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A government source tells the paper: "We will not be doing this the polite way.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-66049452?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Although Bobi is a very polite and socially active dog, he has shown signs of aging.
Source: https://greekreporter.com/2023/02/04/world-oldest-dog-30/
And, of course, you can always respond to any shower invitation with a polite, “I’m so sorry I won’t be able to make it to your shower!
And she’s unbelievably polite – I can be quite tight with people but she will edit my texts, saying, “You haven’t done a kiss at the end or said, Hello darling.”
And we as polite Canadians want to follow that authoritarian voice," she says.
Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/scams-ontario-rise-grandparent-scam-1.6772033?cmp=rss
A polite “no” is brief, neutral, and does not offer a list of reasons, which might come off as excuses, or, worse – invite further inquiry and conversation.
As far as his wife, Trump was just being polite.
Source: https://japantoday.com/category/world/biden-review-of-chaotic-afghan-withdrawal-blames-trump
At the cost of a polite society?
Source: https://www.fark.com/comments/12730512?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=comments&utm_campaign=fark
Augusta National galleries are nothing if not polite.
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/07/sports/golf/masters-weather-weir-mickelson-zalatoris.html
'But I'm thinking that I will write to her in a polite way tomorrow just to make sure she knows that I know what she is trying to do and its disrespectfull.
“But the son he was such a lovely boy — friendly, kind, polite, healthy,” she said.
Source: https://guardian.ng/news/french-village-astounded-missing-british-teenager-lived-among-them/
Canadians aren't always as polite and mild-mannered as we Yanks imagine, if not necessarily coming to fisticuffs.
Source: https://www.fark.com/comments/12789356?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=comments&utm_campaign=fark
Chikli’s address to the closing plenary was greeted with polite applause, and his remarks went uninterrupted.
Despite the former couple releasing a straightforward and polite statement about their separation, sources attempting to paint Turner in a negative lightmaking Jonas out to be Dad of the Year kept popping up in tabloids.
Source: https://jezebel.com/sophie-turner-sues-joe-jonas-1850860887
Does this only apply to the humanities, which has for its entire existence been a place where the wealthy go to be trained for polite society?
Source: https://www.fark.com/comments/12771162?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=comments&utm_campaign=fark
During the match, there were boos from Cincinnati fans among the polite applause for Messi as he went to take corner kicks.
Everybody gets on really well and are polite."
Source: https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/what-its-like-living-picturesque-8549498
“Farce focuses on the baser instincts of lust, revenge and anger but French farce is more subtle, lifting the rug of polite society to find that we are all the same underneath.
He added Chail was an "extremely polite person" but was "clearly very motivated to do what he did".
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-66790067?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
He has identified 19 common types of smiles including the fixed polite smile, the embarrassed smile and the ecstatic smile to name a few.