These the parson exhibited with evident fondness, smiling proudly as he took out books with oxhide covers and heavy parchment pages.

I had remarked on the occasion when I had lunched with him his evident fondness for the pleasures of the table.

"I take them to their cues and make sure they don't kill themselves or destroy the theater," she said, with evident fondness.

The elder Mr. Parsons was the first to import Japanese maples into the country; he was also the first to propagate rhododendrons, which may explain his son's evident fondness for the shrub.

Conducted with evident fondness by Wolfgang Sawallisch and played with typical Philadelphian virtuosity, Schmidt's music exudes a good-natured charm.

A Pet Theory Mr. Billington's evident fondness for the Parks movie led some to suspect that "The Learning Tree" was one of those he added to the list.

Mr. Ozon, whose recent films include "Swimming Pool," "8 Femmes" and "Under the Sand," has an evident fondness for combining earnest melodrama with self-conscious gimmickry.

This was just the reverse of what I had anticipated; but - I know not how or why it was - its evident fondness for myself rather disgusted and annoyed.

Edward Burns, who wrote, directed and stars, has an evident and specific fondness for Manhattan: the slightly insecure romanticism of a migrant from the outer boroughs or the near suburbs.

"My grandmother Rose was a real Italian cook," Mr. Hirsch said with evident fondness.