In his first outing as a national political figure , mr ryan looked like his old self : a sinewy , genial figure who charmed the crowds in a checked shirt , jeans and cowboy boots .
The arab spring will pass into another summer and whether it will be long and parched or a genial transition to mellow fruitfulness will depend on how healthy a balance can be achieved between the conflicting goals and expectations of numerous players .
Known to villagers and his children alike as " lao shuji , " or old secretary , wu has a genial , grandfatherly demeanor that belies a hardheaded steeliness .
村民们和他的子女们同样认他作“老书记”,吴和蔼、慈祥的风度举止下埋藏着无懈可击的冷静和坚定。
Mr. mortenson , a frumpy , genial man from montana , takes a diametrically opposite approach , and he has spent less than one-ten-thousandth as much as the bush administration .
But at a general election last may , thanks largely to its genial leader , jack layton , it won more than 30 % of the vote and an unprecedented 102 of the 308 seats in the house of commons , replacing the once-dominant liberals as the official opposition to stephen harper 's conservative government .