Burroughs turned up at the studio one day to see what sort of a mess it was making of his masterpieces, but was polite to the couple.
Immigration officials were polite but acting under orders "from above", Mr Xenophon said.
These discussions, which were polite but often tense, left me worrying that being wrong would be an employment-ending mistake.
When I returned her call earlier that day the nurse from the Fairfax County Department of Health was polite but efficient.
The teacher union chieftains in Seattle were polite but they won't stay that way if the foundation does battle with their interests.
Shoppers were polite but tense as they sought food, water and gasoline from stores where shelves were quickly emptied and pumps soon ran dry.
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That's part of the reason why most professors looking for these ready-made case studies get polite but firm rejections, mostly from businesses unwilling to part with information that is potentially embarrassing, in violation of employee confidentiality or downright incriminating.
But everyone was polite and patient.
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The conservative Mexican president, who eked out a narrow victory in July, was polite but critical in his assessment of current U.S. immigration policy, which has resulted in millions of Mexicans paying thousands of dollars each to make the risky trip through deserts and mountains to find jobs in America.
Remain professional and polite, but call it to her attention by asking for more freedom.
They are very polite, but I think they will be seeking some serious answers to their concerns.
They were invariably polite, but what was going on behind their imperturbable features?
"The hipster press has always been polite, but never found her that relevant, " Mr. Hochkeppel says, who says they are misinformed.
Others remember an efficient administrator (admittedly, a rare and valuable species in Russia), always polite, but with no feel for bigger questions.
Smiling and polite, but rather bland in manner, he lacks the easy charm and dexterity with the English language that distinguished his predecessor.
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The conference call was polite, but my take from the tone and data from the conference call is a confirmation that Windows 8 is a dud.
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The University of Indiana grad is every inch the litigation pro, down to his perfectly tailored suits and the polite, but intense, way he stares across the table at an inquisitor.
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Talks are polite, but lack "bite or urgency".
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When told that one analyst questions whether Smucker's management has focused on volume at the expense of operating margin, which dropped to 8.7% last year from 11% in 1994, Richard Smucker is polite, but unapologetic.
The workers are polite, but hardly ecstatic.
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Ms. Winslet portrays a nervous woman filled with rage but eager to keep up polite appearances.
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But Planned Parenthood, though polite, said that it had no such plans.
The Chinese show polite interest, but have given no commitment.
The luxury Madison Avenue storefronts hung polite closure messages but I was surprised to see one with a construction crew outside boarding up all its windows and doors.
But that sentiment, maybe polite skepticism is a better way to put it, is commonplace in the tiny coal towns where many of the jobs have disappeared, and whatever is said now is judged alongside the many past promises that help was on the way.
He said people come to him and say they don't necessarily have a problem with being stopped, but they wished police would be more polite.
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