He could and sometimes did depress the larynx and 'cover' as classical singers do, to sustain a full rounded tone in moving up the scale.

Certainly she sustained a tone of levity, which became particularly important as the sweep by "Schindler's List" threatened to bring out great ponderousness in some quarters.

But the show is remarkable for sustaining a tone that never seems either precious or smirky.

But none of that translates into anything overbearing, and most of the film sustains a light comic tone.

Even here, Mr. Moretti sustains a gently inviting tone and a keen appreciation of the absurd.

As it follows more than two years of Civil War strife, from early 1861 through 1863, the film sustains a tone of grave, high-minded seriousness.

For the novelist, the main problem is sustaining a tone of voice that will not bore or seem bland.

Some fretless basses have fingerboards which are coated with epoxy to increase the durability of the fingerboard, enhance sustain and give a brighter tone.

And like a Tibetan Buddhist chanter, she can sustain a steady low tone while shaping a floating counter melody in soft, eerie high harmonics.

But he spent most of the concert in the ethereal realm of his falsetto, sustaining a tone of unfailing patience and devotion.