politely

He said no, quite politely, and in turn invited her to come to Russia at a time of her choosing.

When I called him at home after office hours, he always politely told me that he enjoyed talking about work with me in the office.

When scanning our list, we politely encourage you to ask yourself, "Do I really want to continue using an eight-year-old operating system? "

'You must be very old, maltster, 'said Gabriel politely, 'to have such an old son as Jacob here. '

Try to be consistent in correcting her, says Pawel; otherwise, she'll keep testing to see if she really needs to talk politely.

'Miss Bennet, please allow me the pleasure of dancing with you, 'said Mr Darcy politely, holding out his hand.

She politely inquired about my wedding, and was shocked to discover it had been called off, but agreed it was probably for the best.

You gave me a goodbye pat on the head, avoided my eyes, and politely refused to take my collar and leash with you.

Or, you can simply stop whatever you are doing and pointedly but politely wait for her to finish her conversation.

I expect to be addressed correctly and politely and I expect my Butler to be able to pronounce and remember my name.

Now and then, to sort of flatter the boss, I'd go up to him and ask politely what such and such a word might mean.

The Defense Secretary stared at the floor, then politely corrected him, but the comment did not go unnoticed.

"Sir, " I said politely, "Can you explain what I should do as if I were a small child? "

Some of them I met at parties, others came up to me politely on the train, even on streets.

'I beg your pardon, madam, ' he said politely with a low bow before looking for his glasses.

If people in the office dine in the canteen, it's wise to politely ask those who sit around you to dine with you.

I knew I was no threat, and just politely contradicted him and said I'd give the Wall a shot, anyhow.

Ask her to stop as politely as you can.

Then I guess you wanna escape. Tunnel under the wall maybe? (Andy laughs politely) I miss something of you. What's the funny?

Finally, as she went on and on about her dissatisfaction with a purchase she had made, he politely interrupted her.

"Ich liebe Dich. " I repeated. You smiled politely and went out. When you were out of my sight, I said "I love you. "

She stopped and posed for a moment and then politely asked that they wrap it up for the night, so she could walk on the street in peace.

You may well wonder whether my companion was male or female, but I have the right to tell you politely that it's none of your business.

is often politely accompanied by a generous punch in the face.

My Olympic dreams were dashed. The police asked me to sign their note-taker's account of the meeting, and we politely said our goodbyes.

'Thank you, 'replied Scrooge politely. But secretly he thought, 'Bah! A night of unbroken sleep is a more useful thing to have! '

Yesterday was the last day of a year-spring festival which should be spent politely and amiably.

'I don't know of any that do, ' Alice said very politely, feeling quite pleased to have got into a conversation.

'I don't quite understand you, ' she said, as politely as she could.

A senior colleague wrote back, more politely than I deserved, telling me to calm down and get a sense of perspective.

Mr. Withers -- whom she did not know from Adam -- having learned by some hook or crook where she resided, bowed himself politely in.

Every single mouse said he had had a fine time they all took their leave most politely.

Once she had paid, she leaned close to me and said, very politely, "I'm so so sorry that I mistook you for a girl at first, young man. "

Appealing for a European response and then announcing unilateral German measures made her look inconsistent - to put it politely.

Nice, those Germans, they are always fooling you, but they do it politely and with a smile. I decide to give up and drive away.

The man turned around slowly. His smile froze when. . . But although a bit dissapointed, he said politely: "My pleasure. "

Soon it was time for lunch. The visitor said he had something else to do and politely said goodbye to Old Bi's wife.

At every point during the interview, he was open with answering each question politely, and he had such a manly aura.

I vaguely noticed that Mike held the chair out politely for Jessica, and that her face lit up in response.

He smiled politely, as if this tragic part of his family history is an ordinary matter.

His mother asked him to behave politely at the party.

It was a very common answer on the complains about software that (to say politely) "less usable" than expected.

End of the telephone conversation, it is usually made by the calling party, and then politely said goodbye to each other.

After politely refusing for the fifth time, she decided to chuck it at my face.

He took the stale bread, bowed politely, and hurried out; Miss Martha carried the picture back to her room.

On arrival, he likes to give speeches (politely) explaining why a little more openness would be in his hosts' interests.

Politely and assertively say "thank you" and resist the urge to be embarrassed or utter something that totally negates the thanks.

If the boss cannot meet them right now, ask the visitors to wait politely or to make an appointment for another day.

Next time he makes an offensive remark, politely tell him to stop and pinpoint what you're referring to.

"Nothing, " he said. Then not knowing what else to do, he waved her away. Obediently she bowed politely and left.

"Come into the office, Madam, " he said politely.

"No" is one of the strongest words in any language. Because it carries so much force, "no" is hard to say politely.

dressed up in a nice suit and talk to her very politely.

We suggest that you defer tying yourself to a precise figure for as long as you can do so politely.

"You want in a XiaPa accompanying? It has confessed down, we have to make sure that you in LinQuanXing security. " The very politely said.

When I was introduced and began to walk down the aisle, the Democrats cheered loudly as most Republicans clapped politely.

Near the end of his life, he was offered the presidency of Israel, which he politely declined.

As we marched past the madhouse , two or three elderly inmates gibbered and mouthed politely behind the railings .

However, it did not take long before they gathered themselves and politely cheered the foreign conqueror.

They don't seem to agree , but as they are supportive women they smile politely and scurry off home afterwards .

As long as you ask politely, most people do not mind repeating something you didn't hear or understand.

But try not to do so. 3 If it was caused by a disagreement with another member, try to fix the situation by politely discussing it.

"How do you do? " said the Prime Minister politely, holding out his hand.

She was politely acquiescent in what was evidently Greek to her.

If you do not agree to be bound by its terms, we politely ask that you do not use this site.

This Sally Lightfoot crab decided that I meant no harm and just politely danced for me in the sunlight less than a foot away.

Clemmer said the group began recording electromagnetic-field fluctuations, and the group politely asked the entity to jump on the bed.

While those who do not speak politely stationery always feel disgusting, shameless, these people should be educated!

Sukarno was persuaded to invest him with emergency powers and then, politely but firmly, was made to stand aside.

Mr Thomas was, to put it politely, an unorthodox choice to lead the national "vigilance" commission.

Being annoyed, the crane said politely. "Thank you for inviting me to dinner. Please come to my house for dinner next time. "

On top of that, coprolites, as palaeontologists politely describe fossil faeces, have turned up with ammonite shells in them.

He said as politely as he could.

Johnson never stopped smiling and politely clapping for her opponents.

As soon as she mentions the word "overqualified, " politely ask for more details.

Any American old enough to read a menu knows we're expected to tip as our server politely clears away our meal at restaurants.

Jack thanked the giant's wife politely for breakfast and ran away down the beanstalk as fast as he could.

"Help yourselves, please, " said the waiter politely.

He treated him politely and pretended there was nothing at all strange about having a gorilla in his restaurant.

She inquires of me most politely whether I wish to continue.

Imagine that they are unwelcome visitors at your door: acknowledge their presence and politely ask them to leave.

The Obama White House last month politely rebuffed an activist who showed up with a Carter-era panel.

initially be politely refused to participate in such gatherings, there is no smoking until you feel up to.

President Sata listened politely as the Ambassador read out Hu's letter, then was pointed in his own comments.

Don't worry, it's okay to ask politely for autographs or photos, but don't "gawk at them" (stare at them).

The children smiled politely at the visitor's pleasantries.

Kim Jong Un did not join him. He merely stood and watched his father while clapping politely.

used when you want to get someone's attention politely, especially when you want to ask a question.

"Good morning, " the little prince responded politely, although when he turned around he saw nothing.

There's no rule that says you politely have to wait for someone to directly address you and ask your opinion on something.

A colored man who tried to attend the service at one of the Protestantchurches was politely turned away at the door.

Consumers acting politely ought not to pay more than they have to for a given service .

He is always welcomed because he dresses well and behaves gracefully, considerately and politely, giving other a good impression.

Instead, interruption is a way of politely asking another thread to stop what it is doing if it wants to, at its convenience.

Then, politely excuse yourself from the interview without commenting on her behavior.

Wanted to know where we were going and what we were doing. We told him politely enough that we were looking for the exit.

Lionel said politely. If it weren't for elimination, he would never have said that.

If someone asks you out on any kind of date, and you don't want to go, you may politely say, "No, thanks. "

when he politely lifted his hat to them , and showed his curling yellow hair , there was a slight murmur of admiration.

In contrast, the fact that China remains an autocracy was politely downplayed by Mr Obama on his visit to Shanghai and Beijing last week.

Jonas noticed Asher yawn slightly, covering his mouth politely with his hand.

Urgency was precisely what was lacking until the final stages, until then the teams were merely politely sparring.

They also invited me to stay for supper. But thinking of the football match, I refused them politely.

Not wanting to offend her, the Slot Attendant politely said to the lady she would call for the Slot Manager if that was fine with her.

Politely point out how that doesn't match up with what you were expecting, and ask if the agent could check again.

A server came to our table with a cluster of small white bowls, which a few of my colleagues politely declined.

The most important thing is to ask for (i. E. , Demand politely) what you need.

To ask someone politely if they want help or assistance or advice, you can say: Can I help you?

Then the singer's manager put her head around the changing room door and politely urged us to hurry up. Cui Jian had a rehearsal to get to.

I couldn't help being impressed by this, and I inquired politely, "Would you permit me to quote that line of yours in the future? "

After a helping or two it is acceptable to refuse politely or, more simply, just leave a little uneaten food.

I had an extra coat and offered it to her. She politely refused my offer but we started chatting.

Later, Bingley politely dancing with Charlotte. As he does so, he catches sight of Jane dancing with somebody else.

Despite the media strong surrounding her mental health, she was politely poised, receiving a standing ovation from the audience.

She asked politely if he would pay for a plane ticket.

In a discussion, if you want to persuade people to agree with you, you do it politely. You can say.

So knowing hoe to ask for information politely is important .

'I beg your pardon! ' said the Mouse, frowning , but very politely: 'Did you speak? '

She also politely turned aside questions from her own and Andrew's friends.

And as he politely shook their hands, he would be thinking: "I am going to bury you. "

The rancher nodded politely, apologized and went about his chores.

We'll treat our friends politely, forgive their mistakes and try to help them as much as possible.

"Come in, " , he said to us politely.

I said politely in timid voice and stuttered English.

The Banker is tired and just wants to take a nap, so he politely declines, and tries to catch a few winks.

Yossi Vardi, a veteran Israeli entrepreneur and venture investor, says it politely, but this is clearly not one of his many jokes.

Enquiries mean potential business so any business should be happy to respond to a direct enquiry promptly and politely.

Suggestions from the experts include nipping the habit in the bud by learning to say no -- politely -- to loans, tabs and rides.

When he saw me, he politely told me not to rush. He'd thought that I'd already left so he came to the house early in the morning.

Face the issue with the other party and discuss whatever challenges you may have candidly. Say what you mean politely.

A. Tell the Project Sponsor politely but firmly that if he wants the project done to your time scales and budget.

She enquired of me politely whether I wished to continue.

The engineer just wants to take a nap, so he politely declines and rolls over to the window to catch a few winks.

'The young mother is quite comfortable, madam, ' replied the doctor politely.

"Sit down, doctor, " she said politely.

He listened politely, but the look in his eyes suggested that he considered me rather na? ve.

Politely tell your new acquittance, "let's meet another day" , you move on to the next group.

Every one took a drink very politely , and then they made us cork it up and put it away .

When he asked politely if she were referring to herself, Cersei had thrown a cup of wine in his face.

When I was checking out, the cashier politely asked me if I wanted to donate a dollar to the Seattle Children's Hospital.

The best advice my dad ever gave me was: Everybody likes to give advice. Listen to it politely, then go do what you want.

He listened politely, then shook his head slowly.

Smith was familiar with rampant speculation, or "over trading" as he politely called it.

Smiling, relieved No. No. politely, suppressing her anxiety W. . . would you be so kind as tell mew. . . where Iam?

If you know the crowd is planning something you disagree with, have the courage to bow out politely.

One day when a regular customer called, I politely put him on hold in order to answer my other line.

When we got to the entrance of the cinema, our friends greeted us politely.

I'm just answering questions, politely correct me if I'm wrong; I wont respond to cussing.

Bree was outside showing her future son in law color samples for the home she had bought him, and smiling politely when they disagreed.

Or did you ever try a new recipe, serve it to guests, and notice they were politely trying to spit it in their napkin and hide it?

"Yes, sir. That's quite true, " answered Victor politely, "but I'm not having it all cut off. "

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For an agnostic Buddhist, this story must be false, or more politely (or patronizingly) mythical.

"Yes, sir, that's quite true. " Answered Miles politely, "but I'm not having it all cut off. "

If that does not work, politely tell the talkative person next to you that you must complete your work before you land.

He was never more than politely interested in any of the things that vitally interested every one else.

As for Frontex, squeezed by budgetary and personnel constraints, Mr Laitinen politely describes its job as "a challenge" .

"Yes, sir, that's quite true. " Answered Tom politely, "but I'm not having it all cut off. "

See the Wolf came to his brother, goats stood politely and the Wolf, and let the Wolf in his seat beside.

Oh; smiling politely, then a little frown came between his eyes.

"Would you like a bag to put your old shoes in then? " the cashier asked politely as she took the woman's money.

Always thank someone who offers to help you, whether you accept their help or refuse it politely .

We pointed out, politely, that the expression is "between you and me. "

"As you please, " the venerable one spoke politely.

Black Jim politely eased him out of the taxi and into the old Pontiac .

The old silver-haired man nodded politely, fixed Cal with another shocker shocked appraisal, and went back the way he'd come.

A flight attendant watches her do this, and politely informs the woman of returning to her seat in the economy class.

Secondly, even if he or her is rude for you, respond politely.

Find the right balance so you're politely persistent without crossing over to a pest.

Bobby replies politely that they will probably just go to the malt shop or to a drive-in movie.

But exhorting banks to aim for lesser returns will have about the same effect as politely asking North Korea not to pursue nuclear weapons .

Applicant: Well, a stewardess should be friendly, courteous, patient and treat passengers kindly and politely.

The guard politely requested to see the newcomer's identity card.

To take ownership of and responsibility for customer enquiries politely and efficiently on the telephone within boundaries of knowledge.

It is politely requested by the hotel management that radios (should) not be played after 11 o'clock at night.

The response should be made quickly and politely by someone senior. That way, customers get heard and corporate reputations get protected.

Jordan cannot politely turn down the invitation to an Arab foreign ministers' conference.

I politely ask the attention of the world. Please do not judge and mistreat us just because of what happened tonight.

Politely go away Sure enough, a policeman arrived on the scene and politely asked the workmen to go away.

Again and again Tom urged my uncle to go for a short plane ride, and each time he politely refused.

"Would you mind my opening the window? " , he said politely.

If someone is getting agitated or effusive on a cellphone, politely suggest he keep it down or move away from other guests.

"Oh, that would be quite unnecessary, Mr. Fogg, " said Ralph politely.

There was already a unit willing to accept me, but my secret was hepatitis B results reveal a medical unit, and then was politely refused.

The he said goodbye politely.

He politely asked the boss to release him from the obligation of eating such food.

She turned me down politely, explaining the scarf was actually a part of a garment set.

That makes now the ideal time to climb politely aboard and start the final leg of her leg trembler.

The boy listened politely and nodded, and that's when Mr. Gallagher noticed the student's fingers moving on his lap.

The kid sat down immediately, almost politely, and went to sleep.

Conditions in Karachi, the Pakistani city in which the trial is being conducted, could politely be described as "challenging" .

They cannot politely turn down the invitation to an Arab foreign ministers conference.

B. Politely but firmly challenge your lead technical person when he wants to expand the scope.

We politely declined. Mulan told me her class had begun studying frogs.

The CURLOPT_INFILESIZE_LARGE option, which specifies the size of the file to be uploaded, is politely ignored.

When he asked me to dance, I declined politely.

Politely push for a reason why. Tell them you aren't trying to change their mind, but that you just want to learn.

Turtle licked his lips when he saw the big plate of steaming food, but politely walked to the stream to wash.

If you are late for the performance, and also you find somebody else is sitting on your seat, how should you do politely?

We asked him politely to leave.

When people on the other end of the phone mumble, she upbraids them, politely, "Ahhh just can't understand you, ma'am. "

Most visitors were lucid enough to decline politely.

I smiled politely and looked straight ahead.

Women often complain men's difference between home and outside, why he treat others very politely and rude to me?

" Answered Miles politely, " but I'm not having it all cut off.

The second time I was asked politely to retire. The world only tolerates one change at a time.

Seeing the girl looking around helplessly on the platform, the young porter asked politely if she needed any help.

She suggested politely that the French government do more to support young French designers financially.

To ask someone politely about their day, you can say several things: Have you had a nice day?

She politely hummed and hawed and, after a lot of prompting , said she didn't like the haphazard way I arranged the food in the fridge .

Although 80% possibly is defusion, I still send a message to him, as I expect, he refused me politely because of his class!

the cashier asked politely as she took the woman's money.

It requests the usual free literature and politely asks for an additional item: samples.

He politely edged the visitors to the door.

e. We might want to ask someone to behave more politely if we see them breaking a rule of etiquette.

" Thank you , Ma'am , " says Jack politely, and steps inside, remembering to limp a little to show how worn and weary he was .

But Wikipedia sent back a politely feisty response, stating that the bureau's lawyers had misquoted the law.

However, their helpful influence during my speech was not decisive, as people tend to listen quite politely anyway.

It is a strange fact of life that we often talk to strangers more politely than we do those we are close to.

Stay in control when mountain biking. Before passing others, politely announce your presence and proceed with caution.

Cyrus Harding and his companions slept like innocent marmots in the cave which the jaguar had so politely left at their disposal.

Tom offered me a cigarette. I refused politely.

Since when have terrorists and tyrants announced their intentions, politely putting us on notice before they strike ?

If your parent is being irrational or refuses to offer up any good info lest they pollute your virgin ears, politely end the conversation.

Seeing the girl looking around helplessly on the plat from the young porter asked politely if she need any help.

Yang Jiechi politely listens to Billary the Wilderbeast's nagging while carefully avoiding to look into her popped out eyeballs.

We'd wait politely, but impatiently as he passed them out.

This politely urges people to take advantage of your offer before time runs out.

I politely declined and thanked her, explained I was most satisfied and with the meal.

They all politely laugh and stop just as quickly.

Communicates politely display courtesy to guests internal customers.

If your parents bring up an annoying subject, listen politely, then change the subject.

The audience smiled politely, laughed gently once or twice, relapsed into the mildest of amusement.

The Indian government needs to make higher education policies "more pragmatic" , says Mr Jain politely.

Mr Williamson's theory "remains relatively informal" as the Academy politely puts it.

He waited politely for a few minutes.

"Yes, I know. " said the pricest politely.

Just ask politely what could have been different about the way you presented yourself, and take note.

In this type of conversations, we must not overly emphasize on our own ideas, we must also politely listen to the other party.

He said goodbye to the teacher very politely.

refuse usually politely; being unwilling We had to decline the invitation to visit our friends in another city.

They are told to smile politely back, but nobody is going to do that.

He offers it to Mary kindly, but she refuses it politely.

She bobbed politely at me.

The staff members shall wear uniforms, neat and tidy, speak standard Chinese and talk politely, and bear clear duty marks.

Unexpectedly , both sides politely exchanged the telephone numbers and cards rather than quarrelling with each other.

Politely invited guest A to sign payment authorization form on the Guest Business Card and leave contact telephone No.

One word of warning: if you attempt what the airline deems "inappropriate activity" you will be asked - probably very politely - to stop.

I say that I also have severe asthma. She smiles politely and walks away.

They offered him some money, which he refused politely.