Company rules emphasized privacy, forbidding employees with disputes from seeking out sympathetic colleagues or sharing documents.

He had no dear friend, no beloved companion, no sympathetic colleague with whom he could entrust his daughter's life.

Other soldiers acknowledged that thousands of homosexuals serve ably in the military now, often with the knowledge of sympathetic colleagues and superiors.

His remarks drew thunderous applause from the hundreds of sympathetic colleagues and younger scientists who packed the auditorium.

In response, angered lawmakers shouted death threats and threw empty plastic water bottles at Joya, who was shielded by sympathetic colleagues.

They brought Alcott's family (including his 10-year-old daughter, Louisa May) and a few sympathetic colleagues.

But when she is reined in by a sympathetic colleague like Mr. Kremer, the results are ultimately more rewarding.

An informal mentoring programme may aim to induct the mentee into the business, and identify a sympathetic colleague for them to discuss any issues with.

And he orchestrated a chorus of support from sympathetic colleagues by sending a letter to 400 scientists warning that Congressional intervention could "cripple American science."

A sympathetic colleague of your own grade?