Despite the tension, the member states' leaders were cordial in person, Trump included.
The tone of the session, at which coffee was served, was cordial, the person said.
The tone of the meeting was cordial, said a person briefed on the matter.
The police have had "cordial" conversations in person and by telephone with Mr. Donnelly, Chief Hunt said.
"Generally, the way these things work is you try to be cordial to the person you're with," he said.
Though Elliott has already assembled a slate of prospective new directors, the two sides remain involved in cordial discussions, this person added.
In the case of Jana and McGraw-Hill, the talks have so far been cordial, said a person briefed on the conversations.
In fact, each of the eight neighbors who spoke with me said that Kessler was always cordial and pleasant in person, and that he was kind to his dog, Petey.
Well, not really – in person, Tartt is cordial, vivacious and unaffected – but that's what we want her to be, a larger-than-life product of F Scott Fitzgeraldian self-invention.
