Sentence examples for benevolent presence from inspiring English sources

His urbane and benevolent presence was a welcome one at social, as well as professional, occasions.

War, rendered so painstakingly in all its senselessness and evil, finally serves only to confirm God's benevolent presence, however spectral.

On the other hand, the sacrifice is offered to the cult deity to establish its benevolent presence in the building.

"Obviously, it is a benevolent presence," Mr. Fuller said, "because good things come out of bad situations.

For people in this tranquil pocket of the Rhine Valley, the bunker has been less a sinister than a benevolent presence.

The true Chinese dragon isn't a fire-breather, she said, but a damp, benevolent presence who makes the crops grow and keeps order in the universe.

At first the Oriental Limited, one of the great trains of its day, seems almost unfaultable, a benevolent, orderly presence within the vast otherness just beyond.

Despite my initial distrust, Camilo soon became a benevolent and protective presence for me, luminous, a real older brother.

She is also a benevolent and generous presence for fans; her relationship to and with them is symbiotic, nutritive to both parties.

The reality is that when the rich are not encouraged to be financially benevolent by the presence of a tax, not only will we see a decrease of $5 billion to $6 billion per year in charitable donations, but the very structure of nongovernmental organizations and foundation work in the United States may also crumble.

Famously, Azzedine Alaïa – fashion's Yoda, a wise, benevolent and deeply talented presence – cooks couscous for his staff.