The tone of the hearing, which will continue Thursday, was polite and cordial, with Mr. Mukasey answering questions in a calm, even voice and smiling occasionally at a senator's turn of phrase.
His answer is cordial, but turns her over to Mr. Dolan, who will see her at the stage door of the Paramount.
The response was cordial but evasive.
"He answered directly and completely and in a very cordial and respectful way," Mr. Kerrey said, adding that the session would "improve the quality of our report".
Former President Carter couldn't have been more cordial and professional as he presented his address, and while answering my interview questions about how faith has influenced his life as a politician and as a humanitarian.
Manning, a master of the cordial cliché, has a knack for deflecting questions about him by answering in broader terms.
Be polite and cordial during a price negotiation, and be willing to accept no for an answer.
Be polite and cordial throughout the negotiation process, and also be willing to accept no for an answer.
Lane cautioned his staff against using "legalese" and mandated that any communication be answered within five days after receipt in a short, simple and cordial manner.
Unflinchingly cordial, Henriques speaks with a measured, authoritative tone, occasionally pausing to contemplate her answers.
After a meeting that both the White House and the commission had billed as historic, Mr. Bush appeared before reporters in the Rose Garden and described the question-and-answer session with the 10 members of the bipartisan commission as "very cordial".
