In that respect, his courteous exchanges with Sony are unusual.
The somewhat Wagnerian atmosphere changed to something more in keeping with Mozart's 18th century: it was all charm, courteous exchanges and assurances.
His icily courteous exchanges with Irving were, a colleague remarked, held in a refrigerated atmosphere with the temperature set at boiling point.
Although it was by no means a courteous exchange ("I wish I was over there, where I could get a little closer up into your face," the Senator said), Miller inadvertently harkened back to a more formal and courtly time when he told Matthews, "I wish we lived in the day where you could challenge a person to a duel".
Person A may consider the following interaction a respectful, "normal," courteous exchange: I share my viewpoint.
He has won credit with his courteous intellectual exchanges with Jacob Neusner, an American Jewish scholar whose work is cited in the pope's recent book on Jesus.
The people of Bangkok are unfailingly courteous: most exchanges open and close with a wai, the palms-together gesture accompanied by a gentle bowing of the head.
Before Mr. Lubitz, 27, a German citizen, set the plane on its 10-minute descent about half an hour into the flight from Barcelona, Spain, to Düsseldorf, Germany, the cockpit voice recorder picked up only the usual pilot banter, "courteous" and "cheerful" exchanges, the prosecutor said.
Experts who spoke with the Los Angeles Times were struck by how courteous the initial exchange was between North Charleston, S.C., Police Officer Michael T. Slager and motorist Walter L. Scott.
Lothar Koch's cool, uncomplicated, unvibrant oboe tone in the prominent "Siegfried Idyll" solos; the courteous (but somehow sensuous) exchange of modulating phrases in the Beethoven's first movement; the subtle, tasty blend of bassoons and horn in the scherzo; the organ-like chords of the whole choir - all special.
What could have been a tense affair, since Rhys had seized lands in Ceredigion previously held by the Clare family, passed off with an exchange of courteous compliments, followed by some good-natured banter between Rhys and Gerald about their family connections.
