1.  Friends are won through mutual respect and understanding.

2.  And a fifty pound fee for the privilege of taking photographs of him was hardly likely to win him friends among the assembled media.

3.  His larger-than-life presence continues to win him friends.

4.  Flowerbed obstacles were installed several months ago in both Magdalen Road and Howard Street, but have won few friends.

5.  All this has forced advocates to practice careful diplomacy, trying to win friends without turning off skeptics.

6.  Although McGreevey is unlikely to win many friends by becoming the austerity governor, the budget problems do offer him the chance to redefine himself and his party.

7.  And Dr. Mahathir has won few friends outside Malaysia with his inflammatory remarks about the influence of the financier George Soros and Jewish currency speculators.

8.  And he did not win any friends when he was spotted dunking basketballs on a playground when he was supposedly hurt.

9.  As an administrator, he knew how to win friends and get things done.

10.  Babbitt claims the more measured approach is winning new friends for his efforts to protect the environment.