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In America, however, even the Foreign Service is weakly positioned, its carefully sieved career officers often cast as upper-servant types in flight from the competitive economy that rages outside the politesses of diplomacy.

Magic and Mayhem Derek Leebaert 2010

There are fashionable words, phrases, and even gestures, at Paris, which are called du bon ton; not to mention certaines Petites politesses et attentions, qui ne sont rien en elle-memes, which fashion has rendered necessary.

Letters to his son on The Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman 2005

Après le coup d'Etat, la dame vint à Paris faire un petit voyage, et elle s'attendait à ce que ses politesses lui fussent rendues.

Collections and Recollections George William Erskine Russell 1886

He is certainly a _very striking_ man; still very handsome; his profile is _beautiful_, and his manners _most_ dignified and graceful; extremely civil -- quite alarmingly so, as he is so full of attentions and _politesses_.

The Letters of Queen Victoria, Vol 2 (of 3), 1844-1853 A Selection from her Majesty's correspondence between the years 1837 and 1861 Queen of Great Britain Victoria 1860

There are fashionable words, phrases, and even gestures, at Paris, which are called 'du bon ton'; not to mention 'certaines Petites politesses et attentions, qui ne sont rien en elle-memes', which fashion has rendered necessary.

Complete Project Gutenberg Earl of Chesterfield Works Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield 1733

On 'lui doit des politesses, on fait l'eloge de ses charmes, et il n'en est ni plus ni moins pour cela': it pleases, it flatters; you get their good word, and you lose nothing by it.

Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman, 1751 Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield 1733

There are fashionable words, phrases, and even gestures, at Paris, which are called 'du bon ton'; not to mention 'certaines Petites politesses et attentions, qui ne sont rien en elle-memes', which fashion has rendered necessary.

Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman, 1751 Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield 1733

On 'lui doit des politesses, on fait l'eloge de ses charmes, et il n'en est ni plus ni moins pour cela': it pleases, it flatters; you get their good word, and you lose nothing by it.

Complete Project Gutenberg Earl of Chesterfield Works Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield 1733

Perhaps our persistence in delivering politesses reflecting our own values says something about our minds.

CollegiateTimes.com News 2009

Perhaps our persistence in delivering politesses reflecting our own values says something about our minds.

CollegiateTimes.com News Scott Masselli, regular columnist 2009