1.   In all these periods, the dominant figures were the warriors, the knights, the bushi.

2.   In the past, probably because she was four years older, Laura had always seemed the more dominant figure.

3.   The dominant figure in local Labour politics was Stephen McGonagle.

4.   We might think back, for example, to the fourteenth century, and its dominant figure, Petrarch.

5.   The dominant figure in the NPA, and the effective coup leader, was Army C.-in-C.

6.   Such wealthier peasants could easily become dominant figures in a village, because surprisingly few communities had a resident lord.

7.   And McCain is even more identified with campaign finance than Bradley, so he could come off as a more dominant figure at the event.

8.   And while both appear in the picture, she is by far the dominant figure.

9.   Batistuta is perceived as the dominant figure of Italian soccer.