formal courtesy
Example Sentences
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The campaign began on April 6 when Mr. Brown paid a formal courtesy visit to Queen Elizabeth II, asking her to dissolve Parliament.
From New York Times • May 6, 2010
At the hands of the Press, II Benito received not even formal courtesy.
From Time Magazine Archive
Thus it raised eyebrows recently�and provoked some snickers�when American Charg� d'Affaires Russell Fessenden was kept waiting while the ambassador of a small Latin American country paid a formal courtesy call on West Germany's chief executive.
From Time Magazine Archive
This formal courtesy having been duly observed, Peter withdrew at once, and the question of the moment again commanded attention.
From The Man from Jericho by Litsey, Edwin Carlile
It were fruitless to discuss this passage from the humanitarian point of view, or from that of formal courtesy.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
