Word: benignantly
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...ghost haunts Marianna in a rather benign way; he loves her, even haunts her with a purer, more romantic love than the one offered by her living (and drippy) beau who totes a camera and nasally announces his affection. Indeed, Marianna's sister, played by Nini Pitts, seems more frightened of the spectre than does Marianna. Rather, Marianna is victimized by her visions of romance which cling to her and draw her from her sleep. How such notions could possibly threaten her, we do not know; nor are we shown why she is so enamoured of Marion. For Marianna seems...
...Reagan pleased? Mainly because a potentially acrimonious confrontation had ended in a benign stalemate. From the start, most of the participants knew that the President strongly disagreed with them on how the central issues should be resolved. As a visitor who came to Cancún bearing good will but no concessions, Reagan, or at least his advisers, fully expected some nasty condemnations by the more outspoken of the Third World leaders present. But few hisses were heard. Not only were the formal sessions remarkably free of rancor, but the summit gave Reagan a chance to hold surprisingly friendly chats...
...hears stories like this when sitting around at the tennis club, or some similarly benign place, of an August afternoon. They are no more than extended anecdotes, these tales, but spun out at a certain lazy length with persuasive details added by a sympathetic storyteller, they sometimes cling to the mind in a way that grander works do not. Reminding us that quite ordinary lives can be overwhelmed by extraordinary passions, these domestic dramas often thrill their listeners with romantic openings only to chill them with bleak conclusions...
...even 30 seconds, as they are now in the habit of doing. Commercials, moreover, are not supposed to interrupt the continuity of a show; they will come at odd times, and playwrights will no longer be required to provide a climax every 15 minutes. In the first week, that benign rule was violated frequently. Almost all the commercials were awkwardly placed, and little effort seemed to be made to preserve precious continuity. So far, only three advertisers-Kraft, Exxon and Kellogg-have committed themselves beyond the first week, and most of the commercials are tasteful house ads, promoting upcoming shows...
...York City last week, Foreign Minister Yitzhak Shamir attacked the Saudis as a "major obstacle" to peace. Said he: "Saudi extremism against the peace process stems from a fanatic hatred of Jews and Israel." His diatribe may reflect worries in Jerusalem that the Administration's hitherto benign attitude toward Israel is changing for the worse. TIME has learned that in two recent cables to his government, Israel's Ambassador to Washington, Ephraim Evron, expressed concern that a proposed memorandum on U.S.-Israeli strategic cooperation, due to be signed next month, omits a plan to store in Israel equipment...