polite manner

collocation in English

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polite
adjective
uk
/pəˈlaɪt/us
/pəˈlaɪt/
behaving in a way that is socially correct and shows understanding of and care for other ...
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manner
noun
uk
/ˈmæn.ər/us
/ˈmæn.ɚ/
the way in which something ...
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(Definition ofpoliteandmannerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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When he becomes more experienced and by his glib tongue andpolitemanner, can get more customers, he lives in a house, dresses well and feeds well.
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Indeed, no doubt some of use will contest some of his future decisions in our usualpolitemanner.
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I have had discussions with constituents who are pro-hunters, in a very civilised, thoughtful andpolitemanner.
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He is recognizable with his blonde hair andpolitemanner.
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The theater's uniformed corps of male ushers were known for theirpolitemanner, efficiency and military bearing.
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When the child has calmed down, they may then express their needs in a morepolitemanneror return to their activity.
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He generally speaks in a verypolitemanner, using "-masu" and "-desu" instead of the short dictionary forms usually employed in a normal male-speech.
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As the nagging interaction that starts out in a calm andpolitemannerwhich continues and persuader becomes more repetitive, the interaction is more likely to become aggressive in nature.
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Those who served ' the polite ' in any number of capacities were likely to put a premium on polite manners.
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Griffith's sing-song voice, liking for bright clothes, andpolitemannermay have been partly responsible for the remarks.
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Davidson has recently reassessed hypocrisy's redefinition as a condemned practice of deceit from the late-eighteenth century onwards, distinct from earlier discourses on polite manners (passim).
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He comes from a shrine, and thus has polite manners.
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Taka although has very polite manners to others.
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He has besides, the most amiable and polite manners...
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