Sentences with phrase «of affable»

So what to make of the affable, eloquent, grey - haired man curled up on a sofa at his company headquarters in Marylebone, chatting about his new exhibition with the amiable ease of a man waiting for a teacher's appointment at a parents» evening?

Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth, however, aims to bring the world of the affable digital monsters to the public's eye once more.

It has meandering gravel sidewalks, plenty of space between the houses, and locals with an attitude of affable insularity.

With time, however, you'll find a population of affable fishermen and Berber musicians, a couple of great restaurants (Cafe Nomad and the Suerte Loca Hotel), and even some comfortable bars.

Beagles are bred especially for use in medical experiments and are used in research because of their affable and passive natures, their relative lack of inherited health problems and their mid-range size.

When Frank Renzo meets Mary van der Linden, she appears to be the epitome of the affable helpmate for her husband, Charlie, a British diplomat.

Aloysius is suspicious of the affable, progressive priest, a fact she makes known to her subordinate nuns at a dinnertime discussion of his most recent sermon.

Filmmaker Christian Ditter has infused How to Be Single with a bright, vibrant, and thoroughly fast - paced feel that proves effective at instantly capturing one's interest, with the early part of the proceedings faring especially well due mostly to the often laugh - out - loud screenplay and plethora of affable performances.

What We Love: While lesser fans might have included Newsies or American Ultra on this list, real Pullmaniacs point to Casper, the live action adaptation of the affable dead kid cartoon, as one of the top shelf performances.

While To Be Takei delves into Takei's fascinating journey from a World War II internment camp to Hollywood, we also receive an unprecedented look into the life of the affable, eccentric man... Read more

Leslie Vernon (Nathan Baesel) has the right mixture of affable weirdness and homicidal instability to make his presence consistently funny and interesting.

A scene where Carla waxes the balls of an affable male stripper (Justin Hartley) doesn't add to the other plotlines, but it's hard to argue when the scene is so funny and surprisingly sweet.

After landing the lead role of Jesus Christ, Gavin finds himself drawn to the show's director (Anjelah Johnson - Reyes), a young woman who also happens to be the daughter of the affable pastor (D.B. Sweeney).

Finally, they end up in Russia, in the arms of the affable Ivan (Brian Cox).

It's rather scathing in the guise of an affable summer comedy.

Brolin never conveys the character's aura of affable maliciousness in the book.

A sequel, or many, is set up with the appearance of affable doofus Dr. Samuel Sterns (Tim Blake Nelson)-- who may or may not get the chance to evolve into The Leader in future instalments — and the post-script appearance of one Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) to offer his services to a sloshed Ross.

His expertise at this recreational endeavor attracts the attention of affable stranger Robert Preston.

The film, which is based on a television series (which was itself a spinoff from the Wallace & Gromit franchise), boasts a tremendously appealing stop - motion animation style that's heightened by an assortment of affable characters, and it's worth noting, too, that the movie's total absence of dialogue in no way hinders one's ability to get caught up in the briskly - paced narrative.

As Ian has been discovering this week, their candidates are an odd mixture of affable eccentricity and knee - jerk negativity.

Of course, he is forced into a kind of affable semi-professional relationship with Scripture in his daily work.

Not exact matches

Heading into those elections, McConnell helped engineer the retirement of Republican Sen. Jim Bunning and cleared the way for Trey Grayson, an affable, Harvard - educated secretary of state.

And that's when the proverbial light bulb went off for the inveterately affable denim king: «I thought: Wouldn't it be great to offer genetic testing as an optional program, free of charge, to our employees?»

Well - grounded, affable, nary a twitch of neurosis or insecurity about him.

Tall and affable, he looks equally as comfortable in jeans and black cowboy boots, addressing a group of Marriott execs in Dallas, as he does in a suit back in his office.

That's the name of the stoned - yet - affable surfer dude portrayed by a young Sean Penn in the seminal 1982 teen movie Fast Times at Ridgemont High.

Instead this was a smiling, affable Harper, equal parts sharp and confident — the kind of guy anyone should want to do business with.

Jonathan Jenkins, the affable Southern co-founder of supply chain startup OrderWithMe, said that by the third suicide, he realized he needed to start a church.

My personal View is that he was an affable man, and also a man of his time... you didn't make a point of outright denying God in the 19th century.

They know I am not Muslim and we have had many affable discussions of it.

On one side of me was an affable young minister of the Church of God.

The churches in Canada and the United States were still full (at least by contemporary standards); bishops and moderators had influence in high places; and the clergy were the bright, affable, well - spoken and of course (ostensibly) heterosexual young men (yes of course, men) who had chosen theology over law and medicine.

In much the same way in which Luke Skywalker initially failed to discern the true identity and wisdom of his mentor Yoda, I dismissed George as an affable crackpot.

And isn't it refreshing for us and for our children to see elevated into high public office someone described as «an affable, collegial, unpretentious man with a good sense of humor»?

Illingworth, an affable Harvard insider who happens to be an ordained Episcopal priest, told The Harvard Crimson that the university's position was «quite clear: student groups should not discriminate for membership or in the choice of officers....

Fervency in devotion; frequency in prayer; aspiring after the love of God continually, striving to get above the world and the body; loving silence and solitude, as far as one's condition will permit; humble and affable to all; patient in suffering affronts and contradictions; glad of occasions of doing good even to enemies; doing the will of God and promoting His honour to the utmost of one's power; resolving never to offend him willingly, for any temporal pleasure, profit, or loss.30

At the dinner, which coincided with World Gratitude Day, I was seated at a table hosted by Paul West, the affable host of the excellent series, River Cottage Australia.

With a decidedly attractive and affable serving and bartending staff, RA Sushi Manager, Heather Lugo, concedes that a key element of RA's success lies with excellent service provided by a «young, attractive, and energetic team» that loves and believes in the brand.

To kick things up a notch, the affable eatery — located lounge - level in the Hotel Palomar situated in the heart of the historic Gaslamp District — recently appointed «culinary cutthroat» Jeremiah Bryant as Chef de Cuisine.

I would agree as the staff was affable and attentive throughout the entirety of my visit.

It was only in the»60s when a series of intense, sometimes overly affable men began to join her in the kitchen that Margaret McMillen realized that something more than the usual children's horseplay was going on out there.

Handling the attention wasn't a big deal, but refining the list of suitors proved to be difficult for the affable Mixon.

Here was a fellow who had played a football game with a broken jaw, who had threatened to slug affable Art Rooney of the Steelers over a lousy $ 500 dispute, who, a friend once said, «believes that if you haven't got anything to do, you ought to be at your office doing it.»

My only point is that I would almost rather have a coach that isn't as tested, with a good track record as an assistant or an AHL coach and a affable demeanor; than to go with a retread coach, with a history of an abrasive personality, that seems to wear down his team when it gets to the most difficult point in the process.

ive noticed what seems is a campaign of late to make the manager appear more affable in front of the cameras not sure its meant to change the view of disgruntled arsenal fans towards him...

«who's an affable player who shows moments of incredible skill and then goes missing for months: who you think has an extra gear but is never quite reaching it?»

plus — as affable as many of them come across, they are also intensely competitive.

The ugliest incident involved Dick King, the affable, low - key president of USAC.

Bernie I is a big, affable man with bursting good humor that bespeaks his ability to cope — «I probably should've been a salesman in the first place,» he says — and what he calls an «if it feels good, do it» kind of love for sports.

Just over six years ago, affable midfielder Jimmy Bullard moved to Hull City for a transfer fee of # 5m.