But it was not only courtesy that stayed our hand.
Mr. James invoked a Senate courtesy that allows senators to block appointments within their districts.
It's far more than courtesy that makes Maliphant cite Hulls as a co-creator.
Although highly attentive, the staff can affect an elaborate, almost Edwardian courtesy that does not seem to come naturally.
Officer Marshall called the practice a "professional courtesy" that was no different than what occurred in "every other occupation in this world".
Mr. Mullins said in an interview that his aim was to highlight a culture of courtesy that had been the norm since the inception of the summons.
He also possesses a quiet dignity and a blend of sensitivity and yes-sir courtesy that wears well with his elders.
"It is a courtesy that can no longer be justified," said Tom Damm, a spokesman for the Department of Community Affairs.
I think Paisley deserves the same courtesy that was shown to Martin McGuinness by the arts world in Belfast on Thursday.
The Sheikh personally visited every village in the country on horseback – a courtesy that seems to have been dispensed with for his subsequent wedding to Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, in 2004, which lasted a mere week.
In the garden out of shot to the left Eric Hobsbawm and Niall Ferguson savage each other with an elegance and courtesy that shames our more familiar political debate.
