formal courtesy
Example Sentences
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The campaign began on April 6 when Mr. Brown paid a formal courtesy visit to Queen Elizabeth II, asking her to dissolve Parliament.
From New York Times • May 6, 2010
Thus it raised eyebrows recently�and provoked some snickers�when American Charg� d'Affaires Russell Fessenden was kept waiting while the ambassador of a small Latin American country paid a formal courtesy call on West Germany's chief executive.
From Time Magazine Archive
At the hands of the Press, II Benito received not even formal courtesy.
From Time Magazine Archive
They stepped forward to meet him with every appearance of formal courtesy, and no introduction was needed.
From The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo by Stoddard, William O.
If a touch of formal courtesy is desired, the forms "I am" or "I remain" may be used before the complimentary closing.
From How to Write Letters (Formerly The Book of Letters) A Complete Guide to Correct Business and Personal Correspondence by Crowther, Mary Owens
