill 2012-05-07T17:48:11Z

A D.C. native still in her 20s, Daneshpour opened the afternoon quietly with a poised, utterly clear and graceful performance of Haydn’s Sonata in F Hob. Pianist Sara Daneshpour stuns at the American Art Museum

When Ike was poised to invade Normandy, Petterssen told him to wait. Kurt Vonnegut’s POW nightmare: Inside the World War II battle that shaped “Slaughterhouse Five” 2016-01-02T05:00:00Z

The Guardian praised his poise, maturity and purity of tone in its review, proclaiming him “the real deal, and definitely a pianist to watch.” The Pianist of the Resistance Captures a Surprise Award 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z

Others lean into space at odd angles, Buster Keaton-like, or are poised to leap from a building ledge or airplane wing. Rodney Smith, Whimsical Photographer, Dies at 68 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z

You seem further along than you realize, poised on the threshold, ready to bring your back foot off the ladder of your divorce and onto this new place of your own creation. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: A newly divorced woman doesn’t want to be angry the rest of her life 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z

Her body was thick-waisted but supple, with a peasant’s grace—confident and humble both—and a quiet poise, greater than that of most beauties. “This Is Pleasure” 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z

Whatever her private views on politics and race, her public self was always poised and wholesome. Whitney Houston 2012-02-12T02:03:31Z

To anyone who doubts that there are hidden layers to Ryder’s occasionally insipid persona, her performance in Martin Scorsese’s poised period drama is as robust a corrective as could be hoped for. Heathers is back – but is it Winona Ryder's best film? Her top 20, ranked! 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z

Cory is a gifted football player, poised for a college scholarship, but Troy—a failed athlete—demands that he prioritize his after-school job over practice, effectively choking off the kid’s dreams. Review: Reverent 'Fences' Works So Hard...It Stops Working 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z

A whole different, far less compelling show begins, one about an ambivalent Marine turned terrorist who appears poised to sell out his family and his country for one little saucer-eyed boy. Riff: ?Clues That Lead to More Clues That Add Up to Nothing? 2011-12-16T17:03:47Z

Throughout her father’s unhinged Presidential campaign, she was easily his best surrogate; she is so poised that she could soften her father’s persona just by standing near him. Ivanka Trump’s Terrible Book Helps Explain the Trump-Family Ethos 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z

Indeed, I have an inkling she'd be perfect to play Kate Middleton in the inevitable biopic as she can do that poised, steely and yet a little shy English rose thing to a tee. Amy Adams: punching above her weight 2011-01-23T00:05:05Z

On a weekend when “Avengers: Age of Ultron” is poised to challenge box-office records, “Dreadful” offers a smaller, quieter alternative in the category of tortured bands of heroes uniting to save the world. Review: ‘Penny Dreadful’ Returns for Season 2 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z

Its lead single, “Praying,” just rose to No. 24 on the Billboard 200, and the full album is poised for a No. 1 debut. Kesha and Taylor Swift Find New Voices 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z

Sometimes, she’d take you to places you thought you never wanted to go, to depths where poise was shattered and pride scraped raw. How Helen McCrory Shone, Even in a Haze of Mystery 2021-04-17T04:00:00Z

Ms. Ullrich, 27, seemed comfortable with the recital format, increasingly confident and poised as the evening progressed. 2010-02-11T20:55:00Z

There, art is poised between the shadowy illusion below and the clear California sun above. An early look in the Broad museum reveals a show that doesn't quite gel 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z

By this measure, the Shed is poised to be a big hit. Perspective | Along New York’s High Line, a $500 million effort to bring the arts to everyone 2019-04-21T04:00:00Z

The funny, observant coming-of-age drama “Eighth Grade” is also poised to be the rare movie as beloved for its sharp writing and formal beauty as for its warmth and optimistic spirit. Perspective | Quality vs. pleasure: Just because a movie is good doesn’t mean you have to like it. 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z

He's a phenomenon: modest, poised and natural, as well as brimming with talent. Benjamin Grosvenor: Chopin, Liszt, Ravel ? review 2011-07-16T23:06:06Z

A gifted character actress, able to encapsulate patrician poise, suburban angst, bohemian disarray, uptight alpha, and everything in between, Clarkson, 59, has enjoyed a long award-studded career, encompassing film, theatre and television. Patricia Clarkson: ‘I’m a free spirit… this is the life I want’ 2019-03-10T05:00:00Z

He was also an optimist: Alarmed by his wife’s volatility, he trusted in her poised, cool-headed mother to keep her in check. Mad, Bad and Dangerous: The Legacy Left to Byron’s Wife and Daughter 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z

Kindness, niceness, beauty, some rogue threw in "poise" – these are the attributes of photofit creation, rather than a human being. 'Plastic' Kate: Hilary Mantel exposes the image not the person 2013-02-19T18:40:08Z

The first person, then, simultaneouly implicates Glgut in what he is describing while reinforcing his distance from it, establishing In a Strange Room' as a work poised between memoir and fiction. In a Strange Room by Damon Galgut 2010-07-24T23:06:00Z

We are ready to recognize the humanity of those who were victims of an unequal system; the film’s poise forces us to recognize, as well, the humanity of those who served as executioners. The Unrest That Led to the L.A. Riots, Twenty-Five Years On 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z

This time around the Ear Regulars included Harry Allen on tenor saxophone and Neal Miner on bass, and both played with poise. Music Review: The Ear Regulars, Jazz Group at the Ear Inn, South Village 2010-04-26T22:50:00Z

This time, Clinton is expected to face little primary competition — and the left-leaning entertainment industry is poised to become a major source of campaign cash. Hollywood likely to line up behind Hillary Clinton in presidential race 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z

He can pull off traditional roles like Siegfried, but with his poise and athleticism, he’s just as at ease in the neoclassical ballets of George Balanchine and in Jerome Robbins’s works, with their less-is-more aesthetic. Once ‘Little Joe,’ Now a Reigning New York City Ballet Principal 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z

Mercury was conceived in the 1930s by Henry Ford's son Edsel as a premium brand poised between Ford and Lincoln. Mercury's End Means New Life For Lincoln 2010-06-02T22:25:00Z

Yet he’s never quite broken through to a mainstream audience, something he may finally be poised to do. Trey Songz poised for a breakthrough with 'Trigga' 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z

The strength of this conviction led him to create a program that sought to undermine an entire society poised to kill. Fred Rogers, quiet radical: The misunderstood legacy of “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood” 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z

In 2007, his major traveling retrospective opened at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, and he joined the Gagosian Gallery poised at the pinnacle of the art market. Takashi Murakami Teams With a Professor to Explore the Historical 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z

Judging just from this setup, the series seems poised to trace the rise and fall that brought him to this post-Walter White nadir. A Better Direction for “Better Call Saul” 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z

Set in the early 1960s, when the procedure was criminalized in France, it arrives in the United States at a fraught moment, with the Supreme Court seemingly poised to overturn Roe v. ‘Happening’ Review: An Abortion Story, an Existential Drama 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z

There, Ms. Smith has installed three aluminum sculptures of gold-leaf–covered birds perched on chairs; one work hangs from the ceiling, its fused seats dangling upside down as two birds appear poised to fly away. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z

“Wakanda Forever” is poised to be the next film to really garner excitement for lots of people. The Women of ‘Wakanda Forever’ 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z

Allred is sharp, energetic and poised always to pounce or defend. Gloria Steinem meets Gloria Allred: ‘Donald Trump has made us woke’ 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z

On his first quartet album, Mr. Taborn’s piano can dance and nearly catch fire without ever losing its poise. The Best Albums of 2017 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z

In a year when moviegoers returned en masse to big-budget spectacles — and skipped nearly everything else — Oscar voters on Tuesday were poised to spread best picture nominations remarkably far and wide. The Oscar nominations are expected to be spread around. 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z

And now here I was, in a place redolent of a long-ago past, trying to corral my thoughts, my pencil poised over a blank page in my notebook. Home Alone With the Ghost of Emily Dickinson 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z

Emanuel laid out his plans for the casino money just days before Senate are poised to discuss how to deal with Quinn's concerns about the gambling legislation. Quinn: Slow down on Chicago casino 2011-08-16T17:17:00Z

Arena — where the mission under Artistic Director Molly Smith has been “American Voices” — seemed poised to make a national splash both developing and producing new plays. Be serious: Can tough-minded theater survive on D.C.’s big stages? 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z

“She’s remarkably poised for her age,” said one who, like several interviewed, spoke on the condition of anonymity to avoid crossing a key White House source. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is suddenly the star of the feel-bad story of the day 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z

Partly inspired by Faulkner's As I Lay Dying, McGregor's novel resonates with empathy, poise and a sensitivity that sets this remarkable writer beyond his contemporaries. Readers recommend their favourite books of 2010 2011-01-01T00:05:32Z

The piece is a poised exercise in color and form, but also a succulent simulation. Review | In the galleries: Pulsating dramas of light and sound 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z

Nanni gives us a handsome classical figure whose head, regally perched atop the poised hexagonal mass of the composition, is a fine adaptation of ancient Roman portraiture. 'Sculpture in the Age of Donatello' shows artist's competitive spirit 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z

By then, her style was fully-formed; on the Material track Memories, the richness of her tone was balanced by a poise and precision that was uncanny in a teenager. Whitney Houston 2012-02-12T02:03:31Z

Albert and Wittstock attended the show, he in a dark suit, she wearing a strapless black pantsuit - a rather rock-and-roll sartorial choice for someone poised to become princess in under 24 hours. Monaco awaits its princess-to-be Charlene 2011-07-01T11:55:10Z

Such water landings, he would have known, are rarely successful, but he preserved his poise nonetheless and all 155 passengers and crew survived the incident. TV highlights 04/08/2011 2011-08-03T20:59:01Z

Channeling this appealingly eccentric figure, Magee exhibits poise and flair, and she certainly looks striking in her aptly kooky outfits, which include a glitter-enhanced chartreuse robe and feathered headdress. A pack of Parisian oddballs take on the corporate elite 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z

Like leopard and cheetah prints before them, florals have become so pervasive in the marketplace, she added, that they are poised to become “the new summer neutrals.” Spring Fashion, Hand Yourself Bouquets 2014-04-16T21:59:50Z

Coming off a period of perhaps its greatest relevance in memory, Saturday Night Live seems poised to be a big winner at the Emmys. Here’s Who Should—and Actually Will—Win Emmys This Year 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z

Mr. Andres seems equally poised in both jovial and reflective modes, but neither his celebrations nor his broodings really convinced. Review: American Contemporary Music Ensemble Beckons, Playfully, at Miller Theater 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z

“She was strong and poised and unapologetic,” she said. Taylor Swift Spoke Up. Sexual Assault Survivors Were Listening. 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z

Fandango, the nation's largest online ticket company, said on Wednesday that the upcoming Marvel Studios blockbuster is poised to be the biggest August pre-seller in the company's history. 'Guardians of the Galaxy' captures 93% of Fandango ticket sales 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z

Security then rushed to her aid, and she continued performing with her usual poise. Brad Pitt attack: Other celebrity ambushes, pranks and assaults 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z

She will play Agnes, a well-off suburban matron whose poised exterior can no longer mask deep frustrations, especially with her husband, Tobias. Glenn Close Returns to Broadway in ‘A Delicate Balance’ 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z

Both works benefited from her keen musical vision, poised and fluent touch and acute feeling for sounds and silences. Mitsuko Uchida's makes for eloquent Mozart with CSO 2011-01-28T18:48:33Z

At the time Baaba Maal — known as "The Nightingale," for his high, clear voice — was performing mostly for West African audiences, but he was poised to cross over. Baaba Maal sings and chats at The Triple Door 2011-10-06T21:06:08Z

Standing on podiums, these felt figurines often look poised to entertain, holding a trumpet or an umbrella aloft. Artist of the week 90: Lothar Hempel 2010-06-03T13:49:00Z

She, on the other hand, was poised and, as ever, word-perfect, cutting a dashing figure in yet another outrageous Philip Treacy hat. William Walton obituary 2010-03-24T18:21:00Z

“It is significant authority we are giving the federal government,” cautioned Roberts, whose court now appears poised to strike down a major piece of domestic legislation for the first time since the Great Depression. Justices suggest Medicaid expansion is unconstitutional 2012-03-28T19:01:00Z

Adele, whose third studio album 25 is poised to break album sales records, appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on Monday, where the star serenaded the crowd with song from her latest project. Watch Adele Perform 'Water Under the Bridge' on Jimmy Fallon 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z

The world looks poised to return us to its freedoms. Unlocking the Secrets of Your Pantry 2021-01-15T05:00:00Z

Marling’s Prairie certainly returns scarred but not scared, demonstrating uncanny poise in clashes with both men and beasts. The OA: revealing the secrets of 2016's most mysterious TV show 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z

Sitting with my pen poised, waiting for more bills to come. Style Invitational Week 1463: Fork over some (new) spoonerisms 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z

It's the eve of the American civil war in Albany, New York, and the wealthy Sutter family is poised to participate. First novels: Catherine Taylor's roundup - reviews 2011-02-26T00:07:44Z

Her subtle playing explored many delicate sounds, even at the conclusion of the final movement, where the piece seemed poised to ramp up to a boisterous finale, only to dissolve into airy silence again. Review | Ross emphasizes the new and the forgotten with Alexandria Symphony 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z

The State Ballet Theater of Russia, founded by the ballerina Maya Plisetskaya, brings the expected Russian poise and grandness to this story of adolescent awakening on Christmas Eve. Dance in NYC This Week 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z

Christie’s had put together a banquet — 80 works total, 22 of them expected to sell for more than $10 million and nine poised to bring more than $20 million each. A Warhol Leads a Night of Soaring Prices at Christie’s 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z

On the debut single from South Shields' Lulu James, a sophisticate's poise gives way to dependency. Essential summer jams for 2013 2013-05-02T16:18:11Z

The photograph accompanying Mailer’s piece showed him standing in a boxing ring, poised to deliver his punches. Rachel Kushner’s ambitious new novel scares male critics 2013-06-05T23:00:00Z

Natalie Bergman's sly, poised vocals suggest there's a lot more to these songs than first meets the ear, a hint of sophistication and nuance that puts the melodies a cut above. SXSW 2012: It's a wrap 2012-03-18T19:19:00Z

That poise and confidence again were on display as Rose put what signing such an extension meant to him. Rose sets sights on championship 2011-12-22T01:34:00Z

Its owner walks away from the camera, poised on high heels, suit clipping her waist, hairdo a geometrical helmet. My favourite Hitchcock: Marnie 2012-08-13T08:31:07Z

Kurt Waldheim, a former United Nations secretary general, was poised to become Austria’s president, despite newly exposed details of his Nazi past. Piano lessons with a side of philosophical sparring 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z

With this thrilling restaurant, which opened a little over a year ago, he is poised at last to attract widespread international note. Choice Tables: Sorry to Disappoint, but I Ate Well in Berlin 2012-01-27T17:43:35Z

But Miranda's sung-through show is poised all the same to become a landmark work through its sophisticated melding of urban music styles and bold historical reclamation. Through 'Hamilton,' the Founding Fathers might once again make history 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z

Rentrak also noted this holiday weekend is poised to become the largest on record for the North American box office. 'Star Wars' Sets Christmas Day Box Office Record 2015-12-27T05:00:00Z

Thiel’s hedge fund, Clarium Capital, seemed poised to make a killing from the crash that he — in true contrarian form — had long been predicting. ‘The Contrarian’ Goes Searching for Peter Thiel’s Elusive Core 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z

Sixteen years after Wim Wenders' eponymous documentary about the Cuban music group debuted, the follow-up, "Buena Vista Social Club — Adios," is poised to begin production, Broad Green Pictures announced Friday. Cuban music documentary 'Buena Vista Social Club' gets an encore 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z

Contrasting Warhol's sagging male tits and self-conscious poise – the trussed-up belly, that wig, the neatness of his shoes – she gets both his woundedness and his affectation. The weird world of Alice Neel 2010-07-07T20:30:00Z

The songs illuminate passion, impulsiveness, ambivalence and uncertainty, yet the structures La Havas created are lucid and poised. Lianne La Havas Traces the Arc of a Romance 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z

She is thus poised for action when she senses danger to Scott: In ‘The Promise,’ Robert Crais wins our hearts with an unusual hero: A dog 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z

Wario and his colleagues said the country is poised to enact new incentives that would provide up to a 32% rebate to filmmakers. Kenya courts Hollywood with film industry incentives 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z

In a year when European entries seem poised to dominate the proceedings, Abderrahmane Sissako’s “Timbuktu,” which is representing Mauritania, offers a welcome alternative that is also timely in its choice of subject. 2015 Oscars: With Russia's Unexpected Choice, Foreign-Language Race Takes Shape 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z

You hear her poise and projection; you also hear the influence of Dinah Washington, and not only on “Unforgettable,” a Washington tribute album from 1964. Playlist: Look Back at a Legend, Then Revisit Disco 2011-04-01T21:50:45Z

“De Materie,” which runs from March 22 to 30, seems poised to become one of the most talked-about events of the spring season. A Powerful ‘Elektra,’ Sheep at the Armory and Other Spring Classical Highlights 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z

The classically trained Carney made a more conventional choice, singing Pink’s “Perfect” with perfect poise and precision. 'The Voice' recap: The 'Rock Ballerina' takes her final bow 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z

This is as expressive as music gets, and Ms. Röschmann and Mr. Daniels traded off the arching phrases with floating eloquence and poise over a steady bass line. Music Review: From Two Stars, Handel?s Sober Side 2011-04-04T21:52:01Z

Birdsong, a fluty soprano who bore a resemblance to Ballard — the women even had the same shoe and dress size — was professional, poised and well practiced. The Family of a Former Supreme Battles for Control of Her Life 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z

Facing rising more demand for low-fat consumer goods and rising poultry consumption, in 1987, food trend experts estimated that chicken was poised to "push pork out of second place in consumer hearts" behind beef. Fake news and the “other white meat”: How pork became poultry, and why it matters 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z

Shapiro, meanwhile – 26, but with the poise of someone at least a decade older – seems to have been a calming influence on Green; this is surely his most grown-up work to date. Adam Green and Binki Shapiro: 'We're kind of like each other's Golden Girls' 2013-02-08T13:00:00Z

Next weekend, "Rogue One" is poised to shake things up. Box Office: 'Moana' narrowly edges out 'Office Christmas Party,' 'La La Land' impresses 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z

Viewed from another perspective, however, “The Masked Singer” also is a moving editorial cartoon who commentary indicts human tendency to value poise and appearance, the foundation blocks of fame, over actual talent and true ability. American spirit, as seen on TV via "The Masked Singer" and "The Titan Games" 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z

He recalled her as a woman with poise and skill. Fantasia Prepares for Broadway Under Watchful Eye 2013-09-04T13:39:08Z

Interview clips from his early fame, included in “Being a Human Person,” a new documentary directed by Fred Scott, show a fresh-faced, sometimes glib fellow seemingly poised for industry success. ‘Being a Human Person’ Review: Watching a Surrealist 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z

With heated poise and resolve, her character personifies how the tables haven’t only turned in the sex industry, but how she and women like her are bent on upending them. Smart Watch: “The Deuce” returns with more strut in its street tales 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z

See Bad Saint, a pop-up poised to become a restaurant in Columbia Heights, and Bistro 7107, the Crystal City retreat whose consultant is a celebrity chef in Manila. Purple Patch review: Where the spark of Filipino cooking charms 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z

AP: Do you think this country is poised to make any progress on issues of racial justice, and especially around education? The AP Interview: Nikole Hannah-Jones’ warning on democracy 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z

The front shows a teenage Cahall, broad-shouldered and handsome, with a mop of blond hair, staring directly into the camera and poised to make the tackle. Wilson High Principal Pete Cahall: ‘It’s time to come out’ as gay

The annual cinematic blitz that is the Tribeca Film Festival is once again poised to hit. Critic?s Notebook: At Tribeca Film Festival, Porous Borders on Display 2012-04-15T18:31:43Z

When he hesitates over signing a document, his poised pen brings to mind Hamlet’s timid sword, hovering over the neck of his usurping uncle. ‘King Charles III’ and ‘The Ruling Class’ in London 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z

Ms. Scott didn’t take the news with poise. Lady Antebellum Tries to Expand Its Base Overseas 2010-06-11T22:48:00Z

You can always opt to approach them with love and assurances, not poised to burn it all down. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Finding out in your late 30s that you’re not an only child 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z

Now, going into the finale, Harry is about to go on his mission back to Poland as Lois is poised to give birth with no intention of marrying him. "Everything is changed": Star Jonah Hauer-King on the WWII drama "World on Fire" and Season 2 plans 2020-05-17T04:00:00Z

In his hospital room, Hopper seems poised to receive a deathbed secret when mortality intervenes. Review | There’s no shortage of novels about what happens when the Earth stops spinning. ‘The Last Day’ may set a new standard. 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z

No pressure for a young conductor who seems poised to conquer even bigger, greater challenges. L.A. Phil's Mirga Gražinyte-Tyla conducts herself with aplomb 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z

Not content with that, now he's poised to launch a label off the back of System's success. Clubs picks of the week 2013-02-16T06:00:10Z

A poised presence, Krishawn nicely underplays Tilly’s moods while exuding the kind of wonderment that the entire play seems designed to express. Review | Sarah Ruhl’s quirky take on depression at Constellation 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z

And the eighth grader has made appearances on "Good Morning America" and "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" demonstrating admirable poise and a sweet appeal. Rebecca Black looks to move beyond "Friday" 2011-03-25T18:30:21Z

Mr. McCartney rasped and shouted through “Birthday” and savored the humor of “Get Back” while hitting its falsetto high notes with poise. Critic’s Notebook: CBS’s ‘Grammy Salute’ Belongs to McCartney and Starr 2014-02-10T10:19:55Z

Her poise and determination still resonate in Tyson’s best work, much of which is available right now. Stream These 8 Great Performances by Cicely Tyson 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z

“It’s an Interview-style magazine with high-level photography and writing,” said the earnest yet poised Mr. Johnson. Scene City: A Party for Himself 2011-02-23T23:07:00Z

Son’s poise and lyricism were evident in her reading of the Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 1, a work that is musically less substantial and certainly less famous than the Second. A knockout Night One of Rachmaninov fest 2013-01-04T16:38:19Z

Offense and defense remain delicately poised for both players throughout the game, but Black proves better able to negotiate the tactical shoals in the game’s decisive phase: 32. SANDS: Cadets battle as D.C. summer chess scene heats up 2014-07-22T04:00:00Z

In the longest and most theatrical section, “Jwala: The Flame,” Ms. Prakash began with only her hands illuminated, one poised above the other like the wick of a candle. Review: Mythili Prakash Is Fiery at Dancing the Gods Festival 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z

In "Tower Heist," Eddie Murphy seems energized and poised for a comeback. 'A Thousand Words': Smashing hopes of Eddie Murphy comeback 2012-03-08T20:48:04Z

Her voice whispers breathily, swells right up to the verge of tearfulness and then gracefully backs away, ever sympathetic and ever poised. Critic’s Notebook: Albums by Natalie Merchant, Tori Amos and Sarah McLachlan 2014-05-07T21:46:14Z

Although at 15 she had the writing skill of a 10-year-old, that didn’t prevent her from expressing joy in her life and appearing poised and sociable. ‘Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter,’ by Kate Clifford Larson 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z

With his cool poise and his penchant for an occasional well-timed jibe, he consistently personified the show's middlebrow sophisticated brand. Alex Trebek has died: Remembering the "Jeopardy!" host who made asking questions fun 2020-11-08T05:00:00Z

The whole production shows us that he appreciates how Prokofiev’s ballet is poised between touching romance and biting sarcasm. Mariinsky Ballet in ‘Cinderella,’ Under Alexei Ratmansky 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z

The compelling narrator is one of those captive children, Lex, who, at 15, escaped and freed her siblings and over the ensuing years found poise and sanity in widely varying degrees. Review | Five new thrillers offer guilt-free distraction 2021-01-14T05:00:00Z

At one point both were airborne, two beautiful roosters frozen, suspended, their clawed feet poised to strike. Baby chimpanzee killed by adult at L. A. Zoo 2012-06-27T13:33:00Z

Her forehand was clean and metronymic, her backhand powerful and poised. The Particular Drama of Simona Halep 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z

Early in the awards season, the thriller “Drive” seemed poised to earn a few Oscar nods, namely one for its supporting performance by Albert Brooks as a menacing crime boss. | Below the Line: The Sounds of 'Drive' 2012-02-22T18:57:43Z

Ms. Ross, the daughter of the singer Diana Ross, remembered being awed by Ms. Mirabella’s poise. Remembering Grace Mirabella and Her Inventive Magazine 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z

Everything about his playing is poised and beautifully proportioned; textures are luminously clear, and he copes with Scriabin's subtle shifts of emphasis and texture very skilfully. Scriabin: Travel Preludes – review 2013-07-25T16:30:00Z

Mad Men's tranquility and poise makes it resemble a still photograph by comparison. Charlie Brooker's screen burn 2010-04-09T23:12:00Z

China is the world's biggest exporter and is poised to overtake Japan as the world's second-largest economy. Yao Ming, others film ads to boost China's image 2010-08-04T12:06:00Z

He brought classical poise and a dancer’s grace to the screen. Daniel Day-Lewis: an extraordinary career of acting artistry – is it really all over? 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z

There’s the Winged Victory of Samothrace, headless and rampant and poised for flight. Corcoran demise raises question: How do we separate art from its institutions?

From the first pages of her memoir, “The House in France,” Ms. Wells’s poised and self-reliant nature comes through. Literary Lions, by Their Cubs 2011-08-10T21:14:41Z

I turned to her, this friend, this woman whose burden it was to be poised, and whose responsibility it was to set an example for the rest of us. Going to the Movies with Jackie Kennedy 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z

But the greater marvel is Ms. Cotillard herself, an actress of limitless bravery and supernatural poise, who is both beauty and beast. Movie Review: ‘Rust and Bone,’ Starring Marion Cotillard 2012-11-22T22:47:22Z

The quartet played attentively, poised or just harsh enough, savoring the suspense; none of the new pieces overstayed. Review: Julia Holter and the Spektral Quartet in the Ecstatic Music Festival 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z

She said the story of the opera spoke to her on many levels: “Miracles,” she said with quiet poise. After Struggling With Homelessness, a Chorus Sings of Gratitude 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z

Kabaker’s work often studies fashion or the landscape; here she takes on both, presenting a serene image of winter poise. Gayle Kabaker’s “Off the Path” 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z

His novel, which was shortlisted for last year's Booker prize, was hailed by the chair of judges Maya Jaggi for its "stylistic poise and probing intelligence". Tan Twan Eng wins Man Asian prize 2013-03-14T15:41:55Z

The suit was finally settled in November because, according to the main players on both sides, the other side was poised to lose. Condo wars: How a water leak turned into a $30 million lawsuit 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z

The idea of a celebrity — especially one who starred in “The Parent Trap” — so recklessly abandoning his Hollywood poise was fascinating to people. Viral rewind: Why do we love celebrity walk-off videos so much? 2015-05-16T04:00:00Z

One is attacking an Australian white ibis; the second is poised to attack an unlucky porcupine. Critical Shopper | Alexis Bittar: Alexis Bittar?s Jewelry on Madison Avenue 2010-03-10T01:39:00Z

But most of the music was poised and subdued. Music Review: How a Club Becomes a Salon for a Night 2011-01-16T22:12:45Z

It is true that Canova is stiller, more poised, than his predecessors in Italian sculpture. How I finally warmed to Antonio Canova, rival to Michelangelo 2010-08-24T14:35:00Z

Leaping antelopes, prancing giraffes and snakes poised to strike are among animals and reptiles depicted with astonishing clarity in the ancient paintings. British archaeologists find cave paintings at 100 new African sites 2010-09-17T15:35:00Z

Ms. Moore is, as always, poised and canny in her depiction of a self-possessed woman in the process of unraveling. Movie Review | 'Chloe': Amanda Seyfried Goes on an Undercover Mission 2010-03-26T00:40:00Z

It’s casual, and it breathes easily. 8Ball does too, declaiming with clarity and poise, never rushing his lines, something he once did to great effect. 8Ball’s Album ‘Life’s Quest’ Returns to Classic Southern Rap 2012-08-10T14:00:57Z

Ariosto’s perspective offers clues to why Cuba remains poised on modernity’s cusp. The 10 books to read — and gift — in December 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z

He and Ms. Foster remain friends, and he said that he still marvels at the poise that “allowed her to get through a crisis that probably would have been crushing to most of us.” Jodie Foster Is Still Afraid of Failure 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z

In Berg’s Violin Concerto, Mr. DePreist molded careful, sympathetic accompaniment for Itamar Zorman, a wiry, poised Israeli violinist whose splendid playing conveyed precisely the right mix of tenderness, agitation and spiritual succor. Music in Review 2011-03-28T23:29:12Z

Passing is poised to be the first major film about the topic directed by, starring and influenced by women of African descent since Illusions more than 35 years ago. 'Passing for white': how a taboo film genre is being revived to expose racial privilege 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z

If celebrities “do a series of good looks” on the red carpet, Ms. Cosgrave said, they are better poised to land lucrative contracts. On the Red Carpet, a Revolt Builds Over the Pageantry 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z

Now Mr. Platt is poised for a different kind of breakthrough. Ben Platt, From ‘Pitch Perfect’ to an Anxious Teen on Stage 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z

Maybe because she had a gift for daffy comedy, but veined with melancholy and poise. The Re-Re-Rebirth of Jean Smart 2021-05-17T04:00:00Z

The wild, clashing sonorities and raw energy of the Fugue still startle, especially after the mystical Adagio Sostenuto, which Mr. Solzhenitsyn played with searching poise. Music Review: Beethoven Elegant and Beethoven Frenetic 2011-06-07T21:43:37Z

That Ms. Green, now a supremely elegant member of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, began training so late is remarkable, but her facility is as natural as her poise. That Goddess Quality? This Ailey Dancer’s Got It 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z

There were coos and fond chuckles, but also some faint “tsks” as scores of electronic shutters clicked and index fingers poised to post. The Latest Bridal Dress Collections Showed Few New Wrinkles 2014-04-18T21:15:29Z

Now Skepta is poised to remake grime in the image of its beginnings. Review: Skepta Returns to the Rugged at Palisades and MoMA PS1 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z

Mobility on demand is poised to change the way you get around on vacation. Travel Wise | From bus to bike to Uber to scooter, how to get around while traveling 2019-07-04T04:00:00Z

This is a show that is poised to any political affiliation. "Proven Innocent" and the power of social justice TV: "Audiences aren't dumb. They're fascinated" 2019-02-17T05:00:00Z

The show, or rather what’s in it, is a button-pushing marvel: ethereal and gross, graceful and utterly manipulative, and poised on a line where fashion turns into something else. Art Review: The Shock of Fashion, When It Turns Into Something Else 2011-05-04T23:32:08Z

A Grammy nomination for best rap album and a management partnership with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation near the end of his life had the rapper poised for a move deeper into the mainstream. Man Who Shot the Rapper Nipsey Hussle Is Convicted of Murder 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z

Their Eighth is a wonder, dark-toned and hurtling but with Classical poise and balance, too. ArtsBeat: Classical Playlist: Louis Lortie, Daniel Barenboim, the Hilliard Ensemble and More 2014-01-15T17:01:01Z

If Mr. Schumacher seems surprisingly poised for someone who is about have his choreographic debut at one of the world’s top ballet companies, it is in part because he has worked so hard for it. Troy Schumacher Prepares His First Work for City Ballet 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z

I don't want it to be all cool and poised and polished. Colum McCann: a life in writing 2013-05-25T07:30:01Z

On the inside, Plath may have been a neurotic poet, but externally, she was a cultivated, poised Smithie, determined to rise professionally and to shine socially. Cultural Studies: Seeing Sylvia Plath With New Eyes - Cultural Studies 2013-05-03T22:54:52Z

Eileen and Vinnie only know each other casually for now, but this episode holds their stories in neat parallel, as visionaries poised for a shot at success, but in businesses mediated by treacherous forces. ‘The Deuce’ Season 1, Episode 2: Rinse and Repeat 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z

Even the way Diane counts down numbers on Nothing I Can Do is poised and pregnant with things unsaid. Alela Diane: About Farewell – review 2013-07-27T23:05:05Z

Just as Amazon created a new platform to retail goods online, he argued, Groupon is poised to become the world's "commerce operating system" for local businesses. Groupon draws inspiration from Amazon 2011-11-04T11:09:00Z

Reilly said the show is “poised for a creative renaissance” and has Hudson and Parker lined up for multi-episode guest slots. Britney Spears Joining Fox?s ?The X Factor? 2012-05-14T23:24:07Z

No longer content with defining epic television, "Game of Thrones" is poised to redefine it by making a genre built on action and archetypes irrefutably human. 'Game of Thrones' enters Season 5 at war with it all 2015-04-11T04:00:00Z

Few poets begin with that kind of poise and reserve. What do poets Kevin Young, Lucia Perillo and Allen Ginsberg have in common? 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z

Despite these impediments, Ms. Murphy perfectly embodied the teenage shyness and graceful poise of the young princess. Dance Review: ?The Sleeping Beauty? From American Ballet Theater 2010-06-15T22:47:00Z

The opera is at its best in these long swaths of music poised between churning intensity and stillness. Review: After 36 Years, a Malcolm X Opera Sings to the Future 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z

Alibaba is poised for an initial public offering and is set to trade on the New York Stock Exchange. Lionsgate, Alibaba plan subscription video streaming service in China 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z

He also found her “very poised and professional-seeming,” and “so positive and happy.” Love American Style When a Polish Immigrant Matches With Miss Minnesota 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z

Now, with a slate of upcoming prestige pictures and nary a big commercial project in sight, Stewart is poised to put further distance between herself and her "Twilight" past. Kristen Stewart going further from 'Twilight' with prestige-film slate 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z

The soundworld of instrumental rattlings and rustlings is still there, with many textures poised on the boundary between defined pitches and what many would regard as noise, but the musical journey is clear to follow. Lachenmann weekend - review 2010-10-25T21:29:00Z

This was a hardworking freelance life with no institutional support and little comfort, at times awkwardly poised between art, photojournalism and celebrity portraiture. Portraits of the artists 2011-03-05T00:07:22Z

The playing was poised, but it left a ways to go in profundity. Review: Gustavo Dudamel Leads His New York Philharmonic 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z

On one occasion, when a group of guests arrived at Bernie's home, they included a poised and beautiful woman who told him she was a singer. Bernie Andrews obituary 2010-07-20T17:08:00Z

Bankruptcy Court Judge Bruce Markell in Las Vegas is poised during hearings March 29 and April 8 to rule on questions about who owns what. Sign says 'For Sale,' but Newtons intend to stay 2013-03-16T02:16:05Z

Brutalism was popular throughout the eastern bloc but the former Yugoslavia made it its own - seizing on it as a way to forge a visual identity poised between East and West. Yugoslavia's brutalist relics fascinate the Instagram generation 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z

Strategic Hotels is over the worst of a very bad time and could be poised for real share appreciation. Stay With Blue-Chip REITs in 2011 2011-01-26T23:00:00Z

Looming in front of me is a 210-ton, off-kilter modern steel pyramid that looks a bit like a whimsical rocket ship poised for takeoff. Germany’s Ruhr valley beckons with converted coal mines and a unique industrial heritage 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z

“The film has her poised to be more important to more people than ever, and comics gets to be the proving ground for the character.” Can ‘Captain Marvel’ Fix Marvel’s Woman Problem? 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z

She emanates the poise and calm of a deity, but the scar on her thigh and cigarette between her fingers make you wonder what realm she’s living in. Protest and Pleasure: Riffs on Classical Indian Art 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z

Bloomberg News first reported that Charter was poised to clinch Time Warner Cable, its long coveted prize. Charter Communications nears deal to buy Time Warner Cable 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z

In the middle of it all, there’s Drake, dancing with astonishing poise, the heir to hip-hop’s throne. The Year in Music Videos 2015-12-27T05:00:00Z

If the start of spring break is any indication — when an average of more than a million fliers a day passed through security at U.S. airports — domestic summer travel is poised to pop. 5 Things We Know About Flying This Summer 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z

His early set on Thursday was impeccably paced, and he presided over its execution with a genial sort of poise. Sean Jones Quartet at the Jazz Standard 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z

A taste of old Milwaukee poised to slake the thirst of history buffs, the former factory conceals residentially styled rooms. Hotel Review: Brewhouse Inn & Suites in Milwaukee 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z

In the picture, Maxwell seems not caught unaware but rather poised and, perhaps, posed, as if for a twisted “Wish You Were Here” postcard. The Gall of Ghislaine Maxwell 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z

Come to Me has the faintest melodic echo of Blondie's Union City Blue but also a poise and unexpected optimism that's all his own. Steve Mason – review 2013-04-12T16:42:19Z

Ali Jackson’s drumming was a slyly knowing period piece; the finesse of his snare-drum rolls, accelerating then tapering down to a few poised taps, was one of the band’s delights. Music Review: Pairing Their Sounds and Sharing the Blues 2011-04-10T21:52:38Z

As poised and lovely as most of the collection is, lines like that strike home, blood-tipped spindles swaddled in thread. Sublime New Fantasy Fiction 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z

"Blank Space," about her reputation as a woman with "a long list of ex-lovers," was as savage as it was poised. Sam Smith, Taylor Swift take charge at KIIS-FM's Jingle Ball 2014-12-06T05:00:00Z

“Pure Comedy” is a poised, polished, thoughtful scream of despair. Father John Misty: The End Is Near, Sing All About It 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z

Regardless, the film is poised to break records for the weekend currently held by Garry Marshall’s “Valentine’s Day.” 'Fifty Shades of Grey' trumps 'Kingsman' at Friday box office 2015-02-14T05:00:00Z

She has poise, refinement and delicacy; she seems to have an inner world. Critic’s Notebook: Versions of Sugar Plums at New York City Ballet 2012-12-29T01:10:26Z

She was setting up all the musical crosscurrents that she would navigate with such poise. Review: Lianne La Havas Sings of Love and Identity 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z

The first season was a commercial and critical hit and it looks poised to get even better. From Broad City to Vinyl: here's what to watch this winter 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z

Raja is possessed with a rage against her son’s killer that seems to wrench her apart, even as she speaks with poised precision. A Syrian Filmmaker’s Urgent, Intimate View of Exile Deserves a U.S. Release 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z

The camera keeps him at center, poised and cool, as he moves through the drinkers and dancers. The Film That Made ‘Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song’ Possible 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z

Nonetheless, a new generation appears poised to embrace her, late or not, possibly sensing that the opportunity to see the former Fugee shouldn’t be missed. Lauryn Hill to resurface at the Showbox Monday 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z

But the intellectual underpinnings of Ms. Monte’s songs are always subsumed by the pleasures of melody and by the comfort of her voice: the poised tension and release, the delicacy and yearning. Music Review: Marisa Monte Performs at the Beacon Theater 2013-06-27T21:44:04Z

There is a poised self-possession to Portman, an ability to play the fame game but retain distance and privacy. Natalie Portman: ‘JFK was a great proponent of civil rights. Trump is taking us backwards’ 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z

Reminiscent at times of Mercury Rev, there's a wonderful poise to the band's debut. This week's new live music 2010-08-20T23:06:00Z

The soloist, the soprano Mellissa Hughes, combined classical poise with torch-song emotionalism, confirming her status as one of New York’s freshest, most compelling interpreters. Music Review: Brooklyn Philharmonic and Brooklyn Youth Chorus at Roulette 2012-03-26T22:28:24Z

Mr. Hancock started into a piano solo with his usual quicksilver poise, but just as he seemed ready to settle in, he swerved instead into a series of syncopated hits designed to showcase the drums. Review: Herbie Hancock, Basking in a Boundless Legacy of Fusion 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z

And this is precisely what Indiana Jones calls for: Someone with the easy charm, the manly poise, the authentic guy-ness of early ’80s Harrison Ford. Chris Pratt as Indiana Jones — Good or Bad Idea? 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z

In the meantime, the soundsuits are tragic figures, girding themselves for violence, their bric-a-brac shells poised to absorb pain, which inevitably comes. A Nick Cave Survey With Plenty of Bells but No Whistles 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z

They appeared poised to hang on to the governorships in Michigan and Wisconsin and Kansas and Pennsylvania, and they’d picked up a crucial Senate seat in Pennsylvania. Perspective | It was a wave election. The wave was women defending abortion rights. 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z

The eatery’s latest outposts are poised to join the chain’s 28 other shops in Italy, among Domino’s 16,000 locations in 85 other nations. Twitter users question Domino's reported 880-location expansion in Italy: 'This is the home of real pizza!' 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z

Taking a page out of the Goop handbook with a direct and poised approach, she pulls Julie aside and tells her, "Have a seat." "The Real World Homecoming: New Orleans" recap: Somebody's baby tonight 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z

Waiting at the river’s edge were dozens more animals, poised to cross. What the Caribou Taught Me About Being Together, and Apart 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z

With the New York Philharmonic poised to perform Stockhausen’s “Gruppen” in the Park Avenue Armory next week, it appears that much, if not all, is forgiven here for his ill-judged characterization of the Sept. Make Music New York: ‘Musik im Bauch’ at Make Music New York 2012-06-23T00:19:09Z

We were poised on the lip of an enormous bowl. A Family Ski Adventure in the Himalayas 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z

She said Ms. Wallis's poise on the awards circuit, like her own when she was nominated for her teenage performance in "Taxi Driver," was innate. The Carpetbagger: Jodie Foster on Child Acting and Quvenzhané Wallis 2013-01-28T15:00:16Z

Located in a hotel in London’s posh Mayfair neighborhood, the bar “evolves from one year to the next, always delivering with poise and studied purpose,” according to the list. London bar named best in the world in new ranking 2020-11-05T05:00:00Z

Although he had the seriousness and poise of Ibsen or Strindberg, in his younger days he was capable of great comedy and gaiety. Bergman: why are the great director's women all tragi-sexual goddesses? 2018-02-04T05:00:00Z

Small and slim though she is, particularly in comparison with Mr. Jones’s commanding presence, Ms. Tyson transmits Fonsia’s poise and rectitude, which reveal themselves in her firm upbraiding of Weller for his foul language. Review: James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson Shuffle Emotions in ‘The Gin Game’ 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z

The great soprano Gundula Janowitz, as the Prima Donna and Ariadne, sings with silvery tone and a mood of poised, melancholy introversion, as if she were a marble statue awakened to life. Richard Strauss Recordings Recommended by Critics 2014-12-25T05:00:00Z

But for that brief period, Culture Club seemed poised to get a new singer. Boy George to reunite Culture Club in 2012 2011-01-28T10:15:54Z

Hersch is best known as a jazz pianist, but he also writes poised concert works. Review: A Pianist Makes Carnegie Hall His Home 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z

His rendering of the opening theme of that second movement in the Mozart sonata showed particular poise. Music Review: Chamber Music Society at Alice Tully Hall 2012-11-05T19:39:22Z

The band was flying high on the heels of two hit albums, "Garbage" and "Version 2.0," and they were poised to enjoy even greater levels of stardom and influence. Shirley Manson on the album that expanded Garbage's sound: "We got royally punished for it" 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z

It doesn’t matter if we’re talking about Aretha Franklin or the lunch lady: How do you pack that much beauty, wit, passion, musicality, muscle, raggedness, and poise into one song, into one note? ‘Say Amen, Somebody’ Will Make You Want to Sing Out 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z

At the end of each performance, Schreck faced one of two poised New York high school debaters over whether the Constitution should be kept or abolished. ‘What the Constitution Means to Me’ Review: Pursuits of Happiness 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z

It's a heartfelt yet poised defense of the U.N., a respectful consideration of opposing arguments, and a charting of a pragmatic course — straight down the middle of the ideological road. Unraveling my family's Cold War mystery 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z

These ghastly Santa's Helpers infiltrate the world, poised to do their master's murderous bidding. Fox's 'The Following': bloody, ghastly, ill-timed 2012-12-20T14:55:26Z

Her body is pictured as the projectile in a giant “Sling Shot,” the camera a determined David poised to slay an unseen Goliath. 'Radical Women' at the Hammer Museum is a startling show you need to see, maybe twice 2017-09-30T04:00:00Z

In stark prose, he announces that the United States today faces a binary choice, “poised between two possible futures — one of conflict, even nuclear war, and one of peaceful cooperation.” What Is America’s Role in the World? Three Authors Offer Very Different Views 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z

One interesting feature of both businesses is that they are poised to succeed whether Obamacare is repealed or not.  Two New Ventures Simplify Consumer-Driven Health Care 2011-09-23T00:18:39Z

When Mr. Banks gives the Kid access to a Bible and lets him read Genesis and imagine Adam as a homeless man and his mother as Eve, this book is poised to preach. Books of The Times: Russell Banks?s Novel ?Lost Memory of Skin? - Review 2011-09-25T22:26:09Z

“La La Land” has become the darling of this self-congratulatory award season: After winning a record seven Golden Globes last month, it is poised to dominate the Oscars, having earned 14 nominations. ‘La La Land’ Is Stuck in Its Own Time 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z

Explosions in the Sky seems especially well poised to work with filmmakers interested in profound stories about triumphant underdogs. Texas Monthly: Fans Always Called Explosions in the Sky ‘Cinematic’ Anyway 2013-08-10T22:31:20Z

Sebastian Boswell III presents feats of mental acuity and physical agility, but his style is poised uncertainly between suave man of mystery and angry insult comic, a fruitless combination. A Double Dose of Divine, and Other Reports From the Fringe Festival 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z

Now, after bankruptcy, GM is poised to grow again, if and when the market for new cars and trucks bounces back. The Secret To Lower Labor Costs At GM 2011-09-20T21:16:18Z

This raucous descendant of “Roman Holiday” supports the popular perception of Elizabeth as poised and responsible and Margaret as a mischievous, risk-taking flibbertigibbet. Review: After the Terrors of the Blitz Comes ‘A Royal Night Out’ 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z

Throughout most of the symphony’s beginning half, the conductor, Alan Gilbert, and the Philharmonic kept their poise. Finding the Awesome in Bruckner’s Eighth 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z

Her voice stays poised and airy; vistas and abysses open around it. New Music From Kathryn Calder, Buxton, Nadine Shah, East India Youth and Tal National 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z

She reached into a teetering mound of supplies that, with one ill-placed tug, seemed poised to topple over. After Hurricane Dorian, one Bahama island is ready for the winter rush 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z

And Mr. Hill finally seems poised to break out as a major literary talent. Nathan Hill Is Compared to John Irving. Irving Compares Him to Dickens. 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z

The paradox: Although poised and intentional, these moments appear candid and natural, as though if you weren’t here to witness them right now you might just miss them. Zanele Muholi, a South African Artist Who Uses Self-Portraits as Visual Activism 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z

Green shows no greater poise directing action here than he did with the repetitive gunplay in "Pineapple Express," only now he adds some humdrum special-effects pyrotechnics to the mix. Review: 'Your Highness' drowns in lowbrow humor 2011-04-06T19:07:08Z

So when “Stay Positive” launched, they were poised to build on that success. Their last “easy” record: The Hold Steady’s “Stay Positive” and what came after 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z

The poise and muscular style of the young Dutch soloist, Simone Lamsma, was exactly to my taste, and evidently to the orchestra's, too. BBCSO/Brabbins – review 2013-04-21T16:26:50Z

Indeed, it’s easy to imagine that an Aarons effect seeped into Terry Richardson’s photograph in the May issue of Harper’s Bazaar of a russet-haired model poised languidly over a stone parapet. Slim Aarons’s Photographs of Celebrities and Moguls On View in SoHo 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z

Throughout, Ade employs a mainly handheld camera style that’s neither as agile and probing as a handheld camera can be nor as analytically poised or incisively composed as a camera fixed in place can be. A Stilted Vision of a Declining Europe in “Toni Erdmann” 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z

In summer, the bridge’s rail is lined with bathers poised for a 15-foot jump into the channel between tidal pond and sea. Martha’s Vineyard, the Off-Season Version 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z

Although a few songs had a rockabilly twang, most were slow, pensive and sparse — just two backup musicians sharing keyboard, guitar and drum — with her voice poised between hovering guitar lines and stark simple beats. ArtsBeat: The Full-Album Set Is a Plus for Fans and Bands 2011-03-18T18:56:55Z

Forms pull apart yet remain poised and in balance. Luchita Hurtado abstract artworks mix cultures like colors, to rousing effect 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z

In its poise and pastoral freshness David’s writing resembles some music of Schubert and Mendelssohn. Review: Quatuor Cambini-Paris Revisits Neglected French Composers 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z

Bond is poised not just to save the world one more time but also give movie theaters a lift while he’s at it. Daniel Craig on bidding Bond goodbye in ‘No Time to Die’ 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z

The band are poised to release their 15th studio album, Push the Sky Away, which they perform in full tonight abetted by a string section and a mini children's choir. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – review 2013-02-11T12:19:50Z

After publishing stories in a constellation of outlets, such as the New Yorker and N+1, Anthony Veasna So was poised to be a new literary star. Review | Anthony Veasna So’s ‘Afterparties’ is a bittersweet testament to the late author’s talents 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z

But with the Obama administration’s push to restore diplomacy with the island nation, Cuba seems poised to become as accessible as Cancun. A visit to Little Havana as the embargo that enlivened it comes to an end 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z

Of course, she says, physical appearance and poise will still matter — just as they would for any job interview. It’s not just about bikinis: Inside the battle for the future of Miss America 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z

Thousands mourn him, while in the hush and hum oflife-support for multiple organ failure,utter solitude, poise of scarlet wings thatflutter, and vanish. Poem of the week 2010-05-10T10:24:00Z

The Largo is easygoing but poised, with quivering trills and lyrical passages shot through with dissonance. American Symphony Orchestra’s ‘This England’ at Carnegie Hall 2014-02-03T21:17:17Z

Neurobiology may indeed be well poised to promote this kind of synthesis. A Nobel Laureate Asks What Makes a ‘Disordered Mind’ 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z

After setting records overseas, Walt Disney's Marvel "Avengers: Age of Ultron" is poised to dominate the domestic box office with an anticipated opening of about $200 million. 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' expected to conquer box office 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z

“Lonely Lover” is a playful little plaint: “Give a little space ‘cause I’m going insane/And I just need to breathe today,” she sings, with a poise and agility that suggest she’ll get by. The Playlist: Beck Wows, the Avalanches Collapse and Kanye West Finds a Few Champions 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z

In one scene, the normally poised Grace is incensed when a male supermarket cashier doesn’t turn to serve them or even acknowledge their waves, pleas and yoo-hoos. Review: In ‘Grace and Frankie’ on Netflix, New Wrinkles in Comedy 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z

His poise and dignity said so much about who he was and who we could become. Why Arthur Ashe Is the Spiritual Father of Colin Kaepernick 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z

A new series of handbags, led by the “Cara,” poised on a display table supported by a faux goat’s leg, showed just how seriously Mr. Zegna is taking the development of his brand. Fashion Review: With Stefano Pilati Designs, Agnona Intends to Grow 2014-02-23T18:27:08Z

The nine-minute work borrows the format of a TED talk -- slick but spare staging, poised and practiced speaker, live audience -- but tweaks it, in both subtle and substantive ways. Liz Magic Laser subversively splits medium from message 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z

The excellent Franz Hawlata’s booming bass resoundingly establishes the cantankerous side, while later, spruced up in white tie, he expresses concern for his bride with lyrical poise. Review: 'A Silent Woman' With a Big Voice 2010-07-27T11:30:00Z

Now, with the additional media and theater-world attention that come with a New York production, “Sweat” is poised to speak more forcefully in the national conversation. What happens when factory jobs disappear? Playwright Lynn Nottage investigates in 'Sweat' 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z

The new couples-only Sandals Barbados, which opened late last month, is poised to be one of the most upscale in the group of 15 all-inclusive resorts. A New Sandals in Barbados 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z

Recounting his arrival at the State Department early in the Obama administration, Farrow offers himself as the ingénue, poised for an education in the ways of Washington. In His First Book, Ronan Farrow Laments the Decline of Diplomacy 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z

Stone does all he can to disguise such lapses; his performances with pianist Sholto Kynoch are models of discretion, with just occasional lapses of intonation to disturb their poise. The Complete John Ireland Songbook: Volume 1 – review 2013-07-11T21:30:00Z

For if ever there was an example of delicately balanced charm, poised to go flat or splat, it is the 2006 Irish movie that inspired this show. | 'Once': ?Once,? the Musical, at New York Theater Workshop - Review 2011-12-07T03:01:07Z

She is looking toward the camera, head up, toothbrush poised at her smiling, foamy mouth, the joy effervescent in her eyes. Modern Love: Appreciating a Difficult Mother 2010-03-12T18:40:00Z

Seeing me poised for flight, she grabbed me with her green eyes and said, 'What are you afraid of?' Short story: Message in a (Klein) Bottle by Russell Hoban 2012-07-19T16:04:37Z

This quirky and wise collection has outstanding originality and poise. The Ninjas by Jane Yeh – review 2012-11-23T22:55:09Z

Kiernan was an actress and so poised and — I hate to say it — a freak. Growing Up on ‘Mad Men’: A Conversation With Matthew Weiner and Kiernan Shipka 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z

He is a fearless Muslim leader who, when we meet him, is poised to overwhelm the Venetian forces in Negroponte, a colony off the coast of Greece. Music Review: A Rossini Masterwork Ahead of Its Time 2012-07-30T22:09:48Z

Earlier this week, we saw the righteous Holley Mangold brush off Conan O’Brien’s fat joke at her expense with humor and poise. Zoe Smith takes on everyone 2012-08-01T15:40:00Z