He was a natural leader, ready to put himself forward, and gifted with a strong vein of caution for all his seeming recklessness.

After the end of World War I he wrote in a strong anti-war vein.

Other readers see a strong vein of optimism in Tolkien's works.

As such, they represent a strong vein of soul that has struggled in the recent ravealonga Manchester years.

But since it had a strong vein of dark humor in it, he said it was probably a little before its time.

The radius is generally the strongest vein of the wing.

There is a strong vein of humor and the plot is fast-moving.

There was, nonetheless, a strong vein of common sense and irony running beneath the mandarin surface.

The tendons in his neck stood out, and a strong blue vein ticked at his temple.

"The arrogance and the cavalier attitude of the French Government really touches a strong vein in us."