Sentence examples for certain fondness for from inspiring English sources

This led to a certain fondness for third parties the Equal Rights Party, the Prohibition Party, the Home Protection Party.

While she still has a certain fondness for Morgan Stanley, Ms. Schieffelin acknowledged that her outlook had changed.

It's not surprising, perhaps, that those who spend their lives obsessing over what two men do in the bedroom may have a certain fondness for the male form.

Somewhat intimidated, a young man at the bar confessed to a certain fondness for the Mets - nothing passionate, but a real admiration.

Peter Galbraith, a former top U.N. envoy, suggested in 2010 that he had "a certain fondness for some of Afghanistan's most profitable exports".

"In fact, some of the palace insiders say he has a certain fondness for some of Afghanistan's most profitable exports," Mr. Galbraith said in the interview, referring to the booming Afghan narcotics trade.

And so, satisfied with his own work and the joys of being the acknowledged boss, Jagger insists that he's a happier rock star than he's been for years, There must still be a certain fondness, surely, for the idea of the Rolling Stones but... would it be a major tragedy if the veteran rock troupe never "inter-related" again?

And there is still a certain fondness here for anything set in Milwaukee.

Although Mr. Nash's acquaintances reserve a certain wry fondness for him in their filmed reminiscences, they are blunt about his early arrogance.

As he patted Boss Tweed's fire engine -- volunteer fire companies were an early power base -- he seemed to have a certain revisionist fondness for the old rascal.

And though, having grown up on them (before graduating to the spicy heights of the chicken tikka masala), I have to admit a certain residual fondness for the almost marzipan-like flavours of a classic British curry house korma, I think we're all big enough now to appreciate the more sophisticated flavours of the real deal.