Sentence examples for as fondness from inspiring English sources

Many members of its nostalgic cult following are too young to have been alive during those periods, which Emma Pett interprets as fondness for retro aesthetics, nostalgia for when they saw the film rather than when it was released, and looking to the past to find a better time period.

They will cherish Will Grigg's breakaway, 79th-minute winner here with almost as much fondness as that never-forgotten moment when Ben Watson's header in the 2013 final gave Wigan the greatest victory of their history.

The team nosedived, and when it was 3-9 laseasonson — and days after a miniature Spygate videotaping scandal emerged for good measure — McDaniels was fired, ushered out of town to the delight of fans who had come to view him with as much fondness as they do the Oakland Raiders.

By most accounts, the relationship between Mr. Christie, a Republican, and Mr. Booker, a Democrat, is based on genuine fondness, as well as an admiration they have for the talents that have made them stars in their respective parties.

The other part of the equation, O'Toole's infatuation with stroppy northern girl Jodie Whittaker, is trickier but handled with tact: it's about fondness as much as leching.

His crew-cut hair, button-down shirts and skinny bow ties were personal trademarks, as was his fondness for driving to work in a pickup truck from his farm in Wayland, Mass.

The musicians of Les Arts Florissants played with the zest that has long been their hallmark, and Mr. Christie was at his best as well: his fondness for his young charges was always evident.

Ultimately, this hard-earned victory gave Van Gaal the chance to deliver a trophy from his tempestuous and generally underwhelming two-year reign so at least the irascible Dutchman will look back at this replay with a certain fondness as will a young man who is steadily building an impressive reputation.

Some of the calls are moving, one man sounding close to breaking down as he describes his wife's debts, the result of what began as a fondness for internet bingo, and it isn't long before O'Brien is telling his audience sombrely that he is "struggling to hang on to his libertarian credo" so far as betting machines go (callers have identified these as a particular problem).

He happily parades his perversities, such as a fondness for group sex.

Presumably for the same reason as well as a fondness for tradition small shops across Britain are also rebelling.