Wells is generally a well-mannered critic, if not an overly respectful one.
The relationship between author and characters should be a highly respectful one, both ways.
Mexico's society is changing from machismo and conservatism, to a more open minded and respectful one.
It was the kind of thing that Padura says often: a signal that he is a critical freethinker, but a respectful one.
According to mainstream Islamic tradition, any physical depiction of the prophet Muhammad – even a respectful one – is considered blasphemous, and drawings similar to those featured at the Texas event have sparked violence around the world.
Prime Minister Wen Jiabao has invoked food scandals as examples of the "absence of integrity and a landslide of morality" in China, adding that, "It would be absolutely impossible for a state to become a truly powerful and respectful one if it did not see improvement of its national quality and moral strength".
The growing popularity of writers such as Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens and AC Grayling, who argue that religion is not just irrelevant but pernicious, is a key difference between the Britain that Benedict will find when he visits and the altogether more respectful one John Paul II experienced 28 years ago.
The bond between boss and employee is a respectful one, and closer to family than corporate.
These strategies were: 1) developing respectful, trusting, one-on-one mentoring relationships; 2) promoting personal and social development; 3) integrating social services, organisations and other support systems including communities and families; and 4) increasing specialised skills.
