What can possibly be gained by such misplaced politesse?. From Wordnik.com. [Howard A. Rodman: "Too Close to Call"?] Reference
Europe's leaders exercised their well-learned politesse. From Wordnik.com. [Bush's Foreign Affair] Reference
Ah, but that was the politesse, a blatantly false modesty. From Wordnik.com. [A Tiger In The Grass] Reference
Aren't the silly games of media politesse a wonder to behold?. From Wordnik.com. [Press Corps Defends Dick Cheney from Robert Gibbs] Reference
Use all your well learned politesse or I'll lay your soul to waste. From Wordnik.com. [Sympathy For The Devil] Reference
Mousavi, for his part, has tried to emphasize his politesse and maturity. From Wordnik.com. [The InternationaList: June 6, 2009] Reference
The same illogical politesse has always applied to the arrival of entrees. From Wordnik.com. [Holiday Rift Guide] Reference
Ariel made herself nod, matching Agent Royan point for point with politesse. From Wordnik.com. [Mirage]
The time for politesse should have ended about 3 years and 299,999 lives ago. From Wordnik.com. [Jane Wells: "The Most Sobering Reality of 2006"] Reference
In no mood for a dis-play of politesse, the Helions opened fire immedi-ately. From Wordnik.com. [The Chronicles of Riddick]
La politesse n'est en elle-même qu'une ingénieuse contrefaçon de la bonté. From Wordnik.com. [une contrefaçon - French Word-A-Day] Reference
Skyler: You may take me seriously or not, although I do appreciate the politesse. From Wordnik.com. [How it feels to have a stroke: "my consciousness soared into an all-knowingness, a 'being at one' with the universe..."] Reference
HONNÊTE, conforme à la probité, à l'honneur, à la décence, à la politesse. From Wordnik.com. [French Conversation and Composition] Reference
"There's no easy way to put this, Liam," John said, wasting no time on politesse. From Wordnik.com. [Fire and Ice]
"Ramotswe " is an appealing mix of shrewdness, dignity and old-fashioned politesse. From Wordnik.com. [The Kalahari Typing School For Men]
But showing a modicum of respect for your neighbors used to be a matter of simple politesse. From Wordnik.com. [Silent Rage] Reference
The issue here is protocol, politesse, etiquette — in plain words, Lucius Cassius, manners. From Wordnik.com. [The First Man in Rome]
La seule chose que la politesse peut nous faire perdre c'est...un siège dans un autobus bondé. From Wordnik.com. [le siège - French Word-A-Day] Reference
But the times that I've tried to provide politesse guidance has only made him want to belch more. From Wordnik.com. [IRONY POETICS] Reference
Winterbottom's film has problems of tone, which shifts unexpectedly from period politesse to lurid pulp. From Wordnik.com. [Marshall Fine: HuffPost Review: The Killer Inside Me] Reference
(For example Rudolph Giuliani, that paragon of politesse, once called him a "jerk" and an "embarrassment."). From Wordnik.com. [Rory O'Connor: Mayor Bloomberg Does It Again] Reference
The line between quotidian social politesse and more imperative societal responsibility is not always clear. From Wordnik.com. [Stuart Whatley: Of Epidemics And "Epidemics"] Reference
References: la politesse (f) = politeness, courtesy; le coiffeur (la coiffeuse) = hairdresser; pour le travail?. From Wordnik.com. [French Word-A-Day:] Reference
Use all your well-learned politesse and don't make us feel inferior; this year's graduates have it hard enough already. From Wordnik.com. [Ali Weinberg: Sympathy for the Graduate] Reference
We are desperate for such leadership and we care nothing about the lack of political politesse with which it was raised. From Wordnik.com. [Digby: The Dems are missing the boat on Feingold] Reference
But there's kind of an essen -- a politeness, politesse between heads of state, chiefs of -- heads of government and all. From Wordnik.com. [A World Transformed] Reference
Nonetheless, the issue was being aired, and part of Chinese politesse seems to involve not stealing the podium from summit hosts. From Wordnik.com. [Scott Malcomson: Ekaterinburg: Epicenter of World Politics?] Reference
Paris, whose absurd affectation and grimace, would easily pass upon her for the sprightly politesse of a gentleman improved by travel. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventures of Roderick Random] Reference
Little of the political politesse that's common in other countries after the death of a leader was evident in South Korea this weekend. From Wordnik.com. [Roh's Death Leaves South Korea Tense] Reference
The narrator-hero is Columbus (all characters are named for their hometowns), played with wonderfully jittery politesse by Jesse Eisenberg. From Wordnik.com. [Marshall Fine: HuffPost Review: Zombieland] Reference
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