Sentence examples for some comity from inspiring English sources

Senator Al Franken, Democrat of Minnesota, came up with the idea, apparently to find a way to bring about some comity in a nonlegislative manner, similar to when members earlier this year broke with tradition to sit with colleagues from across the aisle during President Obama's State of the Union.

The debate, held at the CBS studio in Midtown, was likely to be remembered for the odd interludes of comity, some of which ended with a twist.

552, 86 L.Ed. 796, provides an ascertainable standard for adjudicating the validity of some foreign acts, and courts are competent to apply this body of law, notwithstanding that there may be some cases where comity dictates giving effect to the foreign act because it is not clearly condemned under generally accepted principles of international law.

I asked Fred Kessler, an affable Democrat from Milwaukee who has been a state legislator, on and off, for more than half a century, if the advent of Scott Walker has brought about, as many people claim, some dramatic loss of comity in Wisconsin.

Thus, we have long recognized that "in some circumstances considerations of comity and concerns for the orderly administration of criminal justice require a federal court to forgo the exercise of its habeas corpus power". Francis v. Henderson, supra, 425 U.S., at 539, 96 S.Ct., at 1710.

Mr. Obama and Mr. McCain made some halfhearted efforts at postelection comity four years ago, with phone calls and meetings, but have subsequently kept a chilly distance.

While the results suggest that diversity without conflict is possible, they make clear that the prospects for intergroup comity depend on some resolution of blacks' economic insecurities.

In recent months, in part to curry favor with crucial independent voters who wish for more comity in Congress, some freshmen in closely contested districts have worked to be more bipartisan.

He seldom offers the consolation of anger; his instinct for comity can look, to some, like detachment, even weakness.

But even such a show of bipartisan comity could not overcome some of the bitterness of today's events.

While each party tried to project comity, there were signs that some Republican senators were uneasy with the decision to defer debate.