Nothing uncovered by the geologist contradicts what the biologist is working on; the chemist is unsurprised by theories on the composition and function of distant stars; the physicist has no quarrel with the climatologist; the psychologist and physiologist are comfortable dinner companions; the botanist and archeologist can lie down together in an excavation.
Reading him, we feel as if we were sitting in a comfortable chair, after dinner, listening to our friend Blackburn tell us not so much about politics or social history as about what lies behind them: morals — that is, what we owe to others, as opposed to what we want for ourselves.
The couple live together in a comfortable condo, but a stressful dinner with both of their families brings their differences to a head.
Venezuelans visit at weekends to snorkel, scuba dive and watch the sunset, returning to Gran Roque, the only inhabited island, for dinner and a comfortable night in one of the many delightful posadas.
It was the fact that at the end of our hike, as the sky cleared, we were able to swim in a pool under the rising moon, retire for naps and hot showers in a comfortable cabin, and then convene for dinner on the veranda, followed by Cuban cigars, single-malt scotch and hot chocolate made on the premises from local cocoa beans.
She said that as a single woman, she has found hotel bars a comfortable and reasonably priced place to eat dinner.
In his first star role, Sean Connery is confident but not arrogant, a man comfortable in a dinner jacket but not born to the purple.
The lounge made a comfortable setting for evening bacchanals (liquor is included, so drink up), while fishermen staked out the stern deck after dinner.
A comfortable life in a comfortable suburb.
Adopt "a comfortable tone".
