(n.) An act of civility or respect; an act of kindness or favor performed with politeness.
(n.) Favor or indulgence, as distinguished from right; as, a title given one by courtesy.
(n.) An act of civility, respect, or reverence, made by women, consisting of a slight depression or dropping of the body, with bending of the knees.
(v. i.) To make a respectful salutation or movement of respect; esp. (with reference to women), to bow the body slightly, with bending of the knes.
(v. t.) To treat with civility.
Example Sentences:
(1) Löw’s side became the first from Europe to claim the trophy on Latin American soil courtesy of Götze’s fine 113th-minute finish from André Schürrle’s delivery.
(2) Image: Courtesy of Pew Research Center The data also show why autocrats might have reason to fear open discussions in cyberspace.
(3) He takes a throw-in deep in United territory, from which the home side launch a counter-attack courtesy of Wayne Rooney.
(4) That, however, tells only part of the story of a night in which Chelsea went 2-0 ahead, courtesy of headed goals from Didier Drogba and John Terry, only for Napoli to respond via a peach of shot from Gokhan Inler.
(5) Of course, we had different political opinions but he never treated me with anything less than complete courtesy and I had profound respect for his integrity."
(6) The David Lynch limited-edition box set is available on Blu-ray and DVD from 4 June, courtesy of Universal Pictures
(7) Ms Williams's name will already be familiar to many gay rights campaigners courtesy of a memorable speech on same-sex relationships, in which she applauded Jamaica's criminalisation of what her sect considers a curable aberration, a diagnosis she did not hesitate to apply to Tom Daly.
(8) Here's as good a precis of this game so far as you'll read, courtesy of Matt Dony: "Watching this game is like flicking back and forth between, say, Barcelona vs Spain, and QPR vs Sunderland circa their last dalliance with the Premier League.
(9) Obligatory indie section is obligatory Yeah, but there was some good stuff in Microsoft's blipvert run-through of indie titles – all coming to the console courtesy of the ID@Xbox programme, which seeks to help smaller studios make and distribute games on the platform.
(10) His defence fell apart at a set piece, conceding a late goal when, courtesy of Jos Hooiveld's flick, Maya Yoshida headed James Ward-Prowse's free-kick beyond the impressive Vito Mannone.
(11) Violence may indeed be an instinct in Yemen, but so are courtesy and humour.
(12) He acknowledged that he and Burns have met senior executives at Five, but stressed: "We've met everyone out of courtesy".
(13) All three of those came from the penalty spot courtesy of Guardado, two on highly disputed calls.
(14) 90+2 min: Chile counter-attack courtesy of Mark Gonzalez, Alexis Sanchez and Matias Fernandez.
(15) Photograph: Courtesy of the family It’s been over a month since Fátima Avelica watched Ice agents, wearing uniforms stamped “POLICE”, handcuff and arrest her father, and the pain of that moment still lingers.
(16) Here, courtesy of Dazvid Hills always-excellent Said and Done column in the Observer, are some figures to bear in mind when considering your answer: £1.7bn: Current forecast for Fifa's overall profit from the World Cup , with all income from broadcasting, marketing and tickets channelled out of South Africa.
(17) "We understand that this is a sensitive issue for many in India and we are looking into the intake procedures surrounding this arrest to ensure that all standard procedures were followed and that every opportunity for courtesy was extended," Carney said at a briefing on Wednesday.
(18) Someone who can manage a 10%-plus deposit can fix for five years at 2.99% courtesy of West Bromwich building society.
(19) In other words, we’re meant to get diversity and responsiveness courtesy of monoliths.
(20) One of those changes, Joe Dodoo, 20, scored a hat-trick on his debut while Andrej Kramaric was on target too as Leicester progressed to the third round courtesy of a 4-1 win at Bury , for whom Danny Mayor scored.
Diplomacy
Definition:
(n.) The art and practice of conducting negotiations between nations (particularly in securing treaties), including the methods and forms usually employed.
(n.) Dexterity or skill in securing advantages; tact.
(n.) The body of ministers or envoys resident at a court; the diplomatic body.
Example Sentences:
(1) Had he learned diplomacy, his career might have suffered less.
(2) The index, now in its third year, was compiled by the PR firm Portland Communications in conjunction with the University of Southern California school of public diplomacy.
(3) And the larger point is this: it is diplomacy.. that can best solve disputes like this in the 21st century.
(4) The pope, whose foray into diplomacy helped spur negotiations between the US and Cuba , is expected to address the topic in a speech before the UN in New York in September.
(5) High stakes is a terrible cliche, but this is about as high stakes as diplomacy gets.
(6) There was diplomacy, all right, but it was diplomacy aimed at licensing war.
(7) "My definition of diplomacy is to create space for dialogue," he said.
(8) In this manner the society succeeded in attracting many thousands of workers to its meetings and worked without openly alienating employers, trade unions, the government, or the medical profession--a remarkable feat of diplomacy.
(9) 'Azerbaijan is turning into a dictatorship – we shouldn't fall for its caviar diplomacy' Read more The crowded courtroom was growing increasing stifling as the air-conditioner could not cope with mid-August heat.
(10) His message was echoed by Albert Royo, of Diplocat, the Catalan body responsible for public diplomacy.
(11) It was a turning point in history, and was a written text promoting peace and diplomacy.
(12) The history of the Gujarat riots and the RSS connection is not going to simplify diplomacy anywhere in the Islamic world.
(13) Israel has repeatedly threatened to take military action if diplomacy fails to contain Iran’s nuclear aspirations.
(14) Both sides, wearied by decades of fruitless diplomacy, cautioned that an initial meeting – scheduled for the "next week or so" in Washington, according to Kerry – will not automatically lead to productive negotiations.
(15) For Merkel, the meeting is the start of a week of whirlwind diplomacy that will see her meeting heads of state in Tallin, Prague and Warsaw before hosting first the leaders of the Netherlands, Finland, Sweden and Denmark, and then the presidents of Slovenia, Bulgaria and Croatia at Schloss Meseberg, a baroque castle outside Berlin.
(16) Rightly, Miliband gives diplomacy more time, while those in his party, like Ben Bradshaw on these pages on Thursday, who support military intervention cite their leader to make the case.
(17) In the first comments to come out of Damascus since the accord to disarm Syria of its chemical weapons, brokered by Russia and the US, was announced, Ali Haidar, paid fulsome tribute to its longstanding ally, praising "the achievement of the Russian diplomacy and the Russian leadership".
(18) Some will argue that Turnbull needed to avoid megaphone diplomacy – that is, direct public criticism of Trump’s refugee bans – to preserve the US deal to take refugees off Nauru and Manus Island.
(19) They have learned from this and dedicate a lot of effort toward diplomacy and government cooperation.
(20) The entire Middle East will benefit if this is the new normal.” Hossein Rassam, a London-based Iranian analyst, said the lifting of sanctions would bring two years of intensive diplomacy to fruition.