But others assert that, given the deep religious conservatism of Saudi Arabia's Sunni majority, Prince Nayef's reputation for toughness may actually allow him to push more strongly for reform than the current, mild-mannered king, whose efforts in this regard have been halting.
The "House of menthol" claims for Kool, which comes in five varieties including Filter Kings, Milds and Natural Lights, is intended to remind smokers that Kool initiated the menthol category in 1933.
The presence of the man who has made him king is a mild challenge in the context of the enormous months ahead.
A mild-mannered, European-minded citizen king is, at least, better than a passionately convinced exceptionalist.
There's mild hypnotic psychedelia on "Under Ground Kings," space-cloud soul on "Crew Love" and neo-soul on "Cameras," traditional Southern rap maximalism on "We'll Be Fine" and traditional New York rap maximalism on "Lord Knows".
A way-out sounding dish called murg shashi korma ($6.95) is in fact a mild Indian version of chicken a la king: boneless poultry in a velvety cream sauce.
Most European blends are considerably milder, but for me it's the king: hot, arresting and uniquely penetrating.
Michigan will see a notably young cast -- David Oyelowo, who brings guts and gumption to Henry VI, a king usually played as a mild-mannered saint, is just 24 -- and striking and sometimes gory stage effects.
Following up with mithridate (a mild opium remedy attributed to Mithradates VI Eupator, king of Pontus [120 63 bce]), a slave attempted to poison Avicenna by surreptitiously adding a surfeit of opium.
We suspect that mild scolding will not be enough to change the king's mind.
