Wyatt held her glance for a moment; his answer had a tone of solemn intensity strangely conveyed by a smiling voice.

WITH the solemn intensity of an Englishman clutching his umbrella, or a Japanese with his camera, Americans carry plastic -credit cards.

The wine in her refilled glass was the rusty color of a dried cherry; she stared with solemn intensity at the highlights on its surface.

Tall and stately barges sat moored by steps where troupes of chaurgresiles sat grooming each other with solemn intensity.

The new works of both have the solemn intensity of ancient vessels used for rituals, yet they remain extremely personal.

Its music filled the cathedral not with melody but with a mood of solemn intensity.

The premise is strange, almost preposterous, but Mr. Glazer presents it with a hushed, solemn intensity that keeps you in a state of pleasurable disorientation.

So the spies constructing the bomb go about their work with the solemn intensity of Maytag repairmen - nothing more, nothing less.

Emmanuel's eyes fixed on Jacob in solemn intensity.

There was nothing playful in that wink; there was a solemn intensity in his dark eyes that left her hands suddenly cold and her fingers trembling.