Sentence examples similar to almost excessively deferential from inspiring English sources

Perhaps taking his cue from her, Mr. Melnikov was almost too deferential.

Excessively deferential agents such as the Deferential Wife will almost certainly fail to have this disposition.

For decades, state and federal courts have applied an excessively deferential "rational basis test" to most laws that treat citizens unequally.

Incentives to be Excessively Deferential.

The cast was almost excessively fine.

His manner with the elderly was natural and respectful, neither falsely familiar nor excessively deferential.

The inquiry will have to show that it is not excessively deferential, just interested in getting at the truth.

Congress has for decades been what Ross K. Baker, a political scientist at Rutgers University, calls a "constitutional weakling" — excessively deferential to the president.

An additional problem for wealthy families is that the staff of some programs can treat wealthier people differently by being excessively deferential or critical, which can be bad for recovery.

Every time this administration puts out fiction through the news media -- the "Rambo" exploits of Jessica Lynch, the initial cover-up of Pat Tillman's death by friendly fire -- it's assumed that a credulous and excessively deferential press was duped.

The Brandy Library in TriBeCa is easy to get into, quiet and almost excessively comfortable.