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discourtesy
noun
Lack of courtesy; rudeness.
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The Vanuatu government has been careful to justify the expulsion of the Australian Federal Police (AFP) not by complaining about Mr Marae's arrest but by protesting at the discourtesy shown to the prime minister.
As a result, prostitutes are uniquely vulnerable.In this section India under attack Desperate days Bring on the pomegranate Happy birthday The summit of discourtesy Rock in a hard place Easy prey Moonlighting in audio ReprintsTo some extent, this vulnerability is mitigated by the triads local gangsters —and by informal co-operation among prostitutes.
Reprisals followed, notably an apparently temporary tourism boycott of France by China.In this section India under attack Desperate days Bring on the pomegranate Happy birthday The summit of discourtesy Rock in a hard place Easy prey Moonlighting in audio ReprintsBut other things are in motion.
And about four-fifths of all complaints which concern everything from discourtesy and racial slurs to the use of force and the abuse of authority are made by minorities.The chance of a complaint resulting in action against a police officer is slim.
It had already won this year's BBC Audio and Music award for best journalism.In this section India under attack Desperate days Bring on the pomegranate Happy birthday The summit of discourtesy Rock in a hard place Easy prey Moonlighting in audio Reprints.
One lot of Tory talent, including Michael Portillo, ex-defence secretary, and Malcolm Rifkind, ex-foreign secretary, was lost discourtesy of the voters at May 1st's general election.
What explains the discourtesy?
Parliament, also at odds with her, was offended by her discourtesy to their delegates pleading against the Spanish marriage: "My marriage is my own affair," she retorted.
Mr Osborne's was almost all garnish and not that much in the way of a main dish, not least because so much was trailed in advance (quite barefacedly and with great discourtesy to Parliament, if I might sound so prissy for a moment).
In a scathing outburst against the Business Secretary, Mr Bercow said: "It is a considerable discourtesy, or incompetent or both for a Secretary of State to take twice the length of time that is allocated for answering an Urgent Question".
A spokeswoman added: "This situation was due to an unintentional human error, with no discourtesy intended.
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