Sentence examples for were sympathetic about from inspiring English sources

"All of the legislators we talked to in Washington were sympathetic about giving at least 80percenttothethe city," said a senior New York City police official.

I was sympathetic — about the makeup, at least.

He took the taxi home and driver was sympathetic about the accident.

Russian president was sympathetic about Republican failure in midterm elections to US Congress.

Still, Mr. Muddaiah is sympathetic about the plight of the owners.

That is likely, because the European Commission is sympathetic about R.B.S.' predicament, according to a person familiar with the situation.

"The question is what's deductible, and the excesses in this case are hard to be sympathetic about".

"Before, Nazanin's case was an injustice that she was suffering and we were complaining about [which] the government would have been sympathetic about.

She is sympathetic about Nigerians wanting a local actress but says film-making is about "who's good, who has been tested, who can do it well".

And someone like Mr. Buckingham, who wrote a number of Fleetwood Mac's popular songs, may have a hard time persuading you to be sympathetic about the problem.

Callaghan said tournament organizers are "sympathetic" about Hou's pairings, but then added that he doesn't think the pairings "are wrong," noting that they are created by a machine, not people.