Sentences with phrase «little civility»

A little civility can go a long ways.

And hopefully this new comment system restores a little civility amongst the community.

A little civility between the two sides will go a long way.

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That's not a surprising finding exactly (any parent or kindergarten teacher could tell you the same thing), but in a world where we could all use a little more civility at work, it's worth reminding ourselves that tired employees are generally not the kindest or most patient employees.

Even at its vaguest, civility is a principle worth following: don't be a jerk, say please and thank you, hold the door open for little old ladies and so forth.

Attempts by the academic community to erase distinctions between levels of intensity, and the «ends» of which Aristotle spoke, leave little room for the civility that is one of our society's almost accidental inventions and one of its most cherished if precarious achievements.

And what was once a little quip or comment explodes, which is when the yelling starts, and any hope of any actual communication, progress or civility is tossed out the window.

*** SIN, NO SIN (I don't care who you are, what it is, or how the «world» wants to «package your sin» in a «neat little wrapping» called «rights» or «civility» or «whatever» it is SIN and SIN is not acceptable at any time with The Lord Jesus Christ - HE IS HOLY!)

The Internet isn't usually known for the civility of its inhabitants - and one might argue that the general anarchy that reigns over the Web is a major part of its charm - but every once in a while a little politeness is exactly what the doctor ordered.

It also fails to blow it out of the water in terms of refinement — the BMW's interior materials may be a little nicer in a few areas, but the X5 M lacks the day - in, day - out civility of the SRT8.

It sounds like the new one will have the utility of the old one, while the civility will improve, at least a little.

For Zakanitch, flowers, as well as tureens, little animals, even Jane Austen, are part of a vocabulary of civility that permeates his oeuvre.

And I just have to note, intentional hyperbolic misconstruing is itself not conducive to civility and is particularly ironic when used to complain about a little snark.

One understands that the failure of the world to warm as ordered is an embarrassment and that those who had confidently but erroneously predicted extreme temperature increases are feeling more than a little foolish at the moment, but, even allowing for that, more civility and humility would surely now be sensible.

Some of the suggestions here are more acts of common manners and civility than random kindness; regardless, no gesture of thoughtfulness is too little in times of discord or discontent.

Complaining about a lawyer's lack of civility smacks a little of whining to your mother because someone was mean to you in the schoolyard.

But whereas Roosevelt advocated soft - spoken diplomacy undergirded by strength and resolve — «if a man continually blusters, if he lacks civility, a big stick will not save him from trouble,» he warned — Trump has placed little stock in the softer side of diplomacy.

This can sometimes be challenging, especially if you are still living under the same roof, but taking the high road with a little bit of civility up front will go a long way later on.

While that is the part everyone remembers, read the rest of the quote: «I'm going back to Charleston where there is still a little grace and civility left in the world.»