La Salle, the film critic for The San Francisco Chronicle, has an avuncular but informative style, and makes his points with a relaxed economy.

The man from Random House had a hearty, aggressive air-an avuncular style.

That affection gives them their avuncular style, their humor, their kindness and their range.

Thomas was by now the delight of his cast who appreciated his avuncular style, so different from the more urbane Peter Rogers.

A Democratic leadership aide, acknowledging Mr. Foley's avuncular style, said the speech would be "tempered Shrum."

Mr. Ferguson liked Mr. King's voice and avuncular style.

Mostly the newsletter is cheery, in the avuncular style of an alumni letter: don't forget to pay your dues, to contribute to the class funds, to come to the reunion.

The visitor, however proved to be an elderly gentleman who raised his hat when Susan opened the door and said, beaming at her in avuncular style.

His avuncular style, his way of putting the panelists and audiences at ease demystified opera.

Reagan's "avuncular style, optimism, and plain-folks demeanor" also helped him turn "government-bashing into an art form".