1.   At other points, they wept softly and gave each other reassuring pats and hugs.

2.   Instead of pointing a finger, he offers a reassuring pat on the back.

3.   Still, its messages are always crystal clear, delivered with a grin and a reassuring pat rather than a wag of the finger.

4.   Ogata reached out and gave him a reassuring pat.

5.   When he returned to his pew, the president received a reassuring pat on the hand from his father, former President George H. W. Bush.