Sentences with phrase «seemed genial»

At the time, mainly because his lead lawyer John Williams seemed a genial buffer in court, I assumed this was an honest error on the part of his attorneys: after all, if someone says he's a «Nobel Prize winner», why would you think to check?

Otherwise, his note seemed genial.

Not exact matches

Searles, 65, has an epically thick salt - and - pepper mustache and a disposition so genial he makes Mr. Rogers seem like a drill sergeant.

Though orthodox in his doctrinal thinking, Cardinal Bertone is known as a genial man with a human touch» (for The Guardian, it seems, geniality and orthodoxy are not commonly seen together).

He observed us with a genial interest; but there seemed, if I may venture on a contradiction, nothing selfish in it.

This genial way of operating does not seem to have hampered Valley Meat's business.

A genial politician who rose through the ranks of the Senate Democrats before Eliot Spitzer tapped him as a running mate, Paterson was struggling to keep order at the Capitol amid a fiscal crisis and the unsettled Senate, where Smith never seemed to be able to deliver the votes to back up the deals he made.

If it seems that you found a genial way to cheat robots and generate a high traffic with no or little effort, don't delude yourself.

If it seems that you found a genial way to cheat search engines and generate a high traffic with no or little effort, don't delude yourself.

Variety also praises the actress, writing, «Gerwig manages to just be, making her precisely the right young star to carry such a genial glimpse at a character who doesn't even seem to realize she's trying to find herself.»

A nice change - of - pace from the kind of hip cynicism that seems to infuse even the most genial of Hollywood family films these days.»

Martin seems a bit off, but genial enough.

The 50 - year - old Whedon is usually a genial presence, his mind whirring and low voice purring, but he seemed exhausted on Saturday, barely able to speak above a whisper after months of postproduction and late - night editing had taken their toll.

Table 19 also includes the bride's former nanny, Jo Flanagan (June Squibb), who's genial and nosy and tells charming stories about the bride and her brother; Renzo Eckberg (Tony Revolori), a teenager who came to the reception only after being assured by his mother that he was being seated at the «singles table,» and who seems to have no social skills; and Walter Thimple (Stephen Merchant), one of the strangest characters I've seen in awhile — a sweet, nervous, exceedingly furtive man who lies about everything.

I found The Divine Order to be a genial portrait of the kinds of diverse women who may have helped bring about a successful referendum on what seems surprising for a Western democracy in the late 20th century: the right to vote.

I wouldn't call him likable by any means, but there is something genial in his character — or so it seems.

It's very much in an indie - comics vein, especially if we're talking about recent indie comics where the creators seem to feel freer to indulge in some genial whimsy.

Especially engaging are several paintings made on burlap stretched irregularly over what seem to be branches; these have a curious but genial drawing - in - space presence.