By eliminating the crown at the top of the Gulf and Western Building, and the tall colonnade at its base, the design gives the tower a more dynamic vertical thrust.

For all its look of non sequitur, the narrative thread is astutely logical -a dreamlike stream in which the erotic looks playful and the spiritual takes on a dynamic thrust.

There is a dynamic thrust to this unexpected pattern; it never ceases to surprise.

The stator would not only have to be rigid under the heavy gravity of this planet but would have to withstand dynamic thrusts at twenty gravities.

Ms. Laguna, who is Mr. Ek's wife, is a dancer of astonishing power and dynamic thrust: passion is her name.

She lets the boy get away with some questionable interpretative details; his playing lacks dynamic thrust.

At first blush, photography might appear singularly unsuited to the challenge of capturing the dynamic thrust and flow of dance.

The solidity of stone here takes on the dynamic thrust of steel.

The Rams displayed their usual dynamic offensive thrust in the first six minutes of the game.

Its defining factor is a dynamic thrust, which is a sudden force that causes an audible release and attempts to increase a joint's range of motion.