These days the attitude is very yes sir, no sir, take what I can get.
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Mr. CHRIS URBAN(ph) (Student, George Mason University): Yes sir, thank you very much.
"I'm sure they all stood and saluted and said 'Yes sir' and marched out smartly, but I don't think they're all 100% behind it, " he said.
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Yes, sir -- hold on, wait for your -- now, are you an elected official, by the way?
Do you guys have any questions on any other topics that are burning a hole -- yes, sir.
Just had a little cup of saki. (Singing) Yes, sir, that's my baby.
He briskly answers a few routine questions about whether he understands his rights and is happy with his lawyer: "Yes, sir, " he replies.
Yes, sir, please give us your name and your affiliation.
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When asked by the judge if he was aware that he was being charged for second-degree murder and was being represented by attorney Mark O'Mara, he replied, "Yes, sir" twice.
In Yes Minister, Sir Humphrey and his civil service colleague Bernard Woolley regularly flaunt their classical education with word-perfect Latin and Greek quotations they know their boss will not understand.
For all his gloom about the global situation, yesterday Sir Mervyn King said the answer to that question was yes.
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