Sentence examples for considered courteous from inspiring English sources

("It is not considered courteous in the U.K. to ask a lady her age," chided a fax from Credit Suisse when we asked manager Patricia Maxwell-Arnot's age — see page 62).

Some make considered and courteous offers, but others believe their best negotiating tool is a mallet.

"However, if something has been announced to the House about its future business, I would consider it courteous for the House to be informed formally of any change before the wider world is.

The Brontë sisters may have lived in a time and place we consider more courteous and restrained, but their fiction celebrated stormy, unchecked passions and determined individualism, even in the face of society's disapproval.

Although 64% of people polled said they considered themselves "very courteous" while using a cell phone, 80% of respondents said that others are less considerate when using cell phones than they were five years ago.

Though Kyle Busch may not be considered the most courteous or considerate personality in Nascar, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver can be generous.

To be extra courteous, consider covering your hand with a sleeve when you hold on while riding public transportation or when pressing the button in the elevator, says Collins.

Some ground rules you may want to consider would be courteous treatment and openness to new ideas.

In seeming contradiction of his published persona, he was considered to be a charming and courteous man.

This significant association of YSES with social desirability bias could be partially due to yoga philosophy and practice which might enhance socially desirable behavior among yoga practitioners and thus result in higher ratings on the measure of social desirability (e.g., "I am always courteous even to people who are disagreeable") than are typically considered desirable.

I consider myself quite a courteous person, but I realised that I'd made big mistakes in grabbing people on the arm or the hip.