Sentence examples for friendly figures from inspiring English sources

One of those friendly figures was the Japanese businessman Sotokichi Katsuizumi, who had been educated in the United States and was working at the Beijing office of a Japanese national bank.

Pierre Le Guennec worked for Picasso's widow for another decade and had been known as a trusted and friendly figure.

Many remembered the actor as a friendly figure who was often seen walking his dog Lenny, named after the comedian Lenny Bruce.

And public awareness of it could have done great damage to a career based on his appeal to women as "the greatest lover since Valentino," in the words of one delusional Chicago newspaper, or at least as a friendly figure who approached consumerism with religious fervor.

The first friendly figure to greet me was a robotic arm encased in a sensor-adorned open cage.

In Mexico, Peña Nieto appointed a friendly figure in February to investigate allegations that he, his wife, and his finance minister all purchased properties from crony contractors.

Public Enemy appeared on the record alongside friendlier figures such as Heavy D and the jazz-influenced Stetsasonic.

He's spent his tenure meeting with energy companies who are also big Republican donors and stocking the EPA's Science Advisory Board with industry-friendly figures, one of whom thinks ozone pollution doesn't matter because "most people spend more than 90percentt of their time indoors".

Each week, the party begs a more London-friendly figure to throw their hat into the ring (Episode Four: Bob Crow).

As this last figure, Mr. Dennehy supplies a performance of intelligence and integrity, but Ephraim often seems a softer, friendlier figure than he should.

Though Usher is a lithe, parent-friendly figure and Lil Jon's gold teeth and omnipresent goblet make him look vaguely like a pirate, they use similar strategies.