Fantasy writers have long been captivated by the possibility of preserving human life in a reversible state of suspended animation. |
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All she had to do was smile, and Alex would be completely taken away, more like captivated under a spell. |
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Liam Griffin amused and captivated his political audience in a venue still rejoicing at Kilkenny's hurling victory. |
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A few nights later, he is dragged reluctantly to the theatre, where Clara has the lead, and he is captivated by her. |
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Bateson and Mead were captivated with the barong and, in collaboration with the Balinese, commissioned new forms of the barong dance. |
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When no longer captivated by what's on stage, the mind drifts involuntarily and temptation inevitably sets in to peek at your timepiece. |
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Their voices would resonate throughout the bar and I would sit there captivated by their deep bass voices. |
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His head rolled a little to the side, and he found himself staring into the roaring fire, captivated by the flickering golden tongues of flame. |
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The traveller was captivated by the postcard carrying a picture of a tattooed tribeswoman smoking a pipe. |
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The interpretation avoided controversy, revealing in its place a grand romantic tunefulness that captivated first-time listeners. |
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From the moment he catches sight of him, intensely inhaling a cigarette, he is captivated by his every move. |
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While I was captivated by and immersed in the performance, she quietly snored in her sleep! |
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We knew he was somehow different but were captivated by his knowledge and sense of fun. |
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I watched my daughter and her friend, captivated by a circle of people blowing bubbles. |
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Their inscrutable, sphinx-like logic can prove hypnotizing, and even the brave of heart and nimble of mind may find him or herself captivated. |
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For two, two and a half, hours America was captivated by the charisma, charm, and vigor of our new president. |
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She is captivated by the clever, awkward and occasionally spiky cosmologist. |
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The virtuosity of the three artists on their instruments created a universe of sound that captivated the audience. |
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I was a captivated reader of almost all of the volumes published in that series. |
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She was first captivated by the Japanese dance form of butoh in 1986, when she saw a performance by famous butoh company Sankai Juko. |
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It was at that moment that he was captivated by her smile and that was the moment their eyes met. |
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One day Franz sees Coppelia appear on Coppelius' balcony, and is captivated by her beauty. |
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He was possessed of a gentle and attractive personality that captivated children. |
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He wooed dozens of heroines on-screen and captivated millions of fans off it with his urbane charm. |
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Little Kyle is a heartbreaker already, and has captivated the family with his big smiles. |
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Dimensions chop and change, and an almost magical dexterity keeps the viewer captivated and concentrating. |
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Europeans, meanwhile, were captivated by the fruit and had tried to grow it in their hothouses, with varying success. |
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The sentimental and emotional atmosphere captivated them and induced them to seek in death an ideal dream world, transcending reality. |
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Everyone knows Rowland Hill invented the penny black and the world was captivated by the idea. |
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Its mix of rational deduction and wild credulity, coupled with recklessness and topped with a dollop of sheer perversity, captivated her. |
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He was a quiet boy with an active imagination and he became captivated by the colloquialisms of the ordinary people around in Duagh. |
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Vincent sat on her bed and watched her, captivated, as she stood before the mirror, adjusting the comb in her disheveled hair. |
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No other insurgency has been so entirely captivated by the sheer joy of deliberate violence against the innocent. |
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Both of them are clearly captivated by the easy charm and fluid inspiration that characterises Chaminade's music. |
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He enlisted as a soldier but was soon captivated by the early flying machines. |
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However, when he was in his twenties he met Margaret Howard and was captivated by her stunning Pre-Raphaelite good looks and strong character. |
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His aerobatics, including loops, death spirals, and night flights using phosphorus fireworks, captivated the crowds. |
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On a visit to Los Angeles, he saw a demonstration of powered flight and was captivated. |
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A Geordie bus driver, captivated by my southern charm, had designs on me that weren't entirely honourable. |
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Lucy Boston was captivated by it when she first saw the Manor in 1915, while punting along the river with her brother. |
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Not all were captivated by the application of differential calculus to human activity. |
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Something about her just entranced me, captivated me completely and totally. |
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I was thoroughly captivated by the piano concerto, even though I am sure I heard a couple of duff notes. |
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Often conference goers are anxious to get early places in the meal queue, but although we had gone overtime for lunch, Nigel captivated the room. |
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Looking at her now, he felt that he was walking on air, completely captivated by her radiance. |
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Dale is from Australia and captivated his audience with stories of crocodiles and koalas. |
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The delightful aromatic scent of delicate, lacy carnations has always captivated me. |
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Like many, I tuned in expecting a slaughter and was captivated for 80 minutes by what will be regarded as one of the classic games in rugby history. |
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The natural elegance with which he wore his tuxedo and the way it fit him like a glove combined to create a stunning image that captivated and called to her. |
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Immediately I am captivated by this picture-perfect creature before me, and I find myself wondering if he is even real or if I have begun to hallucinate. |
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During his literal captivity as a prisoner of war in Kentucky, he becomes figuratively captivated by her sophistries, which are explicitly coded as American. |
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In any case, we are soon captivated by the beauty of the coastal scenery. |
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During a visit to Saskatchewan, Charles spent 20 minutes in Smoke's classroom in Regina, where Smoke captivated him with traditional Lakota hand games. |
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She sang to a captivated audience and when it came to her final song from Carmen she coyly sat on a gentleman's knee to the amusement of the audience. |
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What really captivated me about this book is what I can only call its expansiveness, its sense of literary grace and play in the telling of history. |
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Yet only two days into his holiday, he found himself so captivated by the island he famously tore up his return train ticket and threw it into the sea. |
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I was captivated and by the end, I felt smarter, finally on the right side of the line that separates boys and men. |
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He was captivated by footage of her escape through the hazy entryway of the supermarket, which was obscured by pepper spray. |
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A 110 years later, the play still has the Telugus captivated. |
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In their glory days, drive-ins expressed a particular, wacky strain of American imagination, their grandiosity and gadgetry revealing a culture captivated by technology. |
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Such is the power of the media to glamorize the supposed opportunities for individual advancement afforded by the new order that many are captivated by its promises. |
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He captivated the audience, artfully segueing from songs that made you laugh, to ones that stilled the crowd with their meaningfulness, their power. |
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It was just one of a number of female celebrity flirtations with nudity that captivated a global audience last year and confirmed an enduring fact of life on the web. |
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He presented himself at the palace of the king, who was so captivated by his wisdom and knowledge that he appointed the traveler to the viziership. |
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In 1980, a retrospective of the artist at the Museum of modern art in New York captivated Hockney. |
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The maestro's stunning chef-d'oeuvre mesmerized the captivated audience. |
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The case of Amanda Knox has captivated readers on both sides of the Atlantic for seven years. |
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Raoul Walsh saw him effortlessly carrying an armchair above his head and was captivated. |
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While judo captivated Japanese fans at the Sydney Summer Olympics, where Japan's athletes walked off with most medals in the sport, it has been on the decline at home. |
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The next time you meet some person who is utterly captivated by some undertaking that completely mystifies you, give him the benefit of the doubt. |
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The audience was more captivated by the growing ash at the end of his cigarette than by his words. |
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Lawrence was immediately captivated by the poet and later invited Davies to join Frieda and himself in Germany. |
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The study of mathematics, physics, and in particular, of electricity, had captivated his imagination. |
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The Congress was captivated and ordered a standard for all United States equipment. |
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Some of the birds which are captivated here are Munia, Mughal Pigeon, swan, starling, Indian hawk but it has flown away. |
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The Lenovo Yoga Tablet captivated the tablet market in 4Q 2013 with its three-mode kickstand, giving consumers a unique way to use a tablet. |
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Wingate was captivated by this discovery and became dedicated to making sure the cahow was not doomed to extinction. |
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The story of Lynn Jackenheimer's murder in Outer Banks has captivated the nation for nearly six weeks as the circumstances are so grim. |
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Our students are captivated by the characters, storylines, and gossip provided by pop culture. |
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With dramatic eyebrows, doe eyes, full hair and blunt fringe, her awkward, gamine beauty captivated the masses. |
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They were captivated by the raggle-taggle bunch who rehearsed in the grounds of Kinshasa zoo then busked and begged on the streets. |
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The Newsweek writer's concession speech ended a national parlor game that captivated the political set. |
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The artist was captivated by the small island during summer months when it was surrounded by a garden of sea pinks and many other flowers. |
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This delicious Abbey Style Belgian captivated his imagination, and in no time Aaron was trying his hand at homebrewing. |
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When Hernando Cortes and his 500 men invaded Mexico in 1519, they were captivated by the appetisingly spicy taste of the strange beverage that was alien to their own culture. |
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Foxy Knoxy, yesterday dressed in a green corduroy jacket and with her hair once again arranged in a French plait, captivated the world's media during the 11 month trial. |
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But even after grappling with the concept of potentially harmful natural products, I was still captivated by the idea that some natural products could biomagnify. |
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Only the unreligious displayed such a heathen symbol, but this reasoning was beyond Bryn as he stood captivated by the audacious, colourful display. |
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