| He was a bit crude and matter-of-fact in his dialogue, though he did promise me a box of Belgian chocolates. |
| Far from the stereotyped image of a kooky doomsday prepper, he was matter-of-fact and said that prepping was a kind of insurance. |
| They speak in an almost matter-of-fact way, recounting the catalogue of bad behaviour that has characterised the adolescent years for Alan. |
| So this limpid, adorable film is also a tough, matter-of-fact portrait of the everyday, not a sentimental, redemptive whitewash. |
| As a Virgo, she exhibits practicality and a matter-of-fact attitude, she has no patience for fiction. |
| Likewise, her voice has a matter-of-fact plaintiveness that defines, but can also box in, her performance. |
