The French are polite, but it is often mere ceremonious politeness.

For a moment her smile evinced actual amusement rather than mere politeness.

Kerrick meant what he said, it was not mere politeness.

Her look at him showed plainly she didn't take it for mere politeness.

Daddy's question was the mere politeness of a host.

Now Alai's interest looked like more than mere politeness.

There was no d Dupont's face as he leaned across the tal mere interested politeness.

There was no reason why he should have suspected trouble resulting from mere politeness to members of the Rhodian royal family.

He looked at her, a gentleness in his moist eyes that was more than mere politeness.

"Thank you," she said, meaning it as far more than a mere politeness.