Whereas Lydgate was always listened to, bore himself with the careless politeness of conscious superiority, and seemed to have the right clothes on by a certain natural affinity, without ever having to think about them.
That he should so quickly assimilate the atmosphere, that he should at once become nothing but kindness, showed surely what a real affinity he had with good and beautiful things.
He perceived the townspeople society of Beijing from the point of view of the city paupers, thus endowing his works with affinity to the people and humanitarian feelings.
Men often discover their affinity to each other by the mutual love they have for a book just as two persons sometimes discover a friend by the admiration which both entertain for a third.
Lectins have an affinity to latch on to leptin and insulin receptors.
It's all based on the principle of biophilia — the instinctive affinity that humans have with the natural world and other living systems.
Men often discover their affinity to each other by the mutual love they have for a book just as two persons sometimes discover a friend by the admiration which both entertain for a third.
He perceived the townspeople society of Beijing from the point of view of the city paupers, thus endowing his works with affinity to the people and humanitarian feelings.
When you robotically approach people with small talk this puts their brains on autopilot and prevents them from having any real affinity for you.
They are attracted to the outdoors and feel an affinity with nature.
Even if we try to be "neutral judges", says Francesca Gino, a professor at Harvard Business School, we tend to view people with whom we feel some affinity — whether because of education, gender, ethnicity or some lesser connection − more favourably.
From the centre of the "Mutual Affinity Pavilion" at the southern tip of the island, reflections of the moon can be viewed through the openings and they are divided into three part.
Buffett has also spoken of an affinity for all things Frito-Lay, including Cheetos, Fritos and even Munchos -- as long as they're washed down, of course, with Coke.
If you had gone there, you would not have remained a human being, whereas I became one; and at the same moment I became aware of my inner being, my inborn affinity to the nature of poetry.
