Sentences with phrase «of affability»

The heritability estimate of affability (defined as willingness of dog to approach humans) was 0.38 in German shepherds and 0.03 in Labrador retrievers.

He's particular great at conveying the artificial perception of affability, the mask Bloom must wear whenever he encounters others.

Not only did we learn the limits of his affability, but we also glimpsed his...

It helps too that Danny Trejo plays the cartel's representative in northern California, as he brings to bear his well known combination of affability and menace.

On Tuesday, he took his campaign of affability a step further: he asked a group of city officials to join him at Yankee Stadium, for the team's opening home game against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, aides confirmed.

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I find that the affability or hostility of atheists to believers is usually a function of how much prejudice, harassment, oppression or outright hatred that atheist has experienced at the hands people of faith.

Charitable compassion consists of liberality, alms - giving, affability, kindness, and participation in the joy and sorrow of others.

In interviews, Cruise has said that those who knew Barry Seal in real life loved him in spite of his flaws, and this seems to hold true for a lot of public figures who overcome scrutiny through outward affability.

It is greatly to the misfortune of the churches that they have helped successfully to restrict the province of religion to the socialization of children, affability, and the sphere of individual morals and beliefs.

Inconvenient facts, such as the affability of an Opus Dei source, or the theological orthodoxy of the Holy Father, are dismissed.

Chin's effort is harmless, and both Yao's affability and the timelessness of the Chinese aphorisms make the book a painless read.

With an affability that would cause shudders in the National Safety Council, Musial scrawled his name on the assorted blank spaces offered to him until the last of the small fry dropped off.

They are, in order of importance, ability, availability and affability.

Brooklyn's Joe Lentol is often mentioned for this role in a caretaker capacity, given his seniority and general affability, as is Herman (Denny) Farrell, a longtime representative of Harlem who chairs the chamber's Ways & Mean Committee.

I know that those who carelessly condemn him in public, clandestinely go back to heal wounds knowing what the man represents, his affability, readiness to listen and reluctance to get emotional easily no wonder after years of intense condemnation, Prof Martey openly praised him for his humility and assured him of his constant prayers to succeed.In our bid to get our parties to office, we must also consider the safety of our nation and the cohesion we've enjoyed so far.I don't think the Npp in its current state can manage its internal issues if elected into office let alone manage the nation.Our democracy shouldn't be toyed with in the name of political extremism and unworkable promises.We don't need a leader who will establish himself by intimidation and force, who will choose henchmen around himself, create secret police and abandoned all pretence of consulting the wishes of the masses but will only expect regimented YES from us on all national issues like we seeing in the Npp today.

The latest and ninth installment in that line, Star Trek: Insurrection, lacks the adrenalized oomph of its predecessor, but no adventure of the Starship Enterprise is without its gee - whiz affability.

This was something like a miracle: Haneke's gracious affability aside, his has always been, openly and decisively (he's quite literally said as much) an oppositional cinema — often abrasive (his one noble failure, 1997's Funny Games, and its shot - for - shot English - language remake from 2008, being the prime specimens), always painstakingly conscientious and morally committed to disturb (all of his films from The Seventh Continent through The White Ribbon) art films that mean to engage and provoke the audience, not please or reassure in a way that could ever be mistaken for award - grubbing.

He has an affability and grace that makes him interesting to watch, but Silberling's film is the equivalent of a funny 20 - minute short that is dragged out to a full - length feature through music interludes and montages involving Paz Vega getting dressed, washing her car, or Freeman learning about Target (the department store).

Seth Rogen impactfully uses to his natural charm and affability as Steve Wozniak to drive his ultimate feelings of hurt and betrayal, hopefully changing perceptions about his acting capability in the process.

People Places Things would not likely be worth your time if not for the affability of its leading man Jemaine Clement.

Despite Davis» affability, we later learn he prefers the company of non-human primates to the human kind.

There's affection in its bland, bad taste - obscured tale of homogeneity overcoming difference, laughs to be found in its trying - too - hard outrageousness, and affability apparent in the immensely likeable cast.

But then, he is only one of many characters I can't make heads or tails of, either for their comedic merits or importance to the overall story, in this extremely unfocused and amateurish effort that barely gets by on general affability.

With his wife gone and commercial developments sprouting like iron weeds on all sides of his trim little Victorian home, Carl (a character inspired in part by Spencer Tracy and Walter Matthau, and voiced with gruff affability by Ed Asner) is literally besieged.

For all the urgency of the posse's mission, it's a journey of days through the desert and the characters fill the time with defining personalities: the easy - going affability of Sheriff Hunt that becomes sharpened by the focus of tracking the raiding party, the garrulous way that Chicory talks, like a lonely old man trying to be useful («It's the opinion of the back - up deputy that...»), the arrogance and urbane language of the educated townsman whose character recalls the gamblers of classic westerns but whose backstory reveals different tale, the resolute determination of the cowboy husband who will not shirk his duty despite the crippling ordeal.

Most of all she's just generally endearing, giving Frances a radiance and affability that really sells her earnest nature.

He won over hearts with his role of Jim on The Office and his affability and charm clearly emanate from him naturally.

But The Rock, for all his screen presence and affability, seems content to be the peddler of soft quips and sanitised violence in the world of the broad, brainless blockbuster.

That's certainly true of his relationship with Sestero, who Dave Franco plays here as an absolute beginner who's handsome and charming and nice but all too aware that it takes much more than looks, charm and affability to make it in show - business.

The directors who stroked the most sensitive performances out of Hudson were those who detected the hurt and worry beneath the shallow depths of his bland affability.

There are plenty of sight gags, and the usual mirth and mayhem, although they are mild in humor value, as the Ice Age series has run mostly on charm and affability, rather than on catchy zingers and genuine wit.

The against - type pairing of the cast with their on - screen personalities also impresses, with Pegg relishing idiosyncrasies rather than affability, and Frost pleasing in the straight - man role.

Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen An unscrupulous marine biologist with «Ken - doll good looks» and «priapic affability,» Chaz Perrone was sure he'd seen the last of his wife when he pushed her over the railing of the Sun Duchess cruise ship off the coast of Florida.

That means that working ability is more important than conformity of size or coat type, working attitude is preferred over mild - mannered affability, and working character is favored over general adaptability.

These artist - run spaces straddle the expectations of a traditional gallery — white walls, press releases, open hours — with the casual affability of a party at a friend's house.

Oftentimes, employees express a company's culture through trained speech, body language and through a specific type of customer service or affability.

Andrew Cimerman, founder and CEO of HomeLife Realty Services, says Tony Ma's intelligence, commitment, passion and affability give him an unmatched affinity for the real estate business.