Never mind; they are also funny, moving, scandalously indiscreet and written with a mastery of language that compels admiration and attention.

Yet there was a certain magnificent grandeur in that face of his that compelled admiration: like Vesuvius in eruption it was magnificent because it was so terrible.

The mechanical construction of the battery, as a whole, in its present form, compels instant admiration on account of its beauty and completeness.

In the end it is less the work itself that compels admiration than the author's willingness to extend himself beyond his undoubted strengths.

It was only later, when united at last with the man of her choice, that she developed those uncommon gifts of mind and heart which compelled the respect and admiration even of our foes.

Picking his way carefully, he added, "The admiral's service record compels admiration even on the frontier."

Some shells are more living than others; some - Alessandro, Henry James - carry off their condition of living death with a dignity that compels admiration.

Verbeek said Roorda compelled admiration for his appearance in the competition versus Excelsior on 15 September.

Finally, while Campbell's story compels admiration of her courage and persistence, it also alerts us to the indispensability of organizations.

Beauty compelled admiration and erotic yearning; such was its organic function.