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Meanings of formal politeness in English

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Usage of formal politeness in English
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I asked, not to be outdone in the matter of formal politeness.
Hearts and Masks
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His formal politeness was so exquisite that this essential brutality stood excused.
Lay Morals, and Other Papers
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After a few moments he felt able to ask, with formal politeness:
The Moccasin Ranch: A Story of Dakota
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Each felt guilty toward the other and the result was a formal politeness.
The Militants / Stories of Some Parsons, Soldiers, and Other Fig...
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When they parted, it was with the most formal politeness on both sides.
Married Life; Its Shadows and Sunshine
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She rose with formal politeness, and requested permission to return to the house.
The Frozen Deep
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Mr. Galvinne was introduced, and there was plenty of bowing and formal politeness.
Stand By The Union
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He merely lifted his cap with formal politeness and turned on his heel.
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1896 to 1901
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The exact, formal politeness of the old plainsman was delightful.
The Winning of Barbara Worth
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As Mrs. Shiffney and Claude left the room Gillier bowed with very formal politeness.
The Way of Ambition
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Taou Yuen, with her murmuring formal politeness, moved away too, leaving the brothers together.
Java Head
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The gift itself was sufficiently overwhelming, but the formal politeness of the presentation sounded ominous.
Quin
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He bowed with formal politeness to the group upon the portico, and walked majestically on.
The Rulers of the Lakes: A Story of George and Champlain
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I should think you were angry with me if you treated me with formal politeness.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume ...
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Her father received her cold and formal politeness-Wherehas Ambulinia been, this blustering evening, Mrs.
The Entire Project Gutenberg Works of Mark Twain
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Singling Morris out, the General rode up to the fence and addressed him with formal politeness:
Elder Conklin and Other Stories
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