Word: avuncularity
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...writes, "were the attempts to come to terms with the coexistence of Red Indians; with the second coming of Christ; and with the problem of regulating sex." But like an old man whose sight is going, the great critic prefers to peer close round himself, to take an avuncular interest in pretty Mary Pcolar, the housewife who teaches him Hungarian, to listen to old Albert Grubel tot up local car-crash victims. The brain is still inquisitive, the descriptive skill sure as ever, but the time for exploring seems to be past. #183; Charles Elliot
...been rushed to the emergency room of Chicago's Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center, and the distraught boy was unable to learn anything about his condition. Harried doctors and nurses were too busy to concern themselves with a frightened kid. Then the boy met Mahon Washington. The avuncular black man ducked into the treatment room to learn the patient's prognosis, returned to assure the youngster that his father would live...
...Pakistanis knew anything about Yahya Khan when he was vaulted into the presidency two years ago. The stocky, bushy-browed Pathan had been army chief of staff since 1966. Half a dozen high-ranking generals were deeply disturbed about the avuncular Ayub Khan's willingness to permit a return of parliamentary democracy, despite his own comment that politicians behaved like "five cats tied by their tails." When a weary Ayub stepped aside in March 1969 in the wake of strikes and student riots that focused on wages, educational reform and a host of other issues, the generals eagerly imposed...
...Chase Manhattan Bank promotion features an avuncular, sneaker-shod hippo working a computer. An ad for Irving Trust's computer service shows a wood penguin holding a high silk hat. The message: "Lease or Buy-Which suits you best?" Then there is the crane standing on one foot in an ad for Boeing Computer Service, which asks: "Looking for stability in computer services?" In an ad for CNA Insurance, a purple piglike monster with yellow wings and an orange cockscomb gobbles up dollars. The headline: "The Money Muncher. Starve it." Computer Communication's ads feature another cash-chewing...
...their sophistication, Swedes seem to prefer politicians with a down-home touch. Tage Erlander, a big, shambling, avuncular sort, who retired as Prime Minister in 1969 after 23 years on the job, was perfectly typecast. But Erlander's hand-picked successor-Olof Palme, 43, a sophisticated aristocrat-was a far cry from that grass-roots stereotype. "Palme doesn't even look like a Swede," says one of his friends. "He's not tall, not blond. He's smart and he shows it. Will this go down with the Swedes? Will they take this international character...