The spare music lets her still-powerful voice dominate, and her impassioned delivery conveys how meaningful these songs are to her.

"Huh," said the prisoner, impressed not by the argument but by its impassioned delivery.

Mr. Hvorostovsky's is redolent of luxury: beautiful tone, pinpoint intonation, elegant and impassioned delivery.

Mr. Havens's raw, impassioned folk-pop delivery is a powerful vehicle for songs - by himself and others - that often express an inspirational, humanitarian urgency.

Still, I'll admit I can probably advise more effectively on those points, since they require an impassioned delivery as much as clear thought.

Jim Rutenberg, of the New York Times, described the crowd as "electrified" by her remarks, "her impassioned delivery drawing the crowd to its feet."

Forrest's muscular frame and impassioned delivery were deemed admirably "American" by his working-class fans, especially compared to Macready's more subdued and genteel style.

Ms. Salerno-Sonnenberg, joined by numerous guest artists, offers her typically sumptuous tone and impassioned delivery, but the overall performances are undistinguished and seem casually rehearsed.

But what Ms. Coates lacked in vocal purity she more than made up for in her impassioned delivery.

My father, who was well known for his impassioned delivery of Sanskrit chants, read out the relevant lines.