After a slight lack of intonational focus at the start, the performance was a fine exercise in sustained intensity.

But the press seized on them with a sustained intensity because they revealed something about the President's values.

Not only is its subject uncomfortable, but also its sustained intensity.

Palestinian authorities said they were trying to keep tensions low, although in Ramallah their effort did not appear to be of sustained high intensity.

This was a stunning display of sustained intensity.

Only in the last act was there some loss from a lack of subtlety and sustained intensity in the orchestral sound.

But he sounded a little half-hearted, reluctant to grapple with the issue in any detail and with sustained intensity.

The drama of match play and the spirit of team competition add a sustained intensity that is only rarely felt in 72-hole stroke-play events.

His sustained intensity, again, is impressive, but the performance sorely needs more variety.

Each keeps apologizing to the other for being out of touch, which strikes the reader as odd considering the sustained intensity of their exchanges.