She was a striking platinum blonde with sharp delicate features and an arresting presence, seemingly poised for stardom.

After the war, he attended Columbia Law School, graduating in 1949 and seemingly poised for a prosperous suburban life.

It was brighter now, seemingly poised upon its standard as if awaiting some sign.

The higher yield served as a reminder that not everybody was willing buy longer maturities with the Fed seemingly poised to raise rates again in January.

With the economy reeling and student demonstrators in the streets seemingly poised to topple the government, Milosevic was among the missing.

The leaders of the two superpowers stood nose to nose, seemingly poised over the beginnings of a third world war.

In the 1984-1985 season, after Hamilton's retirement, Orser was seemingly poised to become the dominant champion.

Everything was clean, orderly, an office seemingly poised for an important meeting of Wall Street dealmakers.

Farley squinted through them and clearly saw the mated vehicles, seemingly poised without support; the singularity was impossible to make out from this distance.

Sopranos, literally raising their voices to God, occupy their highest notes, poised seemingly for a further ascent toward paradise.