He was possessed, lacking the filter of self-possession coveted by most dancers. |
Their self-possession allowed them to conserve the air and wait for the rescue operation. |
British-born, he had a level of self-possession that seemed virtually Bond-like in the urbanity vacuum of CBS prime time. |
Claire is responding to Edie's undeniable self-possession and confidence, not the actual content of her work. |
One can only hope he will accept his accolades with the grace and self-possession he has now. |
In part 2, the narrator concludes that this surrender produces merely the illusion of self-control and self-possession. |