deferential

Example Sentences

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Encouragement to be less deferential came from James and Davis.

From Los Angeles Times

“I have grave doubts about the constitutional propriety of Congress vesting administrative agencies with primary authority to adjudicate core private rights with only deferential judicial review on the back end,” wrote Justice Clarence Thomas.

From Washington Post

"They were extremely modest, highly collaborative and hugely deferential of each other's work. Some of them didn't even sign their drawings with their names," he says.

From BBC

And when law enforcement did become aware of abuse allegations, police and prosecutors were often deferential and “uninterested in probing what church leaders knew and when,” according to the report.

From Washington Times

The original Constitution, drafted in 1889, was heavily influenced by mining executives, and the resulting laws were highly deferential to industrial interests.

From New York Times