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It is not a rule to apologise for a net cord, but some players feel it courteous to do so.

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Park officials urge visitors to be patient and courteous to staff working at entrance stations and throughout the park, noting “they are here to help and ensure a safe, welcoming experience for all.”

Showing up, paying courteous attention and being as willing to receive as to share information are fundamental to the collaborative nature of learning.

He said: "He was a very affable and a courteous person, somebody who is in that kind of humility that Pope Francis has exuded over the last number of years."

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"I think the system has treated him unfairly and he's one of the nicest most courteous gentlemen that I've ever come across."

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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