Sean McNall makes a dashing Captain Absolute, who is posing as a mere ensign to gain the affection of Lydia Languish.
In the dusty village squares of Chitrakoot, it has gained the affection of the local people as a paper that speaks in their voice.
At last he gained the affection of Oriental Jews – half of Israel's population – who had once seen him as an Ashkenazi elitist.
Eystein nonetheless gained the affection of his people, and was highly regarded by the saga writers for his deeds.
Of course, it's not a bad strategy to have a bold-faced name remake a previously successful project, and it's a smart idea to gain the affection of TV fans who love cult comedies.
While his suits were the source of an incalculable number of jokes in NBA arenas — Kevin Garnett once hilariously told Sager to burn his clothes after a game in 2009 — they were essential to who Sager was and how he gained the affection of so many people involved with the NBA.
Across the world, countries large and small have been seeking to gain the affections of China as its economic might and diplomatic swagger become harder to ignore.
So desperate is Fred to gain the affections of the aloof temptress, Doris Walker, that he is soon sharing his bedroom with a delusional old man Doris schemed to employ as a department-store Santa Claus so as to ingratiate herself with her CEO.
In a sport that lives on tradition and so often returns to familiar themes, the FedEx Cup chase, in which golfers have spent the season accumulating points, has had trouble gaining the players' affections.
