We retreat to our comfortable circles with friends who share our views, and we dismiss those who don't as backwards racists.
Comfortable banquettes circle the room and separate it from a dining area that overlooks the terrace and golf courses.
But - if parents do have the power to pull strings - keeping hands off for a while will make it more likely their child a) has to step outside a comfortable social circle; b) understands the real world better, and learns how to sharpen elbows to drive their own success.
The crescent shape forms a comfortable half circle, which allows for perfect wrist-resting convenience.
Once your horse is comfortable trotting a circle, you can move up to a slow, steady lope.
Though more comfortable in political circles than General McChrystal, he has a mixed reputation among soldiers, with some saying he can be high-handed.
(Now 22, Mr. Flagg may be less comfortable in moneyed circles after he was arrested last Thursday and accused of grand theft, several months after the season's final episode was shot.
Generally, respondents felt most comfortable within known circles of trusted members of their communities.
His life was comfortable, he liked his circle of friends, and he didn't want to upset the balance.
Today he has his long-time collaborator Ted Mayhem with him, and the way they trade in-jokes and shorthand seems to confirm what Skinner has often said – that despite a reputation for outlandish hedonism, he is only ever really comfortable with a small circle of friends.
