Sentence examples for official etiquette from inspiring English sources

But what is the "official etiquette" of the dynamo?

Perhaps because she'd studied history, she liked to follow "official etiquette" on occasion — though there was always a note of sarcasm in her voice when she did — and each of her five grandsons was named after a victorious sultan.

Although the Bureau of Foreign Affairs continues to say that the fact is of no importance, many people who are not constrained by official etiquette openly say that the American attitude is approaching very near to a breach of international courtesy, and the more so since America recognized the French Republic three days after its declaration.

Gothamist reports Christina Gonzalez showed up to court on Friday and mistakenly entered Judge John Wilson's courtroom, apparently breaking official courtroom etiquette.

"Be aware that others can see your thumbs working even when they are in your lap," she wrote in a follow-up e-mail message, laying down the official rule of etiquette.

But they commit what a senior official terms "breaches of etiquette".

Even the behaviour of China's tourists led to a bout of national soul-searching, prompting officials to issue an etiquette guide for travellers.

Apparently royal etiquette states that officials aren't to touch the Queen and this is a big deal because, I dunno, the Brits are weird.

For three days, the children sampled the life of Confucian students of old, receiving instruction that has long disappeared from the official school curriculum, including dinner and tea table etiquette and proper ways of addressing one's parents.

Clients who attend etiquette courses in China include government officials, children enrolled in overseas schools, wives looking to entertain important guests and those who enjoy travelling abroad.

He also established sponsorship programs that would ensure officials were drafted on their merits, administrative skills, and moral character more than their etiquette and cultured appearance.