The immediate impression is of puissance, but, unsettlingly, four of the busts lack eyes and their lips are pressed tightly shut, and one's visage is entirely covered with tiny white beads. (artillerymag.com)
But to suggest that it is a differentiated term for maternal love, which has to be accompanied by womb - imagery («surrounds me»), is rather like saying that the English word «virtue,» because of its Latin etymology, automatically calls to mind manly strength, and should appropriately be translated into, say, French as puissance masculine. (firstthings.com)
One man's fascinating tactical battle is another man's turgid 0 - 0 draw; one woman's glorious carnival of attacking puissance is another's one - sided mismatch. (sbnation.com)