Sentence examples for if sympathetic from inspiring English sources

So the people here cast a jaundiced, if sympathetic, eye at the spill in the gulf.

If sympathetic billionaires wish to align themselves with such a movement, that is all very well (at least until campaign-finance laws are fixed).

The next morning, another man, Luke (a shaky if sympathetic Hayden Christensen), wakes up to the same weird new world, with its ghostly silence and inexplicable desolation.

So again, I'm flattered — but I think I should stay in my current position as Mr. Outside, an annoying if sympathetic voice they can't ignore.

This study was designed to determine if sympathetic nerve fibers exist in dentinal tubules in rat normal dental pulp, and if they sprout into the dentinal tubules in response to artificial cavity preparation in dentin.

The television commercials, shot in soft black and white, portray Mr. Paterson as a serious if sympathetic leader, grappling with the recession.

As if in sympathetic response, John C. Masterman's copy of issue no.

During a take, his body tenses, and he sometimes gently sways as if in sympathetic motion with the actors.

If your correspondent is rude, be polite; if anxious, be sympathetic; if confused, be lucid; if stubborn, be patient; if helpful, show gratitude; if accusatory, be reasonable and just in admitting any faults.

"An outsider's view has validity, it has worth, if it's sympathetic, if they're not coming at the group with an ax," Mr. Abraham said.

Koons was, if anything, sympathetic.