"respectfully suggested" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is typically used when making a polite or humble suggestion. Example: "I respectfully suggest that we consider a different approach to the project in order to achieve better results."
In May, the hedge fund manager Daniel S. Loeb respectfully suggested the company spin off a stake in its entertainment arm.
The famously no-nonsense Bruce was less than impressed by the celebration – "ridiculous", he called it – but respectfully suggested that Huddlestone might be just the sort of player England needed in their squad for next year's World Cup in Brazil.
"The gentlemen of a Karnataka Cricket Association sub-committee are sat behind me and I have respectfully suggested that this is a national crisis and that they might like to go into emergency session," says our man David Hopps.
Recently an open letter from 50 prominent Australians, including the former governor of the Reserve Bank Bernie Fraser, respectfully suggested that, since Australia is struggling to pay for things like hospitals and schools, and since inequality is already rising, it might be a bad time to think about cutting the taxes that companies pay.
And then came the open letter from 50 prominent Australians, including the former governor of the Reserve Bank Bernie Fraser, who respectfully suggested that, since Australia is struggling to pay for things like hospitals and schools, and since inequality is already rising, it might be a bad time to think about cutting the taxes that companies pay.
It is respectfully suggested that the Treasury is not going to accomplish its tasks with a 20 - 30 person staff of even the most knowledgeable, experienced and honorable individuals.
