Pleasantries

Pleasantries over, he went on to propose a complete overhaul of today's farming practices and the "curiously perverse economic incentive systems" that prop it up, namely taxpayer subsidies.

Prince Charles takes on agricultural lobbies on both sides of Atlantic 2011

He's a 10-time All-Star, has won an MVP, scored nearly 23,000 points and helped propel the Dallas Mavericks into the playoffs 11 straight years, the second-longest streak in the league, after Tim Duncan's House of Inoffensive South Texas Pleasantries.

An NBA Voyage to the Heart of Dirk-Ness Jason Gay 2011

Pleasantries, small talk, but the canapés were ruined.

Godot, Go Wait Yourself! 2010

Pleasantries like "How are you doing?" and "What did you do last night?" are stripped away and only the most genuine and to-the-point communications are left.

Your Right Hand Thief 2008

Pleasantries would have been out of season, anyway, for the news was bad.

Isabelle Estelle Bruno 2010

Pleasantries apart, relations between the countries remain fractious as ever, with resolution to any combustible dispute -- Kashmir, Afghanistan, terrorism, nuclear build-up, water resources -- nowhere in sight.

Sunil Sharan: Climate Concert in South Asia 2010

Pleasantries exchanged, this is the first thing Andrew Motion says to me when we meet at his north London flat.

Archive 2009-02-01 2009

Pleasantries exchanged, this is the first thing Andrew Motion says to me when we meet at his north London flat.

Archive 2009-02-01 Rus Bowden 2009

Pleasantries over, the trio followed the hostess to a table at a nearby window.

Déjà Vu Suzetta Perkins 2009

Pleasantries exchanged, this is the first thing Andrew Motion says to me when we meet at his north London flat.

The Bible Should Be Required Reading For Children, According To A Non-Believer; Plus A Story By A Pinoy Translated Into Spanish 2009