Annoyingly, they have for the most part turned out to be pleasant, companionable, warm, decent folk. |
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The two evolved from antagonistic opponents to companionable partners, and would play practice rounds all day. |
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They are sharing, in a companionable silence somehow caught on camera, a moment of profound reflection and thought. |
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Amy didn't so much laugh as cough, and Father Marino, companionable, did too. |
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But the site of them, unquarreling, almost companionable, prompted me to resume it. |
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Brow furrowing, Shanza looked to the ground as they spent the rest of their walk pacing down the hallway in burdened but companionable silence. |
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They spoke little, each of them thinking his own thoughts, but it was a companionable silence, punctuated by the sputter and crackle of the fire. |
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They continued again in silence again, but it was a comfortable, companionable silence. |
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With practice, a sea kayak becomes a wonderfully responsive, stable, and companionable watercraft. |
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For all his mild and gentlemanlike manner he was also tough and uncompromising, a Jesuitical loner in a companionable game. |
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The water lapped a short distance away from their feet, filling the companionable silence as their eyes perused the darkness. |
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I wasn't far down my first beer when I decided he was probably the most companionable man I'd ever met. |
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He is always a companionable narrator, but he also knows when to let his subjects speak for themselves. |
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She realized she had lost the companionable Nick and was once again confronted with the strange, quiet, and somewhat frightening, angry Nick. |
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The two drank their coffees in companionable silence, both significantly more relaxed than when they came in. |
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His was a personable, companionable, bland brand of humour based on the long-running gag that Hope was an inveterate coward. |
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Literature is filled with companionable, often jesting and jawboning mates, an endless procession of Nicks and Noras and Mr. and Mrs. Bennetts. |
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He was companionable to the few who came within his favor but never hesitated to speak his mind, however unpleasant the impression left. |
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He loves me because he believes I am beautiful, and we are generally companionable. |
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Of the entire team, Elvira was the most companionable, genial and impressionable member, always bubbling with enthusiasm and high spirits. |
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She was the most companionable, genial and impressionable member of the team, always bubbling with enthusiasm and high spirits. |
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Her mother and father were seated together on the sofa, sharing the evening's newspaper in companionable silence. |
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A timeless Classic for up to 34 people on skins or 24 on benches in companionable comfort. |
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A companionable character, she will become your lucky charm, your reason for talking to yourself. |
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Then, too, Harrison was more of a companionable colleague than a charismatic authority figure who vigorously promoted his ideas and nurtured disciples. |
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Second, try to be at least a little companionable while we're stuck here. |
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So how can it be made to seem more companionable? One way is to survey the terrain from a considerable height by dipping into a good anthology. |
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To us he appears like a hearty, companionable man, with a deal of fun in him. |
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A light, pleasant place to take meals as a group or spend a companionable moment with a cup of coffee. |
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This is what makes the Tentipi® design so comforting, companionable and appealing. |
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Duncan went with him, and in companionable silence they left Methos' house to walk down through the village. |
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We made the driver stop and walked for a companionable half-hour with two herdsmen, striding along at the head of their great mass of long horned cattle. |
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Five moist and well grilled scallops sat in a companionable bunch on a deliciously dressed bed of brown lentils, roasted red pepper and strips of orange peel. |
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Continuing upward, we passed an old log barn from which we could hear the companionable gurgles and neck bells of sheep, safely shut away behind a door. |
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Others find him less than companionable because of these qualities. |
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She is an informative, analytically rigorous, yet always companionable and deeply humane guide through the moral thicket that is early 21st century assisted reproduction. |
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This battle-scared male veteran was missing his right eye and many teeth, had several fresh wounds which had to be treated, and yet was very compliant and companionable. |
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After that remark, the three friends kept to a companionable silence. |
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It was that nice companionable silence again, and I enjoyed it. |
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I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude. |
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He is the most nudgily companionable of writers. |
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Children wandered among the homes, forming random groupings in a kind of Brownian motion, playing, talking and making a companionable racket. |
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The foliage of the plants is not very dense, making Rudbeckia an especially companionable species that mixes well with neighbouring plants to provide an attractive border display. |
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Timeless and companionable, for up to 22 people on skins or 16 on benches. |
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The rapport between mentor and protégé is relaxed, companionable. |
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Each day your pet is guaranteed two stimulating walks, Every day each pet has a period of play time in the company of our staff and where appropriate a game with other companionable pets. |
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An intense enthusiasm for one's job is no doubt a leg-up on the ladder of material success, but work addicts are neither very fulfilled nor very companionable human beings. |
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We cultivate a good, companionable working atmosphere. |
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Cultivating a friendly, companionable outlook and establishing personal relations on an international scale is the best way of communicating one's own receptiveness to other cultures. |
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It must be permanent, companionable, and co-operative. It must provide both partners and their children with a major opportunity for self-development. |
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Moreover, unlike the more companionable forms of gambling like bingo, cards and mahjong often played at home, Internet gambling tends to be a solitary pursuit. |
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Never shall his companionable draught cause thee an afterlook of anxiety into the tankard! |
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Then he strolled back again, kicking his heels carelessly, and a companionable silence fell between the three men. |
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Bottles of rye, purgative waters and eaux for every conceivable toilette made a companionable click in his worn carpet bag. |
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They sat among the choiring clepsydras of the evening garden, time elapsing in a dozen ways, allowing their cigars to go out, keeping a companionable silence. |
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Over there, above the trees between bed and window, an action-at-a-distance sparkle-of-being, fathomlessly far yet incredibly tranquil and companionable. |
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There is no acknowledgement of the depth of passion between Celie and Shug, but instead the chaste, companionable female love of Victorian novels. |
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It all feels tasteful, companionable and often saggingly dull. |
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