The phrase
"much affection" means having strong feelings of love or fondness towards someone or something.
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I have been thinking about my own CV recently — it is not a document that I regard
with much affection.
Too often outside friends are seen as threats and developing too
much affection toward a friend is considered to be selfish and unacceptable.
There's different theories as to whether kids can get
too much affection, but for us, the more the better!
«There is so
much affection in them and they give the lie to the common portrayal of Auerbach and Freud as rather austere artists.»
On the down side, most of the characters are one - dimensional stereotypes drawn
without much affection (though all are more or less redeemed): Norman's shrill cheerleader sister Courtney (Anna Kendrick); dumb - jock Mitch (Casey Affleck), the older brother of Norman's one friend, nerdy, overweight Neil (Tucker Albrizzi); goth bully Alvin (Christopher Mintz - Plasse), an older version of Moe from «Calvin & Hobbes.»
Where Stockwell's central character was straightforwardly a nutter about whose eventual apprehension one could feel relief uncomplicated
by much affection, the central figure in this movie, played most powerfully and sympathetically (for most of the way) by Gerard Depardieu is an unhappy fellow desperate for perfect love in a prosaic world, and his descent into madness is thus more chilling.
However, this hardline position towards gender equality did not earn L'Heureux
Dubé much affection from some sectors of the legal community or the public at large.
USA captain Tom Watson has a great record in Scotland though and is held
with much affection, whilst Rickie Fowler has had a brilliant year to date and arrives in top form.
The five principle returning stars (Ferrell, Rudd, Carell, Koechner and Applegate) clearly have
too much affection for their characters to simply go through the motions, and they are all given their moments to shine.
The debut narrative feature for Israeli - born Oren Shai
shows much affection for all things pulp, but a less steady hand with performance and pacing.
When you see that behind the scenes, you're not going to find... there's a reason why there is so
much affection from so many players and people that have worked with Arsène, and seen how he is in and around the football club.
Combat and the rhythm of gameplay can become repetitive as you progress, but there's obviously so
much affection for the source material that it almost falls over itself as it strives to keep you involved.
I want a man who has the same qualities that I have and that can give
as much affection as I can...
«It's rare that you find a script with
so much affection for its characters...» As promised, following our Ed Helms interview, here's the second half of our chat with the team behind Fox Searchlight's Cedar Rapids (watch the trailer), hitting limited theaters this weekend.
The City of Brotherly Love doesn't have
much affection for new entrepreneurs.
And yet, as terrible and inexcusable as his behavior could be, Zevon's relatives and friends still remember him with
much affection.
We would like to think they were right, having as
much affection and respect for nuns as anyone, but this set of nuns gives us reason to wonder.
Argentine striker Tevez spend a fruitful spell at Gallagher's beloved Manchester City, and clearly — if this photo is anything to go by, the rock legend still has
much affection for the hard - working forward.
Well Ashley Cole didn't leave «amicably», and he certainly doesn't have
much affection from Arsenal fans.
The pros won «Äôt have
much affection for this course, especially 18.
«I think Chelsea must look after him with
much affection,» said the Premier League - winning winger.
And I'm super touchy feely, so I almost err on the side of smothering my kids with too
much affection.
Much affection and the classic teething ring promise as much relief as painkilling gels or natural remedies.
Nor did he have
much affection for the press; his reluctance to give interviews earned him the reputation of a recluse.
My past dates have often misinterpreted this as me looking for love and a commitment and either left running or smothered me with too
much affection.
Much affection is also distributed to the aforementioned charming friendship between Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero, to which James Franco wisely knows when it's explored too much or too little.
Watch his easy, joking nature when he and Ellen mock Richard E. Grants» Larry Lefferts and compare it with any scene in which he's paired with May, to whom he shows a polite but detached charm, as if he's negotiating how
much affection he has to show her.
So domineering, so demanding, and so obviously needing to justify his classroom fascism with his «tough love» ideal, he may not elicit that
much affection from those lucky or unlucky students under his thumb.
Trapped in a dead - end marriage that's long since devolved into bitter animosity, unfaithful spouses Boris (Alexey Rozin) and Zhenya (Maryana Spivak) have one thing in common: Neither has
much affection for the 12 - year - old son (Matvey Novikov) caught in the middle of their spats.
I don't care how
much affection you have for Nolan North, hearing Dante tell you about his style over and over and over again grates on your nerves.
And there's so
much affection for movies — the fact that everyone has trench coats and fedoras and love those Fred Astaire and Esther Williams homages!
The car itself was a gift from Enzo Ferrari, who it was said, had
much affection for the young Villeneuve.
We've collected a snippet of some love from around the world to show you just how
much affection is out there, no matter the color of your skin (or fur or scales or feathers), and no matter if you're a boy or girl.