Silver-haired and silver-tongued, Mr. Abbott has nearly as much charisma as Mr. Perry, and a lawyerly, polished manner.
From a business standpoint, Ms. Cohen said that giving away the conference's content in such a highly polished manner has "completely transformed" the organization.
Pruitt may parrot Trump's views, but he has a far more polished manner.
He cultivated Mr. Blass's deft way with a pair of shears, his polished manner and, not least, his personal touch with well-bred clients.
In the polished manner expected of an art scholar from Paris, Mr. de Montebello, 72, recounted Mrs. Astor's deep involvement in the museum, one of her favorite New York City institutions.
In running for president, Mr. Bruni says, "Bush was pursuing an endeavor for which one of the most basic, useful skills was a polished, mellifluous manner of public speaking, and he did not possess it".
They may be called on to deliver a harsh message about your human rights situation or those tanks amassing on the border but will do so in a polished, genteel manner.
Axelrod was enthusiastic about the ambition of a new economic settlement and blunt about the challenge of setting Miliband up as its champion against David Cameron, whose polished manner conformed more naturally to voter expectations of what a prime minister should look like.
Is this a legitimate organization, and are the funds used appropriately? A. The people raising money at those tables sometimes look a little down and out themselves and don't generally display the more polished manner of the typical social worker or volunteer.
Waltz is her button-pushing mate, with a matching temperament of polished manners barely covering a disdainful impatience.
