Kira Annika, a spokeswoman for the protesters, wrote in an e-mail that she had not heard such complaints: "We were under the impression that the local business community appreciated our patronage".
The old Fifth Avenue Hotel appreciated the patronage of Senator Thomas C. Platt, who convened his weekly "Sunday school class" there for political brethren in the early 1900's.
Discussion about the president's inheriting his job has largely quieted -- although there were titters around Damascus this month when a young woman ending her violin recital reportedly said live on television that she appreciated the patronage of Syria's "royal family".
We appreciate your patronage.
But first and foremost we want to say how much we appreciate your patronage and support through the years.
Your recycling is admirable and your farmers' market patronage appreciated, but there's a whole class of animals, fish and plants that are throwing the earth out of balance, and it's time you turned not just your attention but also your bicuspids and incisors toward them.
Visit restaurants where there are mostly local faces your patronage will be appreciated, and your budget will benefit since often more pricey dishes in foreign restaurants are less expensive than an average meal back home.
I am not sure that God appreciates the continual hijacking of his patronage to justify acts of violence that would otherwise be deemed unlawful and irreligious but he must have got used to it over the years - the burnings, the torture and inquisition.
Although he may not have appreciated the sophistication of the local art patronage at the time, the art historian Bernard Berenson called Correggio's emergence in the "uninspiring surroundings" of Parma on the Emilian plain in northern Italy a miracle.
People like to feel appreciated, so if your attitude reflects true appreciation for their patronage, they will be more inclined to work with you.
It was only through some weird confluence of Sonic Youth patronage and postfeminist studies that Madonna could be appreciated ironically.
