respect
Example Sentences
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"With all due respect to the Congress, when it reaches my desk, I will veto it," Lula told journalists last week, while acknowledging his veto could be overridden by the largely conservative Congress.
From BBC
Teasing aside, there is an unequivocal sense of respect and appreciation for one another.
From Los Angeles Times
Optimal gifts—maximum happiness per dollar, minimal waste, and a distribution mechanism that respects revealed preference.
He was a pragmatic justice, not an ideological trailblazer, and he approached cases with an intense focus on the facts and law before him, with a deep respect for legal precedent.
Whitney is not a mountain to be trifled with, and a lot of people lack respect for it and find themselves in dangerous situations.
From Los Angeles Times
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