He understood that they were people of goodwill, and he could not bear to be impolite, but the benign interest of others was a burden.
And he criticised the assessment of the area where the men died as "benign but fragile".
The EU is like one of those benign but stern creators that reach out of the clouds in Renaissance masterpieces.
Complaining turns out not to be proof that the culture is bad, but a relatively benign part of the culture itself.
But years of benign neglect from officialdom have also taken their toll.
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The company used the reactor to test chemicals and perform radiography tests, according to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, but even such benign uses are extremely rare.
"We would be surprised to see further cuts in interest rates, but given the benign inflationary climate we do not expect to see major tightening this year, " said Ms Lea.
They've picked the most benign looking spot, but it has not turned out to be very benign.
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The makeup amounted to gang markings, but the gangs were benign.
Taken individually these articles are benign enough but when that singular message becomes a constant stream, it makes it seem as if working is the only feasible retirement strategy thus missing the whole point of retirement.
But it also had a benign side-effect profile, not causing as much weight gain or heightened cholesterol.
Ethiopia's government may or may not have benign intentions, but your argument would be more compelling were it less circular.
But it is the "benign neglect" policy of the United States toward Venezuela that may also end up enticing Chavez to overstep.
Todd, for one, believes that inflation will continue to kick around at benign levels, but that the real worry is what the Fed does.
What small business needs most is not bailouts, but relief on taxes and benign legislation (or no change) on health care, energy and unions.
They had once been benign fraternities, but they had evolved, and now eighteen-year-olds who had mastered the swagger of American rap videos were undergoing secret initiations that sometimes left one or two of them dead on Odim Hill.
Many of them are benign or helpful, but certainly, I don't want E.coli in my beverage.
But now, after years of benign neglect, GM is putting the pieces together, tapping the engineering, manufacturing and distribution resources of its global partners.
But because of a confluence of benign trends, economic optimism abounds.
But, after 10 years of benign neglect, and in the face of a further easing by the Federal Reserve, the world is again looking for an alternative to the dollar.
It was a benign quarter in insurance, but our other businesses did quite well.
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But almost all colon cancers begin as benign polyps that gradually become malignant over about 10-15 years.
Is it possible that this wasn't nefarious or pejorative, but something that was a bit more benign?
Favoritism can be fairly benign in some situations, but it can also be much more serious and develop into a hostile environment for others.
But it is the Poynter Institute's benign handling of the St.
The risk is that Mr Snow has not just shifted towards benign neglect of the dollar, but hopes to do a bit of active (downward) prodding.
Sharp has just wrapped a rather dry press conference at IFA, where it announced very little, but did rattle off a series of fairly benign and boring numbers (which we will spare you from).
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This scan showed the "benign" lump on my kidney again but nothing wrong with the liver.
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