It may also account for the energy and the highly personal, impassioned tone of his literary criticism.

By her fierce expression and impassioned tone, it was clear that she spoke the truth.

The taller man had not spoken with fanaticism, had only delivered with desperate and impassioned tones what he knew to be true.

Ms. Fleming's voice takes on an impassioned tone.

His voice had a raw, impassioned tone and an acrobatic agility.

The music seesawed, within pieces, from the percussive, impassioned tone of flamenco to perky pop melodies.

In an unusually impassioned tone, Mr. Bloomberg said city taxpayers had already shouldered a sizable increase in education spending.

The impassioned tone of Mr. Yeltsin's address seemed to confirm reports that he has suddenly become anxious about support for the constitution.

Jefferson's comments, and the impassioned tone in which he said them, were curious because no one had asked him about Frank, 34, who signed a contract extension earlier this season.

This was characterised by tightly metered, rhyming verse and an impassioned tone.