Sentence examples for be sympathetic when from inspiring English sources

Weight Watchers does it through the weekly weigh-in — it's confidential, kept between you and the meeting receptionist who weighs you, but that receptionist will not be sympathetic when you have too many pancakes.

Players, managers and spectators will be sympathetic when a game is extended by up to 10 minutes or more because of long stoppages to treat seriously injured players but imagine the furore if a ref went this far for what he considered to be time wasted by one side or the other.

I find it hard to be sympathetic when, in turn, these people seem to think it's perfectly O.K. to send their waste to Peekskill, where residents already worry constantly that smelly fumes from the wastewater treatment plant will ruin family events and pose health risks for their children.

That witty but tough talking Irish guy, who could be sympathetic when he needed to be.

Infielders are sympathetic when it comes to their pitchers.

He was sympathetic when the mayor and the governor led a peaceful march of solidarity after the massacre.

But she was sympathetic when Mr. Romney said raising taxes on high earners would hurt small-business owners, who create jobs.

Happily, Alex's confidence in his enterprise grew, though he says he's sympathetic when he hears of others who are nervous about taking time off.

Which is why, again – back to X Factor – why there is that slightly manic quality about those kids, and again why I'm sympathetic when people are so snobby about them.

Ryan was sympathetic when handcuff-partner Casey Batchelor explained to him that Jones is deaf, but there you have it – the instant assumption that, when someone doesn't participate in a conversation, they're aloof, rude, stupid or just plain boring.

Yet, being unemployed, he said he was sympathetic when renters try to negotiate, and would trim a bit off his usual rate ($650 to $1,150 a week) if the dates filled a hole in his calendar.