The case has raised eyebrows in the usually chummy world of Silicon Valley venture capital.
In the early 1990s Fluxman grew chummy with Warshaw, as the two men competed for contracts.
Mr Kleinfeld's main problem was his lack of allies in Germany's chummy corporate elite.
Mr Sarkozy was chummy with Serge Dassault, the owner of Dassault Aviation, a rival maker of jets.
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Plus, once we become chummy over e-mail, I don't feel as uncomfortable about having them in my home.
The historically difficult relationships with Serbia, Romania and Ukraine, all home to Magyar minorities, look chummy in comparison.
Male directors mentor young men but are reluctant to get chummy with young women, lest the relationship be misconstrued.
G7 meetings have a reputation for being chummy affairs where little is accomplished.
As cross-shareholdings are unwound, companies will no longer be able to count on unquestioning support from chummy corporate shareholders.
The series finale saw the wedding of popular midwife Chummy - played by Miranda Hart - and policeman PC Noakes.
Nor are they as chummy with the government as you might think.
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After maybe another 15 minutes, an aggressively chummy man with piercing blue eyes, wearing a sweater and slacks, came out to the car.
The problem is that EU leaders, who nowadays hold summits almost every month, are often too chummy to be ready to criticise each other.
As one of the first industrial developers in the city, Roski became chummy with the ranchers who had dreamed up the place, including founding father James Stafford.
The return of his salary should remind us that we do indeed pay him to perform a function, one that he expands with every chummy photo op.
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Mr. McCLINTON: (Singing) If you were over in Egypt, way down deep on a dig, and if some mummy tried to get chummy, I'd be there to unravel his wig.
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He added that although it would be "unhealthy" for there to be a "chummy relationship" between the person keeping the banks in order and the banks themselves, banking chiefs have alleged Mr King doesn't understand what they do.
The proximity of kisha club members to the people they cover creates chummy relationships that make it hard for reporters to write critical stories, says Akira Uozumi, a freelance reporter who worked for 20 years at Kyodo News, a wire service and kisha-club regular.
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