Most of the pages were brief, intra-White House dispatches about small matters of state; or brisk, courteous notes, often with press clippings attached.
What emerges from the fragile documents is as dry as the pages themselves, the sterile, courteous notes from one justice to another — "Please join me," voicing support for a particular opinion.
So sure, send him $11,000 less that $9,000 — that is, $2,000 — along with a courteous note explaining how you arrived at that figure, the epistolary and financial equivalent of extending the hand of friendship.
If you think that you have not been treated fairly, please let me know, and we can do something with you on the air.Remnick to Mitchell Dear Mr. Mitchelll, Thanks for your courteous note.
School performance and being courteous were noted as key elements for future success.
Reserved and courteous, he was noted for his superior mannerisms, his smart, English-style clothes, and his championship in bridge at Ahmadabad's fashionable Gujarat Club.
Mr. Clohessy, the director of the Survivors Network, was courteous but less diplomatic, noting in his speech that many of the bishops had transferred abusive priests from parish to parish and hired diocesan lawyers who he said had harassed victims who sued the church.
Your persona may be part of a culture that isn't noted for courteous behavior, but you can't use it as an excuse for behaving badly at events.
A Chicago donor, who has attended events at the White House, and describes the President as "unfailingly courteous, warm, wonderful, and generous," notes that Obama has never called him.
His appointment surprised many at Goldman, who viewed him as a less polished figure than his predecessors at a bank noted for its elaborately courteous loyalty to corporate clients.
It's called Paris à Vélo: C'est Sympa!, and is devoted to promoting the apparently insane notion that cycling in a city not noted for its laid-back, courteous motorists, can in fact be a pleasant option.
