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His complaint was that the Thatcherites who so brilliantly ousted him from the leadership in 1975, never accorded him the courtesies to which an ex-leader and premier was entitled.
Joyce's office accused Sandilands of a stream of verbal abuse, inappropriate referencing and a lack of the courtesies that would normally be afforded to a minister of the crown.
They managed to exchange courtesies , but not to make eye contact.Nevertheless, optimists hope that the relative peace of the two-year interregnum, the chastening experience of detention and the enthusiasm the election itself generated might make it hard for the parties to return to their bad old winner-take-all ways.
To the Israelis he offered the protocular courtesies that the Vatican had withheld from the Jewish state for so long, as well as historical sorrow over the Holocaust.
If they did, tomorrow's historians would record, first, that contact with Muslims helped to bring about the West's great leap forward out of the Middle Ages: second, that western influence 500 years later helped Islam to modernise itself; and, final exchange of courtesies , that Islam then reminded the West of the common underpinning of what they both stand for.
But these little courtesies , and China's friendly gesture in allowing his aeroplane (unlike a predecessor's in 1989) to use Chinese airspace, had already sparked hopes that relations between China and the Vatican, broken in 1951, might be mended.
It is impossible to exaggerate the benefit which would result to both countries and as much, if not more, to France than England were they free, open markets for one another's productions.Meantime, it is pleasant to notice the exchange of courtesies between King Louis Philippe and Queen Victoria.
The prosecutor in Manhattan has denied some of this, and insisted she was "accorded courtesies well beyond what other defendants…are accorded".
"You bet" is basically short for "You can safely bet your money on the proposition that I'm always ready to do you small courtesies".
Under questioning, Lucy Adams, its head of human resources, appeared unable to remember the content of many of her own memos.Students of the changing nature of Britain's establishment have relished the meltdown of courtesies as the grandees exchanged poisonous glances and frosty put-downs.
They longed, too, for the slower ways, the old courtesies and the religiosity of the South.
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"Courtesies" functions primarily as a plural noun , denoting acts of politeness, respect, or gracious behavior. As evidenced by Ludwig, it typically refers to observable actions or gestures within social interactions. Its grammatical function aligns with Ludwig AI's assessment of correctness and usability in various contexts.
Expression frequency: Very common
