From that moment, everything he says and does is underpinned with moral complacency.
Squabbles, scolding, jealousy, revenge (it's not always cosy being a sister or a daughter…) are underpinned with indissoluble affection.
Many people assume the film is satire – so tawdry and absurdly scripted that it must be underpinned with comedic intent.
Other arias are underpinned with dance rhythms that carry and comment on the passions of the text.
The "strong feelings and forthright manner" she demonstrated in her teens and 20s were "underpinned with horrible insecurity and a sense of being apologetic".
They had to be adjusted as snags arose, but this was skilfully done; and they were underpinned with a whole range of practical improvements to the Iraqi infrastructure.
At the very least, there are raised eyebrows and sniggers; the most common reactions, to celebrities at least, are underpinned with cynicism.
Compare the logic of those nameless bankers with the arguments of Judt or Parry-Jones, which are underpinned with a sense of responsibility that goes beyond self-interest and dissembling.
They are reconciled to society's lack of fairness — its hierarchy, if you like — because their stories are underpinned with a natural assumption that they will progress through its ranks: They will be educated, to some degree.
"A national screening programme will cost a lot of money and cannot work unless it is underpinned with sound investment - and not at the expense of other health services," he said.
The prime minister's election pledge to safeguard the financial envelope of the NHS is very welcome, but it has to be underpinned with more detail for it to reassure me and our hard working NHS staff that this will genuinely be carried out if his party wins the election.
