"Oh, yes," he says, looking mildly pleased at the prospect.
Now alone, Norton looked down and felt mildly pleased that he had barely touched his Martini.
Mr Kibaki seemed only slightly put out by the defeat; Mr Odinga looked only mildly pleased.
She was invited to the ceremony and the reception, and would have been mildly pleased to go, but the man was ill.
Instead of reacting with anger, he seems to have been mildly pleased with a cold call more reminiscent of the Soviet-era KGB than modern politics.
The nongrilled entrees make, at most, a mildly pleasing impression, except for an appalling lamb shank coated in pasilla, ancho and guajillo chilies and then steamed in a parchment bag.
So perhaps it is most apt today to quote from Kennan's diary on March 6 , 1957 the day when he won his first Pulitzer, for "Russia Leaves the War," an account of American diplomacy in Russia between November, 1917, and March , 1918 I am mildly pleased — somewhat incredulous that it can be that good — but somehow not the least excited about it.
"What is the meaning of life?" is my first guess, and he seems mildly pleased but dissatisfied, so I follow with "How do we achieve happiness?" Milner shakes his head politely, and corrects my mistakes with a smile.
Steph works part time at Boscastle Pies in Brunswick and she was mildly pleased to win Best Pie Ever in 2018.
Given the quality of the core cast and the mildly pleasing (if broad) nature of the pilot, I've got my paws crossed and I'm hoping for the latter.
