To each of us men it had, for one great epoch in our lives, been a familiar presence.

After only a week together she was already a familiar presence in his life, and he had been sorry when she left two days earlier.

By becoming a more permanent, familiar presence, American officials say, they hope to be able to receive and act on intelligence within hours.

He became a familiar and eloquent presence on television, speaking for the campaign.

And then he was aware of a familiar presence surrounding him, backed by another known almost as well.

Even Garth's familiar presence failed to comfort her, and she said little to him.

There he became a familiar presence during more than a quarter of a century.

If the magazine has its way, it will become an increasingly familiar presence on the big screen.

Sensing an old familiar presence over him, he looked up.

But while the dealers are a familiar presence at the trade day, no Federal inspectors were around to check on them.