Having shown the whip, he was now concerned, it seemed, to retreat on the old trust and affection.

All are on edge about their personal lives, relationships, and especially their long dependence upon and affection for each other.

And your thinking is invariably based on love and affection.

But her impact is more on affection than politics.

But these are relationships that have developed over time, based - presumably - on affection, interest and family.

He wasn't one to waste words or gestures on affection, but we all knew it was there.

The two little girls smiled at each other with a depth of complicity bordering on affection.

Their relationship was based on a devotion and passionate affection which not everyone is lucky enough to experience.

Her very insistence, based on personal affection, gave me more solid ground for fear.

Ms. Barkin said the marriage was founded on genuine affection.