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
Firstly, to bring his stay at Blore Manor within the smallest possible limits, and secondly, to comport himself while there with such a formal courtesy as should encourage only the barest familiarity.
From The King's Stratagem and Other Stories by Weyman, Stanley John
"You flatter me by asking my counsel—you who know the country, whereas I am a stranger," said Burnet, adopting the chief's manner of formal courtesy.
From Carry On! A Story of the Fight for Bagdad by Strang, Herbert
