Obviously, it is a benevolent presence," Mr. Fuller said, "because good things come out of bad situations.

In the end, Pooh chose quiet restraint, letting his benevolent presence make a statement of its own.

"Some even claim that the benevolent presence of the worldforest suppresses the natural human penchant for violence and conflict."

He devoted his last years to volunteer work at the Hospital, where he is remembered as a welcome and benevolent presence.

Elsewhere only in Nepal have I felt the palpable presence of spirits, both benevolent and malignant.

He is the first major world leader with whom the spacemen acquaint themselves, and acts as a benevolent and friendly presence.

She says she sometimes senses a benevolent presence and feels they're two old girls enjoying their home together.

"Everyone we talked to seems to feel that if there is something unexplainable in their house, it's a benevolent presence," she said.

For people in this tranquil pocket of the Rhine Valley, the bunker has been less a sinister than a benevolent presence.

After his trip, Modesto became convinced of the "benevolent presence" of the United States in the Philippines.