To distinguish this object from the malevolent "Nemesis," astronomers chose the name of Nemesis's benevolent sister in Greek mythology, "Tyche."
pern. Anne McCaffery. Human riders link minds with benevolent, airplane-sized dragons to fight off the all-devouring Thread. heh.
Marius, inwardly, and in the depths of his thought, surrounded with all sorts of mute questions this M. Fauchelevent, who was to him simply benevolent and cold.
The concept of the American Santa Claus originated with St. Nicholas, who was born in Asia Minor in 280 A.D. he was known as a kind, benevolent man; indeed made a saint because of his generosity.
That doesn't seem like a benevolent god to me.
"They might be in heaven." said Mrs. Cooper with a benevolent grin.
Would I cleave tightly to my rational principles and fillet your tiny mind of any belief in an omniscient deity, benevolent or otherwise, from the very start?
Clicking around in my electronic dictionaries I see that although the words benevolent and volunteer don't on the surface have much similarity to them, they are in fact from that same root velle.
He possesses a mild and benevolent countenance.
For presumablya benevolent God would want human beings to be happy, so whatever morality God provides would increase human happiness.
Racism is a disease of the Balkan Other, while we in the West are merely observers, neutral, benevolent and righteously dismayed.
The Cobbes were considered benevolent, and went to great lengths to help poor families during the Famine, but their fortunes had faded by the middle of the last century.
To many foreigners, he represents an idealistic version of america-the hope of a more benevolent superpower.
But the idea of a benevolent God rescuing their son (especially after fervent prayers) is classic divine behavior and confirms their belief system, so that's what they choose to focus on.
Thailand's economic growth has trickled down to the masses, all under the benevolent gaze of Bhumibol.
我在電子詞典中四處查看，後來發現，benevolent和volunteer雖然乍看沒有多少聯繫，實際上卻有同一個詞根：velle。
Despite the recent reversals and reckonings, he still wants it all. Starbucks must be powerful and benevolent, respected and passionate, ubiquitous and imaginative.
You can see the United States as benevolent in its development of Chinese hospitals and modern medicine.
Leaking also represents a rebellion against authority, not all of which is as benevolent as those who idealize leakers may believe.
Dr. Middleton balanced himself, and with an air of benevolent slyness.
Life is extremely benevolent and simple in the now?
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