The man behind the world champion is an extremely likeable one and he is a sensational coach.

Martin Amis was excellent too: he read two very amusing pieces from his new novel and came across (unmediated by the press) as witty, sane and extremely likeable.

He'd tried to look respectable, and had looked all prospective masters squarely in the eye to impress them with his excellent nature and extremely likeable qualities.

She was not exactly beautiful, but there was, even at first sight, something engaging and extremely likeable about her.

Armstrong is open, extremely likeable and sincere but not brash about his desire to succeed.

Adam Roberts praised Baxter's handling of the young adult medium, calling it "a gripping, informative, extremely likeable little novel".

We should be doing everything we can to help the extremely likeable people of Guinea-Bissau to get back on the right track.

He himself is extremely likeable and full of ideas, though rarely a force in debate.

An extremely likeable man, he was very modest and always sought to play down his achievements rather than dwell on them.