Sentence examples for be deferential to state from inspiring English sources

As a practical matter, Mr. Wright said, many lawyers believe that federal courts are less likely to be deferential to state regulatory commissions than state courts are.

"Our form of government, with a Senate that gives extraordinary power to rural states over urban states and is deferential to states' rights, makes it difficult to advance relatively modest gun-control measures, much less more sweeping measures," said gun policy expert Webster.

"State licensure boards tend to be deferential to law enforcement," he says.

He used to be deferential to women.

"The chairs used to be deferential to a minister.

Yachty is deferential around Lee, but Lee, rather touchingly, finds ways to be deferential to Yachty, too.

That can't be ruled out, given the state of affairs in Russia, China, Hungary, and Turkey, but it seems more likely that Trump's bluster will merely motivate businesses to be deferential to him, in pursuit of favorable treatment.

My parents had raised me to say please and thank you and be deferential to adults.

One thing for sure, they will no longer be deferential to the Democratic party.

The issue has proved vexing for Republicans as they try to expand their appeal to Hispanic voters while being deferential to voters in states like Arizona increasingly angered over a flow of illegal immigrant.

They were deferential to authority.