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  • You can probably guess how Maison Ikkoku ends, but for courtesy's sake, I must insert a spoiler alert before I continue.

    Archive 2008-01-01 2008

  • You can probably guess how Maison Ikkoku ends, but for courtesy's sake, I must insert a spoiler alert before I continue.

    Manga Review: Maison Ikkoku 2008

  • Yes, guys may be dogs, and yes, they may not pay us the same courtesy's sp? that we pay them, but the right thing to do in this situation would have been to tell him either on the phone or in person.

    blog: Yearning for Hot Wheels, and an Inherent Knowledge on How To Do This 2009

  • The wine was good, and he nibbled at the rice cake for courtesy's sake as they discussed the day, the season, the dead year and the new one, and the lands all around.

    Spirit Gate 2006

  • She did no more than offer me half an orange for courtesy's sake.

    The Life of the World to Come Baker, Kage 2004

  • If his fingers touched her bare back as they descended the stairs, she was certain it was only for courtesy's sake.

    Heaven's Price Brown, Sandra, 1948- 1994

  • For courtesy's sake, although he had heard that she knew Spanish well, he used English too, despite the fact that his was colorless.

    The Stars Are Also Fire Anderson, Poul, 1926-2001 1994

  • For courtesy's sake, although he had heard that she knew Spanish well, he used English too, despite the fact that his was colorless.

    The Stars Are Also Fire Anderson, Poul, 1926-2001 1994

  • He had always hated grand social occasions anyway, but had felt obliged for very courtesy's sake to accept his invitations for a while.

    Beyond the Sunrise Balogh, Mary 1992

  • Now I'll have stay a week or so, for courtesy's sake, for the sake of this man and his kin; but I should have known better than to come.

    The Boat of a Million Years Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1989

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