Joe noted her challenging stance and the fierceness of her glare.

His outspoken, frank approach to faith issues and his creative, challenging stance on theological foundations had gotten him into trouble with the Vatican authorities, who naturally tended to be more traditionally minded, especially on the issue of the unchangeable teachings of the Church.

Joe Sikes had tried to interest Edgar in the formal dances, the complex and challenging stances, the terrifying strikes and kicks of Kyukushin karate.

-was her mother, the burly men with the challenging stance were both Christophers, and so was the one who'd wanted to know about the war, only that one had gone inside with Deke Wilson and Johnny Baker, leaving Mrs. Cox to be hostess.

There is implicit in Mr. Gordon's use of the electric guitar and drum kit an attempt to merge the academy of Mr. Reich with the challenging low-brow stance of the rock composers.

K'pril stepped back and took a challenging stance.

But this woman was nearly a foot taller than little Millie, and Millie would never have been found in that bold, challenging stance.

He was on his feet, feet apart, arms away from his sides, facing Wohl in a challenging stance.

An eminent writer in Hindi, Maitreyi Pushpa has ten novels and seven short story collections to her credit She also writes prolifically for newspapers on current issues concerning women, and adopts a questioning, daring and challenging stance in her writings.

The Whitney Museum opened in 1931 with George Bellows's "Dempsey and Firpo" painting of a boxing match as a centerpiece symbolizing its challenging stance.