| Lacking mateyness, he lacks also the true imperiousness which is sometimes an effective substitute for the common touch. |
| Last week I wrote on the subject of mateyness in British architecture. |
| The conversational style essential to success eludes most of us, or is parodied in a false mateyness, but it seemed to come naturally to him. |
| They're a picture of teenage mateyness, and it's this apparently benign gang mentality that distinguishes them from the rest of their genre. |
| For Mr Tucker the blow is particularly savage: after a summer wobble induced by his mateyness with ousted Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond, he was seen universally as the overwhelming favourite for the job. |
| It must be possible to get away from mateyness, the lingua franca and analytical chitchat in discussing music, yet still say something real. |
