Sometimes a bit too gently, frankly - it takes him almost 200 pages to remember to give Tim a job - but let the novel pull you in.
Silber, the author of two previous novels, treats dysfunction a bit more gently than Lorrie Moore, with whom she shares a marvelous, perspicacious wit.
An inserted reference to President George W. Bush earned laughs, but the funniest moment in "Ruddigore" — a bit of gently lacerating self-parody in the scampering patter trio "My Eyes Are Fully Open" — belonged to its creators.
Doughty might have eased into the romance a bit more gently, but I expect she wanted to put up a sign: readers, this isn't just a heartbreaking tale of shattering loss!
It was late and after reading to her for a bit, I gently touched her heart and let my fingers pass back and forth very lightly, feeling her settle and turn toward sleep.
I smile a bit and gently nod my head in agreement as he says, "Ninjas do this!" Through the martial arts he already knew of the connection among body, mind, and spirit, and in that very moment recognized the same relation in yoga.
Though the fanbase of your team may share the sentiment that a certain other team "sucks", the subject can be breached a bit more gently within your article.
Soft-packs and hard-packs are done in exactly the same way, as are filtered cigarettes and unfiltered, but it's a good idea to handle soft-packs a bit more gently, since there's nothing separating your finger from the cigarette but a thin piece of paper.
Turn the heat down a bit and simmer gently until reduced to about a third of its original volume – about 415ml (ladle into a heatproof jug to check), stirring regularly and scraping down the sides of the pan towards the end.
You don't mind heating up the kitchen a bit, and a pot gently simmering on the stove or in the oven is somehow reassuring and comforting.
