"There has to be something sympathetic about the two pieces and then the look totally works."

But he was sympathetic about the cutbacks, saying: "This is not something they're doing because they want to do it.

He was sympathetic in his inquiries about my colic, which I assured him had quite passed away, and out we went.

So long as you're nearly dying, people are willing to be sympathetic about your plight.

The artists had to be very sympathetic about the space, which is long and narrow.

And they are similarly sympathetic about the school fire, which has been traced to faulty wiring.

The group was sympathetic about her burden, but no one pushed her.

That's why I'm not so sympathetic about them.

In general, women had a tendency to be less sympathetic about name-calling than men.

A week or so later, when it had all been sorted out, Hernandez was basically sympathetic about the whole thing.