How To Use Benign In A Sentence

So, did it take a row over a ban on journalists to enable him to penetrate the secret that the regime is not a model of benignity?
Even Peggy Noonan on MTP struggled this morning to describe as benignly as possible how McCain is noticeably putting a lot of energy into keeping a lid on his anger. Obama Unleashes Wave Of Mailers Attacking McCain's Health Plan
Objective:To observe the effects of transurethral vaporization for prostate (TVP) and suprapubic prostatectomy (SPP) on sexual function of the patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
She seemed to take him in, with a benign appreciativeness, in his entirety. T. Tembarom
Crucially, at the heart of this construct is the Commission, comprised of appointed technocrats ruling as benign Platonic guardians, protecting the interests of all the peoples of Europe. Democracy or stability?

Any enlargement of the prostate (cancerous or benign) can cause problems with passing urine.
The village spirits are considered benign, helping people to have good and happy lives so long as proper rituals are observed.
Looking out the window, I can see an orange flame of whimsical light skimming the horizon, and hues of blue to grey look down benignly from above.
He smiles benignly, but I would be truly surprised if we met again.
Still and all, when I say there is something "insidious" about the taste of Dutch Coca-Cola she hs to ask what insidious means -- she knows what it means, but she just has to check, because she doesn't understand why I would choose such a word -- I revised to "malevolent" -- to describe such a benign thing. Evolver Diary Entry
L'hyperplasie bénigne de la prostate (HBP ou hypertrophie de la prostate) se traduit par des difficultés à la miction, telles qu'une émission faible des urines, une augmentation deleur fréquence, des envies pressantes et des nycturies. EasyBourse : bourse en ligne, actualités financières
Conclusion: The leiomyomatous neoplasms are rich in vascularity. the benign and malignant tumor possess vascular feature.
Upon this occasion I particularly lamented that he had not that warmth of friendship for his brilliant pupil, which we may suppose would have had a benignant effect on both.
The roots of the reeds contain naturally occurring bacteria which transform toxic elements contained in factory effluent, into benign substances.
It challenges the seemingly benign interest we have in criminology and forces us to question our morbid fascination with terrible deeds. Times, Sunday Times
The region's benign climate, chalky terrain and spectacular summer light is a wine-maker's dream.
Her medical history included a cholecystectomy, appendectomy, and ovarian cystectomy for a benign cyst, all performed approximately 20 years before this presentation.
14 Alan Dean Foster Altogether, the rooms constituted a benign and thoroughly salamandrine environment. The Moment Of The Magician
At home, his bond with his stepfather contributed to his benign and affectionate feelings toward men.
To Rich, his brother suddenly appeared as some benign leader, the merciful father taking his excitable daughters on holiday.
In this study, most benign tumoral lesions were categorized as fibroadenomas and adenomas.
Given the performance of most bond funds the past three years, perhaps some benign neglect was in order.
We conclude that TUNA is effective for patients with urinary retention due to benign prostatic hyperplasia.
These have been relatively benign and do not suggest any awful shocks to come. Times, Sunday Times
For the most part, conditions were benign with sunshine and fresh winds.
These highly profitable companies benefit from a benign business environment while their staff are being squeezed. Times, Sunday Times
At the other end of the spectrum are the leafcutter ants, the benign farmers of the insect world. Times, Sunday Times
a philanthropical institution, or an educational enterprise, or a network of agencies and "instrumentalities" to bring to bear on society at large certain ameliorating influences or benignant reforms. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization.
Fever may be a marker of sepsis, localized infection, occult bacteremia, or benign illness.
Suddenly, benign words like "boutonniere" and "function hall" have the power to bring Andy to his knees but not, unfortunately, in the proposal position. Get Real Men Of Steel!
Polymyalgia is not a benign disease, but correctly treated it can be controlled.
The curators of the exhibition take a more benign view. Times, Sunday Times
The bamboo reacted benignly, growing replacements in a most unthreatening manner and generally seeming to know its place.
Cortical tubers, or benign potato-like growths, appear along the gyri and sulci in the brain.
The sole patient with benign pleural disease showing a mediastinal pleural involvement on MRI was identified pathologically as tuberculous pleurisy.
Granular parakeratosis (GP) is an uncommon, benign cutaneous eruption of intertriginous areas that represents a distinctive clinicopathologic entity.
Human civilisation has developed at an exponential rate since the renaissance, during a time when the environment has been in a relatively benign state.
They enjoyed an especially benign climate.
"He did not convey an air of benignity," one historian of the University has said; "in fact, he gave the impression of toughness."
As the male voice completed its speech, she slowly shifted herself around to face a gentleman of medium height who had a smiling, benign countenance on his careworn features.
The article by Wallach in this issue reminds us that even such a frequently used and seemingly benign procedure as cannulation of the radial artery can result in serious complications.
The owner is front of house and seems permanently genial and benign as we all might be if we lived, as he, his wife and children do, in such a mood-improving environment.
The knee is the most common joint involved in both benign and malignant tumors.
‘Just Folks’ is yet another Roth reversal: FDR's Civilian Conservation Corps was the actual (if benign) means of rusticating urban boys in the 1930s.
He has long argued that globalisation and free trade are benign forces that help to lift people out of hardship. Times, Sunday Times
He had a benign smile and forearms like hams. Times, Sunday Times
Patients under 60 years of age with diverticulosis were significantly more likely to have benign, precancerous and advanced cancerous polyps than patients without diverticulosis, the study found. A Possible New Weapon to Battle Brain Tumors
Objective To explore the relationship between obese children with benign acanthosis nigricans and insulin-resistant and type 2 diabetes mellitus.
He also found dramatic responses to interferon of a benign tumor of the throat caused by a virus-caused illness called juvenile laryngeal papillomatosis. Understanding Cancer
They knew there might be the occasional saltie as well as the smaller and more benign freshwater crocodiles, but had ancient knowledge to deal with them.
Some benign tumours tend to become malignant. The Dictionary of Nutritional Health
There was a benignancy, a sweetness of demeanor, which attracted them to him, and while his name may not be sounded in the trump of fame, yet the subtile power of his gentleness and goodness has permeated many lives, will shape many destinies, and will have a force in the history of the world greater than that which will be exerted by many who will succeed him here. Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of William H. F. Lee (A Representative from Virginia) Delivered in the House of Representatives and in the Senate, Fifty-Second Congress, First Session
Land that is close to major cities, has good views, is close to water and has a benign climate, attracts migrants from the urban areas.
How do they come to such a benign view? Times, Sunday Times
Five years of Prohibition have had, at least, this one benign effect: they have completely disposed of all the favorite arguments of the Prohibitionists.
Erythema toxicum neonatorum, transient neonatal pustular melanosis, sucking blister, miliaria, and mongolian spots are among the many benign skin conditions that can occur in newborns.
The tumor was about four or five inches across and tests at another doctor's office said it was a benign tumor called a lipoma. Dr. Richard Palmquist: Green Veterinary Medicine: Veggies for Pets
I suspect, however, that my mollycoddling is the modern version of benign neglect. Times, Sunday Times
Also common is torus palatinus, a slow growing, asymptomatic, benign bony lump in the midline of the palate.
They learned it was a ‘shagreen patch’ - a classic symptom of TS, and discovered Robert's tumbles from bed were caused by epileptic fits sparked-off by a tuberous lesion - a benign tumour - in his brain.
Some persons may still recall the benignant appearance of the late venerable Sir Archibald Macdonald, Lord Chief Baron of the Court of Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume III.
Two of seven studies into acoustic neurinoma (a benign tumour of a nerve between the ear and brain) reported a higher risk after using mobiles for 10 years. Latest news breaking news current news UK news world news celebrity news politics news
He had a benign smile and forearms like hams. Times, Sunday Times
& Co. called Proscar, also used to treat benign prostate enlargement, showed a similar reduction in prostate-cancer risk, but there was an increase of aggressive cancers among men taking the drug. Drug Cuts Cancer Risk
The laser can also provide relief for symptoms caused by benign airway tumors such as hamartomas, papillomas, polyps, and angiomas.
This is presumably not a trend being reflected in the relatively benign employment statistics. Times, Sunday Times
Durban has the most benign tropical climate in Africa.
Et dicit liber Iesum sanctissimum omnium Prophetarum fuisse veracem in dictis et factis, benignum, pium, iustum, et ab omni vitio penitus alienum: Sanctum quoque Ioannem Euangelistam post prædictos Prophetas fuisse alijs Sanctiorem, cuius et Euangelium fatentur esse plenum salutari, ac veraci doctrina, et ipsum Sanctum The Voyages and Travels of Sir John Mandeville
Isolated atrial and ventricular ectopic beats in pregnant women without existing heart disease are usually benign.
Men's prostates can enlarge as they age due to a non-cancerous condition called prostate enlargement or benign prostatic hyperplasia. The Sun
It was certainly not the action of a man whom many people have described to me as being ‘genial, kindly and benign’.
The volume of meltwater dashing down from the glaciers had transformed normally benign streams into charging torrents that demanded respect.
benignity" of his expression, and how in him it seemed that "great strength of character and obstinate determination were united with extreme gentleness of disposition and with absolute tenderness towards all about him. Abraham Lincoln
Infections are typically benign, asymptomatic, and lifelong.
He was first diagnosed with a benign tumour nine years ago. The Sun
Breast thermography measures differences in infrared heat emission from normal breast tissue and benign breast abnormalities (such as fibrocystic disease, cysts, infections and benign tumors) thus differentiating them from breast cancers. WN.com - Articles related to Mickelson wins Masters, left PGA tour due to wife's breast cancer; what every woman should know
In the summer, it's common for children and young adults to develop a benign skin condition called pityriasis alba. CNN.com
The old image of Dickens, fostered by his surviving family, as a benign paterfamilias and as a man piously wedded to Victorian domestic virtues was thus tarnished.
For anyone with eyes to see and a television to be parked in front of by benignly neglectful eighties parents Floella is of course best known for her exuberantly dungareed presenting work on Playschool and Playaway. Film | guardian.co.uk
the benign influence of pure air
But benign essential blepharospasm challenged me to look at the world differently. Muffins and Mayhem
She developed benignity with him, and a kind of benignity which was almost playful -- actually before tea was over including in some observation she made him the words "My dear boy. The Enchanted April
Since there is no guarantee that these machines will be benign, it is vital we find a way to remain in control.
The initial impressions were mostly benign lesions, including lipoma or fibroma.
Laser prostatectomy for benign disease has been around for several years, but it's still unclear how the various techniques compare with traditional transurethral resection of the prostate.
Is the growth benign or cancerous?
Colonoscopy revealed diverticulitis and several benign polyps, which were excised.
He wrote heartfelt petrarchan sonnets extolling his employers, and in 1551 wrote awestruck from the reconquered Pisa, while painting the ducal children: "I am continually with these most saintly sovereigns, and I rejoice in the blessed sweetness of so good and benign a prince. Bronzino's Medici portraits – review
To develop this observation a bit further, the nation implied by the document would be an elective dictatorship, governed not by three counterpoised branches of government but by a secretive, possibly benign, awesomely powerful king. January 2006
Any lesion, even one presumed benign, that repeatedly recurs after proper cryotherapy should be biopsied.
The Gulf Stream is a benign, liquid force, flowing from under the ribs of the equator, -- a white knight of the South going up to battle the giant of the North. The Complete Project Gutenberg Writings of Charles Dudley Warner
And if his features have recently seemed to take on a new youthfulness, his is still a face etched with experience, slowly hardening into the same benignly owlish countenance you see in photographs of his long-departed father, Jim.
Ependymomas and choroid plexus papillomas generally appear cytologically benign or bland.
They are very common, entirely benign and harmless. The Sun
Geez-Louise, guest -- "bent over forwards" is about as benign of a sexual innuendo as they come. Sound Politics: "Maria Cantwell And Ron Dotzauer: Making Music Since 1983"
Uterine fibroids are benign tumours developing from the smooth muscles of the uterine wall which can grow at times to as large as 15 cm or more.
So all kinds of managers see the brand as indispensable, benign magic.
They are typically invasive, highly adaptive, parasitic and adept at mimicking more benign plants. The Times Literary Supplement
Tumours of the liver may be cystic or solid, benign or malignant.
Some benign tumours tend to become malignant. The Dictionary of Nutritional Health
But there is somewhat difficulty to distinguish benign lesions from malignancy.
We, the peoples who were objects of imperialist expansionism, for ever the infantile dwarfs who required the benign or brutal patronage of the white superperson, in earlier times had to be liberated form the state of noble savagery. Editorial
Benign interventions include hot and cold packs, bandages, canes, lotions, vitamins and nutritional supplements.
The results of the biopsy from the original operation have not been made public, so it is not known whether the tumour was benign or malignant. Times, Sunday Times
KMD: You're just showing off the fact that you can type/pronounce "benign biliary cystadenoma. Shooting Up the Cat
I'm wondering now if the infection may have had less benign effects on my health - such as fatigue, for example, or perhaps sexual potency.
He was able, thus, to disentangle true catatonia, true hebephrenia and the deteriorating paranoid process, all of which led to a catastrophic outcome, from the benign clinical patterns which were forced into those groups due to an overindulgent criterion.
Without ridiculing the poet, he gently suggests Mrs Yeats must have been manipulating the spiritual dialogues for her own benign purposes.
It is the western condition of globalisation, and its paradox of intimacy and intolerance suggests that the western reaction to the remorseless rise of the non-west will be far from benign.
By the very nature of what it is, Empires are malignant, not benign though they cloak this malignancy with shallow kindness.
But this room, located in an office complex in Santa Monica, California, nowhere near the beach, is no benign, garden-variety data center.
The most common benign intracardiac tumors are myxomas.
We use RFA most commonly for benign bone growths such as an osteoid osteoma. Radiofrequency Ablation
About 70 women with benign fibroids had their uteruses removed without first trying drugs or other treatments that could have been effective.
My quarry is rather less benign. Times, Sunday Times
He was by all accounts a saintly man, and his own benignity surely informed his understanding of film and what he saw as its realist mission.
The policeman smiled benignly at the motorist.
The humic acid ( HA ) environment - benign agrochemicals should be understood with scientific development view.
The real Nixon was not a benign statesman but a ruthless, corrupt president who abused power on a spectacular scale.
Ventricular extrasystoles are also common and, in the context of the structurally normal heart, are almost always benign
A love of the familiar and the secure is a harmless emotion; benign, and yet powerful. Times, Sunday Times
An alternative view is that the liquidity squeeze is symptomatic of less benign changes in the financial landscape. Times, Sunday Times
In benign triumph the Cardinal draws Raphael by the wrist towards his niece for the contractual plighting of hands but she, noticing Raphael's distaste, is slow to unfold her arms.
The overwhelming message carried by the mainstream is that corporate activities are largely benign and certainly not worth systematic investigation.
Plantar fibromatosis is a rare, benign neoplasm of the plantar aponeurosis.
And after a team of specialists examined her scans last month, the lumps were dismissed as benign. The Sun
With the beaming patriarch, the tolerant kuia, the benign figures from the afterlife (including a stereotypical errant male) and the quota of cute talking animals (though only the reader gets to hear them), the story is at times overrun with syrupy sweetness and light.
The stromal component, however, typically appears benign and predominantly consists of interlacing bundles of smooth muscle.
The picture for the coming week is fairly benign, although the weekend could bring another wintry spell. Times, Sunday Times
this drug is benignly soporific
In relatively benign environments, predation is the dominant biological interaction that structures communities. 2.
Any lesion, even one presumed benign, that repeatedly recurs after proper cryotherapy should be biopsied.
We conclude that trisomy 18 is a consistent feature in pilomatricoma, suggesting that genes carried on this chromosome, such as that for the antiapoptotic oncoprotein BCL2, may have a role in the growth and differentiation of this benign self-limited tumor. Naturejobs - All Jobs
It means it is the same whether healthy, benignant or malignant cells are concerned, the only important thing is how great the actual growth rate is.
They've been inserting bits of it into other strains of flu that wouldn't normally kill mice, and seeing whether the changes make that benign flu more lethal.
The best-run newspapers are benign autocracies; democracy would be chaos. The Times Literary Supplement
In the sunlit river valley the new farms, wrested from the wilderness, and the grid of their fields, flourish in a benign, fertile, mappable landscape.
He was first diagnosed with a benign tumour nine years ago. The Sun
On her death-bed the fortitude and benignity of this admirable woman did not desert her. Chapter 2
If ever there was a case of blatant discrimination, it has been in the disproportionate allocation of Hostess marketing dollars to the lily-white Twinkie and the benign neglect of the chocolate Ho Ho. Al Checchi: Capitalism and Its Discontents: The Rise and Fall of the Twinkie
He proposed, Early in the neoplastic process one colonic cell appears to outgrow its companions to form a small, benign neoplasm. The Emperor of All Maladies
She is beautiful and benign and the embodiment of all the finest qualities of a loyal and loving wife.
Thus neither radionuclide scans nor ultrasound reliably distinguish benign from malignant disease.
Perhaps a lovely bowl of potpourri under the nose of the framed Adolf smiling benignly down from the wall. Lemmy: The Movie – Grace Dent's TV OD
But the picture now looks much more benign, and approximates to my previous more moderate assumptions.
Lipomas, hemangiomas, neuromas, and fibromas are benign neoplasms that occur in the neck.
our benignant king
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He seems to have known much about affections of the gums and recognizes a benignant and malignant epulis. Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages
His gatekeeping role isn't limited to restricting your access to hospitals, it also involves a benign filtering of facts. Times, Sunday Times
He had a slight swagger, balanced by a certain benignancy. The Planet Strappers
Supporters of this social movement share a diffuse ideology that sees marijuana and hashish as natural and benign drugs and their use as legitimate.
_NH_ XXXIV 71 'habet simulacrum et benignitas eius [' Praxiteles 'generosity is seen in one of his statues']; Calamidis enim quadrigae aurigam suum imposuit, ne melior in equorum effigie defecisse in homine crederetur. ipse Calamis et alias quadrigas bigasque fecit equis sine aemulo expressis '. The Last Poems of Ovid
It is common, benign, and may mimic other common illnesses.
And the polls suggest that the benign effects of increased government spending have at last been discerned by the electorate.
Last March he had his gall bladder and a benign tumour removed in Heidelberg. The Sun
She also thinks that joshing about stature is probably considered to be more benign than, say, pointing out avoirdupois.
When the Confederate armies are scattered; when their leaders are banished from power; when the people return to a late repentant sense of the wrong they have done to a government they never felt but in benignancy and blessing, then the Constitution made for all will be felt by all, like the descending rains from heaven which bless all alike. His Reply to Breckenridge
She had been diagnosed with a mostly benign condition called mitral valve prolapse -- a problem I believe is over diagnosed and over treated -- and "needed" antibiotics every time she went to the dentist. Mark Hyman, MD: Is Hidden Fungus Making You Ill?
Let me explain: I've been living with retrolental fibroplasia (now known by the more benign, over-arching term News from Journalism.co.uk
She looked at me blankly, with the kind of benign smile that suggested I might have imagined it. Times, Sunday Times
Fluid-filled cysts or tumors (benign or cancerous) may develop around the angiomas, worsening these symptoms.
Yet Nature hath given us a sufficient demonstration, in creating our bodies more soft and delicate, yea, and our hearts timorous, fearefull, benigne and compassionable, our strength feeble, our voyces pleasing, and the motion of our members sweetly plyant: all which are apparant testimonies, that wee have neede of others government. The Decameron
Hemangioendothelioma is the term utilized to describe a varied group of vascular tumors that usually appear as red or blue nodules and tend to behave biologically in a manner that can be classified as falling between a benign hemangioma and malignant angiosarcoma. Undefined
Police spoke of a benign new law enforcement tactic no more intrusive than a video camera at a convenience store.
So tea - clover intercropping system can create fine ecological effects and accelerate benign cycle of tea garden.
All these tumors were basal benign meningiomas that were amenable to aggressive surgery due to their deep location and/or infiltrating growth pattern.
But benign tumours account for nine in ten lumps. The Sun
About two-thirds, simpler products like bandages or tongue depressors, are generally regarded as benign and aren't reviewed. Federal Panel Calls for Overhaul in Medical-Device Regulation
One type is a flat, dark brown spot (a benign melanocytic nevus), another is pigmented and slightly raised (a junctional nevus), and there are also flesh-colored bumpy moles (intradermal nevi). Simple Skin Beauty
In 1796, Jenner began to infect people first with the far more benign cowpox and then with smallpox.
Despite their histologic benignity, sinonasal papillomas have a small but definite potential for malignant transformation.
These have been relatively benign and do not suggest any awful shocks to come. Times, Sunday Times
The picture for the coming week is fairly benign, although the weekend could bring another wintry spell. Times, Sunday Times
We're taking relatively benign medicines and we're turning them into poisons.
Suzanne experienced such a setback when she was diagnosed with benign essential blepharospasm, a rare, incurable neurological disorder. Muffins and Mayhem
Benign tertian malaria may not be seen until several years after arrival.
benign intentions
The biological behavior of adenomatoid tumor is benign and with a good prognosis.
In conclusion, coronary angiodysplasia combining large coronary aneurysms with diffuse dysplastic lesions of intramural vessels seems to be a rare entity with benign prognosis not requiring surgical repair.
In the brain, both malignant and benign tumours can be harmful because they increase pressure in the skull.
In benignant and gracious conduct he was to be as a "luminary" (_phôstêr_), moving calm and bright in the dark hemisphere of the world. Philippian Studies Lessons in Faith and Love from St. Paul's Epistle to the Philippians
The roots of the reeds contain naturally occurring bacteria which transform toxic elements contained in factory effluent, into benign substances.
Benign breast growths - noncancerous ones - can also contain calcium specks.
Its benign silhouette squats against the southern sky like some fat Buddha.
The costume of the East certainly does not exaggerate the fatal progress of time; if a figure becomes too portly, the flowing robe conceals the incumbrance which is aggravated by a western dress; he, too, who wears a turban has little dread of grey hairs; a grizzly beard indeed has few charms, but whether it were the lenity of time or the skill of his barber in those arts in which Asia is as experienced as Europe, the beard of the master of the divan became the rest of his appearance, and flowed to his waist in rich dark curls, lending additional dignity to a countenance of which the expression was at the same time grand and benignant. Tancred Or, The New Crusade
The most common cause of benign calcified pulmonary lesions is the granulomatous reaction to infectious or foreign agents, such as tuberculosis, coccidioidomycosis, and silicosis.
He has, until this point, been so softly spoken, so benign-looking with his white hair and white beard, that it's easy to forget the power he's able to unloose onstage. Derek Jacobi's King Lear: 'I've always felt slightly young for the role, but now I'm 72…'
On her death-bed the fortitude and benignity of this best of women did not desert her. Chapter 3
Whether it were fibrous or albuminous, "benignant" or "malignant," he was not able in his first diagnosis to determine. Danger
However, if their rulers take the path of self-aggrandizement, which is virtually inevitable in the absence of accountability, then these people will begin to experience indignity and eventually they will revolt, often to settle for a new ruler who is perceived as more benign and dignity-respecting, but not necessarily democratic. Robert Fuller: Bridging Left and Right: A Foundation for Transpartisan Politics
Hope manage system offers the equipment project inspect to building our country to consult benignantly.
Among benign breast tumors, fibroadenomas were the most common.
Poetarum numina, benigne lector, oro te ne me male capias. Anatomy of Melancholy
Such men have some rights it is true, such as the law in its benignity accords them, but not the rights of freemen.
Benign tumors called neurofibromas are found on or under the skin or along the nerves of the body.
She bore a striking resemblance to him and had inherited his handsome features a thousandfold, albeit her eyes were different, being large, brown, and wide apart; from them beamed a sweetness, a benignancy, and tenderness that, to the impressionable Farrel, bespoke mental as well as physical beauty. The Pride of Palomar
So insidious and far reaching had become the inculcation of false philosophies summed up in the general term Kultur, that the subjects of the autocratic-ridden empires believed they were being guided by benign influences. History of the American Negro in the Great World War His Splendid Record in the Battle Zones of Europe; Including a Resume of His Past Services to his Country in the Wars of the Revolution, of 1812, the War of Rebellion, the Indian Wars on the Frontier, t
Under their benignancy no loss could befall, no fate miscarry -- for in his last thought he felt his vision opened, for the moment, to perceive a fine tracery of fate. The Gentleman from Indiana
He's a benign aid worker with a naïve, innocent, sponge-like desire to learn about the world he's landed in.

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