He always courteously obliged them, though by the end his thin, scratchy voice came out in gasps.

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The phone is answered promptly and courteously by a virtual assistant working from her home in Manchester, England.

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He nearly always treated them courteously, yet he gave little of himself away.

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In 1997, accompanied by his mother, he was received courteously and a referendum was held on whether the monarchy should be restored.

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He said current students had it drilled into them to treat the patient courteously and said that was paying off with the current intake promising to be exemplary carers.

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The debate will continue - very courteously, no doubt.

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The department should do everything it can to minimize the friction caused by its stop policy above all by making sure that officers courteously explain to subjects they stop why they were approached.

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Andy courteously makes sure that Mrs.

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