Sentences with phrase «in social niceties»

In one early scene, the camera zooms in on her thin, nearly always unsmiling mouth, the part of her face that most seems to reflect her steadfast refusal to participate in social niceties.

People were not interested in social niceties but in survival.

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We concluded (not incorrectly) that in many cases what had masqueraded as Christian teaching during our young lives was really nothing of the sort, but only Republican Party politics, outdated social niceties, and occasional bigotry standing in for reason where legitimate authority was in short supply.

I do not believe in forcing or shaming children into reciting social niceties when they don't mean them, (1) but I can appreciate that children who practice those niceties can find it easier to function among peers and adults.

Pascal lights up a cigarette indoors, he tracks dirt on the carpet, he shatters social niceties, saying to Moll in front of her mother, «Let's go out and get shit - faced.»

Focusing on respectful conversation and social niceties may seem to go against the grain in an era of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and accountability.

In a fast - paced and expanding workplace, such as that in this decision, the arbitrator held that it is reasonable for a manager to have significant expectations of their assistants, to abandon «social niceties like saying «good morning» and to be constantly «intense»In a fast - paced and expanding workplace, such as that in this decision, the arbitrator held that it is reasonable for a manager to have significant expectations of their assistants, to abandon «social niceties like saying «good morning» and to be constantly «intense»in this decision, the arbitrator held that it is reasonable for a manager to have significant expectations of their assistants, to abandon «social niceties like saying «good morning» and to be constantly «intense».

So, for a positive first impression, embracing social niceties — such as a good strong handshake — will stand you in good stead.