cordialities

In time, after numerous cordialities, the gentleman got to the point.

Sela, for her part, did not seem particularly interested in cordialities.

That was probably the most she could hope to get out of him as far as cordialities were concerned.

And then there would be no end of profane cordialities exchanged.

But cordialities soon set that to rest.

The panel of senators began assembling; cordialities were exchanged.

Alicia eyed those pages as she passed by them, ushered in with the usual cordialities to the couch area.

I am honored to be in your presence and extend utmost cordialities to your honorable father.

We exchanged cordialities and banalities (can't remember a word of it), and then it was time for him to address the crowd.

He cleared his throat, wondering how best to work round from these cordialities to a rude inquiry as to whether her father was interfering with her.

Preliminary cordialities over, Langley let the smile fade from his broad, smooth face, the moment Clyde mentioned the purpose of his interview.

Mrs. Ferguson took a healthy guzzle in her turn, and so we continued, passing the bottle from hand to hand, exchanging small cordialities with it.

The conversation concluded in a scatter of cordialities, and Trevelyan took his leave with grace, heading across the room to speak to Olivia before departing.

At one point, Mr. Aronwald and Mr. FitzMorris were assailing each other's use of cordialities in introducing themselves to witnesses.

Neyal exchanged cordialities with his fellow High Tabler, beamed on Tony like the Spirit of Harvest, and proffered a gauntleted hand.

Fraser had been working his way methodically through the group all evening, stopping here and there to exchange cordialities, tell a joke, pause to listen to a problem or a story.

The second lady had also brought reinforcement, in the person of a small, fat clergyman, dressed in dog collar and rusty coat, who appeared more entertained than distressed by the exchange of cordialities.

All the cordialities and hostage-swapping quickly fulfilled, Cabral himself goes ashore and negotiates a treaty of alliance between Portugal and Cochin kingdom, directed against Zamorin's Calicut.

He was amiable and neat in person and language, but never terse; and his style in manners and writing were bountifully steeped with gushingly effusive, but also often grating, cordialities.

If, as I hope, you become 'associate quarryman, you must make your own interpretation of these little cordialities, though I trust that you will not bring scandal to an enterprise which, to now, has been based upon probity.

After minimal opening cordialities, and ostentatious proclamations of friendship, Gama lays down his price: a treaty with Portugal has to be paid for with a hefty cash tribute to the King of Portugal.

Afterward, his security agents were to usher him quickly from the ballroom at the Sheraton New York Hotel, but to their dismay he jumped down from the stage and waded into the huge crowd, shaking hands and exchanging cordialities.

He also reports that the Trimumpara Raja of Cochin, despite his alliance and protection of the factory, is in fact furious at the Portuguese because Cabral's Second Armada had departed so suddenly (without cordialities and taking two noble Cochinese noble hostages with them).