Mr. Greenspan has run the Fed in a much more collegial way than Mr. Volcker did, encouraging other governors to express their views.

He clasps Qaddafi's elbow in an oddly collegial way and whispers in his ear.

And in the Senate, working in a bipartisan, collegial way is the key to success.

The truth is, she continued to deal with us in a very professional and collegial way.

"Having a board means you bring together people who represent the retirees and bring together expertise in a collegial and democratic way," Mr. Hevesi said.

Both firms work together in a collegial way to exchange information and due diligence in each other's respective geographies.

In a collegial way he only collaborated with the professores extraordinarii Friedrich Leo and Ivo Bruns.

But in recent weeks they had a chance to experience his "gently humble" aspect, as well as a willingness to work with other cardinals in a collegial way.

Mr. Diller explained: "We are happy in the most collegial way to discuss undoing the partnership.

Permissive parents try to reason with their children, demanding little, responding in an almost collegial way to their desires.