My brother, though of few words, had been thoughtful and affectionate since his childhood.
If you are a benign god, your land will be green and lovely, and your creature civilised and affectionate.
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And I am the bearer of a respectful and affectionate greeting of the Mexican people to this nation, which is our neighbor and friend.
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Was Pope Benedict able to erase the perception that he is a distant academic or is he now seen as a warm and affectionate, grandfather-like figure, much like his predecessor?
I'm often accused of being a Luddite -- mostly based on my fervent and affectionate clinging to several physical objects that are quickly becoming cultural artifacts: the ink pen, the paper book, and the vinyl record -- but those items haven't been the only 'evidence' my accusers have historically cited.
Though it was undoubtedly humiliating to be so dependent, the sisters could at least, in return, offer help and comfort as affectionate and beloved aunts.
Now, Mr. Kline tries to be more verbally and physically affectionate.
She looks after her kid, her scapegrace younger sister (Emily Blunt), and her affectionate but unsteady father (Alan Arkin), while carrying on a motel-room love affair with a married cop (Steve Zahn).
''She was a very affectionate and tough woman at the same time.
Lang is equally affectionate and tough-minded about the audiences in China.
Though affectionate and well-meaning, my mother lacked basic mothering skills.
Chandra, a middle class housewife, says she would prefer a daughter because she believes they are more affectionate and helpful to the parents than a son in the longer run.
My daughter is argumentative, independent and not as affectionate.
Once the child is born, however, the Tuscan couple are on safer ground: indeed, Italian Renaissance attitudes towards child-rearing are often much more sensible, affectionate and enlightened than those maintained by many modern gurus.
Mr Vidal seems always to have lived in the utmost luxury, in beautiful places, surrounded by talented, affectionate and often famous friends, from Princess Margaret and Claire Bloom to Christopher Isherwood and Tennessee Williams.
It was critical for them to see Jacquie and me holding hands, kissing, being affectionate, talking to one another calmly and lovingly, and for the girls to experience a stable home.
Marriages are nowadays generally contracted on purely affectionate grounds, and the fulfilment of emotional needs has gained importance.
The U.S. men's beach volleyball team of Jacob Gibb and Sean Rosenthal were even less affectionate.
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Some are thought to contain names and addresses, while others contain affectionate letters.
Hens are soft and fluffy, if not very affectionate.
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However, what lingers most vividly in the memory is his affectionate, gently mocking and frequently moving evocation in the first third of the book of a period and a society that, though not long gone, seems now to be from an entirely different age.
The Parsons show, conceived and carried out by Christopher Mount, director of exhibitions and public programs, is an evocative exercise in nostalgia and revisionism, with a bit of affectionate proselytizing thrown in.
It is from this world that Edward Stourton comes also, and he regards it with a detached yet affectionate eye.
It was the same mental fortitude which has helped him deal with light-hearted, even affectionate, ribbing of his fielding and batting abilities.
This book, written by a company insider and games expert, is a slender, affectionate retrospective look at the firm's glory years, combined with a mournful account of its decline, including some well-aimed digs at those responsible.
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So we retraced our steps, and found the booth, where we surprised the company's founders, Suzy and Hector Batiz, who were locked in an affectionate embrace.
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