Elsewhere the emphasis is on speed of delivery, which makes for a pacy production, but, however likeable, it ultimately lacks authority. |
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He was such a charming and likeable man that you wanted to do things simply because he was Sergio. |
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He presents the character as a wise, warm and generally likeable fellow not asking much out of life. |
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He was very likeable and he was known to a lot of people, not only in the Moston area, but around Manchester too. |
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A victory for the likeable Scott would be a popular one this week for everyone apart from the bookmakers. |
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A friendly and likeable fellow, Ritchie has all the people skills needed to keep the show on the road. |
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He was the first owner of the second pub in Kilmovee and he became a very popular publican and a very likeable gentleman which he still is. |
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But each one of them is intelligent, with strong, engaging, likeable personalities. |
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For my own part I will retain a host of delightful memories of this very modest and ever so likeable man. |
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Often times I have noted that it is very popular and likeable people that die young. |
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In fact, it's difficult to know whether it's a comedy at all, or just an entertaining movie about likeable rogues. |
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The likeable Welsh-born Liverpudlian ex-teacher always comes across as being very laid back. |
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His death last week saddened me and all who had worked with him, for Mick was a truly likeable fellow. |
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For a barrel of laughs, go and see this likeable duo as they entertain and exchange banter across a farm fence. |
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The ensuing 86 minutes unfold in a slow, meandering fashion, yet somehow remain likeable even if nothing much happens. |
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Bailey is a bright and likeable woman but it is plain she runs a tight ship. |
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His performance has matured since then, and he makes Billy a likeable and believable character. |
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This politician is charming and likeable but carries the air of a bit of a mischievous rogue. |
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Emotionally expressive individuals are perceived as more visible, more attractive, and more likeable than unexpressive individuals. |
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The man you saw on the screen was a down-to-earth, likeable guy who just happened to be a TV star. |
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But, behind a somewhat stern exterior, Brian was a modest and very likeable man. |
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Cheadle is a likeable actor who has done good work in the past, but he has yet to carry a movie on the strength of his performance. |
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Even rock fans have been amazed by The Decemberists' rapid progression from likeable imitators to true originals. |
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He offered Angus a high-powered job and, eventually, the likeable Scot became Sales Manager. |
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This film tries to revive the screwball comedy, yet despite wit and some hilarity, the main characters are just not likeable enough. |
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She has such a likeable presence, that when she sings she charms her way into your heart. |
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Dawkins likeable voice and solid staccato guitar bursts combine with the talents of an excellent band to deliver a swingingly good album. |
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In Cath, Jennings succeeds in quickly establishing an extremely likeable, sympathetic character. |
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He is a confident lad, cocky like most of those who can turn their hand to genius, but nonetheless likeable for it. |
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Somehow, our current president's incuriousness is seen as charming and likeable. |
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For all his sophistication, he retains an extremely likeable quality of innocence. |
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But the moment he came into contact with the audience, his charm flowered and he became a likeable human being. |
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He is a likeable chap and as much a well-loved local icon as Inverness Castle and the nearby firth's dolphins. |
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The spectacular firework display finale is a charming end to an irresistibly likeable performance. |
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Deputy Mayor is to be Apu Bagchi, a likeable and genuine man who though he only polled some four thousand votes has a big following locally. |
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Being Julia is a light and frothy period stage drama, which brings out the self-importance of luvvies, but in a likeable, endearing way. |
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From everything I know, she is an engaging, likeable person, but she certainly isn't coming off as much of a team player. |
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However, he is an incredibly intelligent and instantly likeable man who was only too happy to chat with me. |
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Vince Vaughn is Peter, a likeable slacker who runs the down-at-heel Average Joe's Gym. |
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Bill specialized in likeable but none-too-bright juveniles and young leads. |
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Fitzgerald is one of hurling's most likeable characters and the book is an entertaining read. |
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He is a likeable kitchen worker, who is always ready for a hand of cards or an illicit cake. |
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The series deals with the moving yet comical exploits of a likeable red-haired orphan. |
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Interesting, cos they are not portrayed as a tight, likeable team, but a nest of corruption and depraved power-to-commerce cynicism. |
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His theology is fairly sound, and he is a very pleasant and likeable person. |
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A friendly, likeable man with a rare sense of humour, he had a story for every hour of the day and every day of the week. |
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Of all Europe's princes today, Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre must be one of the most amiable and likeable. |
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The film thrives on the chemistry between its two likeable leads, while the rest of the cast is funny and amiable. |
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He seems sincerely to want to find something to warm to in the least likeable of his subjects. |
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Lack of confidence in my ability to be a likeable person who gets on well with others. |
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He's a gentle giant who wouldn't want to hurt anyone, he's such a likeable person. |
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He is an immensely likeable, straightforward and direct person. |
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We've all known people like Steve, the likeable dag with big dreams. |
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His innocent boyish face suggests a young, vivid child, a likeable person. |
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Plausibly and endearingly awkward, Joe is an immensely likeable hero. |
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He can be captivating company and, in social circles, very likeable. |
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They were taken out because Ascot's likeable clerk of the course upset trainers by refusing to artificially water the sun-baked turf because rain was forecast. |
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They have already had a confab about Michel, who they swear is a likeable chap, and on condition of anonymity, one ref gave the communal verdict on the Slovakian. |
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Her beaming presence and laconic style are likeable and lifelike enough. |
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The first, a likeable and oleaginous drunk of around fifty, was all. |
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The likeable Devonian, remember, had already made headlines of his own after a confrontation with abrasive Australian Quinten Hann at the end of his first-round win. |
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He is a likeable enough rogue, worthy of lenient treatment by this Court. |
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He is a likeable man, warm and friendly, talking at machine-gun pace, telling one story after another and finding ever more inventive uses for the F-word. |
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But while this is a satisfying central plot, the story is just as much about the accident-prone romances and intrigues of the rest of this likeable family. |
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Yet the distinction between good, bad, and likeable remains one of the most difficult mysteries to unravel. |
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Is the lead character Hannah, played by Lena Dunham, intended to be likeable or odious? |
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Immediately likeable, he works with the audience rather than against them, displaying a keen quick-wittedness and an impressive improvisational skill. |
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By this stage I should tell you about Michelle, our slightly scatty, but very likeable waitress, who had assured me that the lobster was wonderful. |
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In Colorado, Gardner too comes across as likeable, apparently a new thing for conservatives. |
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Courtney, plumply likeable in a snug hat, looked politely bemused. |
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A very jovial and likeable man Tom never lost touch with home and came back on regular visits when he enjoyed meeting up with his old neighbours and friends. |
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Being a likeable person you get on well with neighbors and friends. |
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There is no attempt to try being cute or likeable, DiCaprio knows that he is being invited to portray a sleazeball and he goes for it. |
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Several of my esteemed colleagues pound the streets for mile after mile, yet remain well-adjusted, even likeable, individuals. |
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MacDowell is unusually likeable as the prissy Francophobe object of his affections, too. |
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Adnan is far more likeable than jay because we hear directly from him. |
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Detective Grant is the most likeable character in the novel. |
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At the same time, she also needs to be relatable and likeable. |
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The problem is the confession is uncorroborated by anyone else, so our likeable, long suffering hero realises his honesty is in question. |
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Which is the feeling I had as I sat with my wife and son at Pangaea, a perfectly likeable and satisfactory restaurant in Kings Heath. |
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Joey Tribbiani is still a likeable dimwit, but he needs characters around him as strong as his old Friends. |
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Sea Pinks Magpie Eyes M i E The best of the 60s' psychedelia with 80s' indie-pop mashed together by an instantly likeable Belfast four-piece. |
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It's easy to snipe, but the duo are likeable and, despite being posher than most, they haven't lost that common touch. |
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Rochester, who died at 33 of a venereal disease that ate away his nose, is not particularly likeable. |
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Add to this the warm and likeable personality of someone like Satchel Paige, and you have a nearly foolproof formula for success. |
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For that, full credit goes to Segel for bringing to the table just the right mix of vulnerability and blokeishness, making him both believable and likeable. |
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A small cast worked within a simple circle, and McKellen's Macbeth had nothing noble or likeable about him, being a manipulator in a world of manipulative characters. |
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He seemed likeable, a scrupulous, slow young man, without the disengagedness of Considine, that light-hearted, light-handed seducer who even shot lions negligently. |
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Nairobi is a very nice town and people are likeable and gayful. |
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