1.   As she daintily picked at kimchi, or pickled cabbage, with her chopsticks, her gentle demeanor seemed to mask a few wires of steel.

2.   A man of slight physical stature, gentle demeanor and subtle wit, Judge McMillan presided with calm determination in a community violently divided.

3.   A man who combined bold taste with a gentle demeanor, Laughlin made a major contribution to literature as well as to the field of publishing.

4.   But people are more likely to notice the warmth in his dark eyes, his gentle demeanor and his soft voice, Todd says.

5.   His gentle demeanor and slow drawl have calmed nervous viewers for five decades.

6.   Kindersley, whose gentle demeanor belies a determination to chart his own course, would not have it any other way.

7.   Petey was a special dog with an uncommonly gentle demeanor, Wasmund said.

8.   For a man of gentle demeanor, it was a terrible burden to carry when it was patently false from the beginning.