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Mr. Landau may be a revered figure in the history of rock, but Mr. Cooper and Mr. Strong’s version of him reminded me of Paul Shaffer’s obsequious Artie Fufkin in “This Is Spinal Tap.”

Vance was never the first choice for even that obsequious role.

Some Swiss politicians are already arguing that Switzerland's negotiating tactics were not up to scratch – but some say too tough, others say too obsequious.

Last month's Nato summit in The Hague was an exercise in obsequious courtship.

That may afford instant gratification, but it only strengthens an obsequious subservience to Trump.