How To Use Demur In A Sentence
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The lawyer requested a break in the court case, but the judge demurred.
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Many of the pictures and symbols were helpful to the Democrats 'cause: a family that clearly was from the real America -- Wallace and Bobby, his parents; a wife, Elizabeth, who looks like the kind of unpretentious person who doesn't mind celebrating her anniversary at Wendy's; a demure daughter and two towheaded tots.
Digital Dispatches
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‘Gee, Bob,’ Fisher smartly demurred, ‘I'm not sure if that's advisable at this point.’
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McCain makes the Bush daughters look demure, which is a shame: we had so much hope for them taking over their father's mantle, but McCain looks like she will be fun too.
Paul Jenkins: Republican Circus: Extended Engagement
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The small collection of tops and skirts, based loosely on 1930s Chinese dresses, is elegant and demure, a long way from boho - the floaty skirts, peasant tops and leather disk belts her sister had us all wearing last summer.
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His wife of twenty-two years is sitting catty-corner to him in a turquoise T-shirt with a tropical fish swimming across her chest; but her slim ankles are demurely crossed, the resting pose of one of those fifties starlets who swished around on-screen in full skirts, sheer hose, and kitten heels.
THE HUSBANDS AND WIVES CLUB
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She actually envied the simplicity of Lucy Morris, for whom she delighted to find evil names, calling her demure, a prig, a sly puss, and so on.
The Eustace Diamonds
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While the red dress was provocative and outrageous, this dress was demure and conservative, not exposing much of anything.
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Hetta was a short, plump, demure young woman, with the softest smoothed hair, and the brownest brightest eyes.
Tales of all countries
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Yet every time he's asked about his influence, English demurs, deflects all credit onto the team, the players.
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Although the trend's most recent period of reference is the '80s, when demure collars topped many a blousy shirt, observers are quick to note that the more influential time is the early '60s, when JFK led men's fashion trends with trim collars that sat close to the chest.
The Incredible Shrinking Collar
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Yokes and sleeves are obvious choices for a peek-a-boo look, and for evening or vacation wear, consider a midriff inset in a seductive sheer or demure lace.
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-- Ed. [146] Scimus quam lubricus sit lapsus, dum aliunde nobis flabella suscitat Satan: quia videmur culpa exempti, si ejus partem sustinet qui nos ad flagitium inducit.
Commentary on Genesis - Volume 2
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Humans, she demurs, are not accustomed to such ‘rapid changes,’ as she terminates the relationship.
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I know that the rules are now somewhat laxer than they used to be and you get confused, but if it was not clear whether or not judgment had been entered, then it seemed to me this could only be on a demurrer basis.
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In addition to all this, the company providing its carriages or waggons is entitled to "demurrage" for every day beyond a certain time that these are detained by the companies to which they do not belong.
The Iron Horse
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Martin Kozlowski Asked to critique these endeavors, Mr. Gates demurs: "I applaud people for coming into this space, but unfortunately it hasn't led to significant improvements.
Was the $5 Billion Worth It?
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A demurral came from across the table.
The Times Literary Supplement
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She taught her how to act polite, demure, obedient and respectful.
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I do not know whether this is connected but I gave an opinion on a matter, I think, that went on demurrer to the Court…
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For two days, I fielded his calls with excuses, demurrals and, when that failed, hang-ups.
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The painting portrays a beautiful lady , gentle and demure, brimming with joy and confidence in life.
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He demurs: any movement of a certain size will attract people who are ‘a bit fanatical’ but ‘you're never going to agree with all of them’.
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Whereat nurse smiled demurely, knowing that that was the last thing to be afraid of in connexion with her child.
A Little Bush Maid
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* Scimus quam lubricus sit lapsus, dum aliunde nobis flabella suscitat Satan: quia videmur culpa exempti, si ejus partem sustinet qui nos ad flagitium inducit: [801] 1
Commentary on Genesis - Volume 2
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She was the lone female wrestler of the evening but she was not your average demure lady.
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Both very, very -- kind of demure and kind of quiet.
CNN Transcript Feb 14, 2005
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All Hindu women, respecting customs of decorum and demureness, refrain from drinking alcohol in public.
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The centerfold is a demurely posed (for our standards of 2008), extremely fit young black woman.
Archive 2008-04-01
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Sure she was wiry, but her businesslike combination of grey slacks and white blouse suggested someone quite demure.
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Moodie requested the use of a sofa for me during the night; but even that produced a demur from the landlord.
Roughing It in the Bush
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THIS jumpsuit and flowery jacket outfit was her most demure.
The Sun
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Melbourne, Australia's second largest city, resides demurely in the shadow cast by its more flamboyant sister city, Sydney.
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Bessie and Annie waited at table, the former with demure exemplariness, the latter with her usual good sense.
St Peter's Finger
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Greenspan agreed with his diagnosis, but demurred.
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He had made up his mind to see her advance with a measured step and a demure solemnity of countenance; he had felt sure that her face would be mantled with the smile of conscious saintship, or else charged with denunciatory bitterness.
Adam Bede
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I mean, I thought I'd get nice, small questions from quiet, demure girls that would be too shy to ask anything, really.
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A road ,' she demurred, `and there's no real connection.
BEHINDLINGS
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In subsequent prints, the demurely phallic-shaped object gradually metastasizes into a whorling explosion.
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We are not chartering, loading or unloading, so we have no demurrage costs to worry about.
LET NOT THE DEEP
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Her heart almost skipped a beat as she saw him turn around and look her straight in the eye, his face beaming with a somewhat demure smile.
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It would not be an order that would be made as on demurrer, but would be to stay.
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The lawyer requested a break in the court case, but the judge demurred.
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Annette is a universally loved star who, by all accounts, never wavered from the sweet, shy, demure girl she'd always been despite her success.
Jennifer Armstrong: What Mouseketeers Taught Me About Feminism
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If even a few nations demur or cheat, the whole system can break down.
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There are a number of such regional currency schemes in place, quite many of them being based on ideas of the Austrian Silvio Gesell; a key one being that of "demurrage:" holding on to money rather than getting it back into circulation fast is punished in some form.
Permaculture Research Institute of Australia
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demureness"/reducing the flesh on display/wearing a jacket really doesn't make sense.
The Guardian World News
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He explained further that after being refined in Spain, the refined products are then taken by marketers and imported into the country and demurrage which is the cost incurred by reason of transaction delays in the ports of a country, are normally charged by the importer for the duration in excess of the number of days agreed for evacuating the product.
AllAfrica News: Latest
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Walpole's story of the French lady who asked for her lover's picture; and when he demurred observing that, if her husband were to see it, it might betray their secret -- "O dear, no," she said -- just like Mr. Macaulay -- "I _will have the picture_, but it _need not be like_!
Famous Reviews
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If that were not ostracism enough, the women -- depicted so often as shy and demure in gauzy works of fiction with titles like that of Lee's play -- begin taking turns beating the daylights out of her.
Review: 'Songs of the Dragons Flying to Heaven' at Studio Theatre
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Is it some kind of attempt at demureness and modesty?
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Sipping a coffee and wearing a demure blue shirt, she does not look like a woman who has influenced a world leader.
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The neck line dipped demurely and the long sleeves puffed slightly at the shoulders.
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‘You'll have to talk to the industry spokespeople about that,’ he demurred.
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Unflouncy apart from a touch of frill at the back, this winner sported a demure v-neck, sleek, unfussy hair and understated makeup.
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The old man cut away the demurral with a choppy gesture.
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He had heard it said that her innocent demeanour combined with her intelligent mind made her a refreshing change from mindlessly demure damsels.
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She gave him a demure smile.
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How could she be so demure one second, and such a raging animal the next?
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When asked the age of her son she cheerfully demurs, claiming with some justification that such questions are normally only asked as a way of deducing her own age - dangerous information, which most sopranos prefer to keep to themselves.
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I took off my warm-up jacket with hundreds of pairs of eyes watching my every move and cast my glance downward to get deep into the mind-set of a demure and sensitive bird.
Welcome to My World
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Klyce demurs when asked if he may have been involved.
Jack Wheeler's widow craves answers
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`Well I'm very old, which I know has not escaped you...' Alma demurred.
LOST CHILDREN
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Until they started to dance, they looked prim and librarian-like in their dark-colored culottes topped by demure, sheer, white blouses.
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The lawyer requested a break in the court case, but the judge demurred.
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Instead of a Baron there stood Jim, white-waistcoated, demure, every hair in place, and, if she mistook not, even a deedy spark in his eye.
The Romantic Adventures of a Milkmaid
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Once in public, though, he demurs - as if upholding some unspoken bargain with white America to never look like an angry black man in exchange for continued off-the-charts "likability" ratings and a shot at reelection in 2012.
Obama, the Great Placator, needs to throw some elbows
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He seemed human, he had a terrific sense of humor, and when I asked him what he thought of George W. Bush, by whom he had recently been shivved in the South Carolina primary, he demurred in giving an answer while not masking his obviously dark feelings.
Seth Greenland: Hello, Sailor
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She's very demure and sweet.
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This season is apparently about looking demure in a dress.
Times, Sunday Times
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Were a port to be built adequate for large vessels, would it be able to handle the steamer traffic, which could allow only a few hours to load and unload without incurring demurrage costs?
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McCain said he was a long way off from endorsing any particular candidate, and demurred when asked to critique a handful of recent statements made by Texas Governor Rick Perry, in which he suggested global warming was a hoax and accused Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke of taking what he described as "treasonous" economic actions.
Breaking News: CBS News
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For to what else was owing our ruinous war of the Two Roses than to an original demur in our courts of law whether the descendant of an elder son through the female line had a title preferable or inferior to that of a descendant in the male line from a son confessedly _junior_?
The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 2
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His equal" is the correct answer: but even so demure and proper a support to thistly theology was to the ears that heard it as the hand of
An Englishwoman's Love-Letters
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Yokes and sleeves are obvious choices for a peek-a-boo look, and for evening or vacation wear, consider a midriff inset in a seductive sheer or demure lace.
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The slight designer, clad in a somber uniform of All Saints trousers and Prada patent leather sneakers, was surprisingly calm beneath his signature coiffure and decidedly more demure than his onscreen personality who has coined millennial catchphrases such as "Fierce!" and "Hot Tranny mess.
Nicole Berrie: Designer Christian Siriano Earns His Cool Factor
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She has always been slightly demure - a law-keeper not a law-breaker.
Times, Sunday Times
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The lawyer requested a break in the court case, but the judge demurred.
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Team with a blouse and heels for demure, preppy chic.
Times, Sunday Times
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“Soon,” said Vera, casting down her eyes, gone dovelike and demure as she tried not to appear hurt.
My Sweet Audrina
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Much as he demurred, she compelled him to receive back the unexpired portion of his rent.
CHAPTER XIV
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And the nine-pins are falling with barely demurring murmur.
Times, Sunday Times
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Sure she was wiry, but her businesslike combination of grey slacks and white blouse suggested someone quite demure.
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I suggested putting the matter to a vote, but the chairman demurred.
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Indeed, the website looks positively demure.
Times, Sunday Times
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How long is a ship obliged to remain on demurrage, and what are the rights of the owner if the charterer detains her too long?
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Mosk, though a loyal liberal Democrat, demurred, citing the right of free political association.
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Her delivery, too, is eerily good – a show of demure solicitude, invariably overtaken by steely, wild-eyed stridency.
The Iron Lady: first screening
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Pierre's own Chagall in this show is a Paris canvas of 1911, The betrothed, an evocation of the artist's fiancée in Russia dressed as a demure veiled bride.
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The centerfold is a demurely posed for our standards of 2008, extremely fit young black woman.
A Conversation, and an Afterword
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Her Majesty could not help smiling at the awe-struck manner in which the quiet demure figure of the little Scotchwoman advanced towards her, and yet more at the first sound of her broad northern accent.
The Heart of Mid-Lothian
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Today, however, he discussed my demurral on the air in such a way that indicated he had not read my letter.
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Well now, I must admit this is a new one on me; not something I had ever heard of before and at this point in time I am undecided whether to feel embarrassingly demure and uneducated or fiercely proud and superior.
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He demurs: ‘Losing a battle does not mean you will lose the war.’
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A demure figure in gloves and lace-trimmed dress, the queen is rising from her throne, revealing a small foot.
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The actress is demure and doe-eyed but armoured with immaculate grooming as San Francisco's top wedding planner.
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, released in 2007, almost finished him off, as his hesitant courtship of a fellow Hogwarts student (the demure Cho Chang) proceeded simultaneously with the onslaughts of a rampant snakelike essence from within his own brain.
Sex and the Single Wizard
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Heart-shaped leaves and demure purple flowers belie this ground cover's boldness.
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His color is really incredible and his tail seems to take possession of our demurrage.
Space Oddysey Inspired Apartment by Romolo Stanco
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The author also proposes a new concept: demurrage equality.
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He notices the look on her face and smiles in a demure, blushful way.
Something Better Than This
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Whether the respondents cross petition against the petitioners was demurrable and should be struck out.
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Although Stuart Levey has made multiple official visits to Jerusalem to liaise with Israeli government officials, when formally asked under a Freedom of Information Act request to reveal how TFI was tackling the reported $50-$60 billion laundered from the US through Israel and into illegal West Bank settlements, TFI politely demurred.
18 « September « 2008 « Niqnaq
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And if you lock at those clips of her in court -- you know how she has that sweater and she ` s kind of demurely, you know, fastening the button over her breast?
CNN Transcript Mar 12, 2009
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Plunging necklines were rendered almost demure with ruffled detailing and structured hips on a dress made from floral cloque.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7
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The Eagle was hardly in a position to object: but when he did demur, more for the look of it than for any other reason, Razan grunted.
KARA KUSH
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Then she cleared her throat and slipped demurely into the seat next to his at the multiterminal computer console where he'd been studying data on genetic variations within the Empyrean population.
The Better Man
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He is quiet and demure.
Times, Sunday Times
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‘I'm not interested in Hollywood,’ she demurs.
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But at the risk of having Ruddy relegate me once more to the old folks' bench in Theology Park, I would also like to register a demurral or two.
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So, she hid her femininity behind demureness, read her poems with eyes downcast and scuttled back to the safe haven of domesticity.
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She showed him her ball book with demure satisfaction when he strolled instead of rushed up to claim her for the next, a glorious polka redowa.
Little Women
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Her multi-dimensional character Denise is burdened with dreadfully stereotypical parents: the obstinate dad who wants her only to be a concert pianist, and the demure, subservient mom who finally speaks her mind at the totally expected moment.
Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat
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Prudie has long felt that the reflexive, polite demur is not necessary when people are impertinently out of line, either with their advice or their questions.
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So if someone asked me whether the use of the term tar baby, in isolation, signified a racist mentality, I really would have to demur.
Is Tony Snow, Press Secretary to the Pres. a Racist?
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Among the more famous pictures is a Peg Woffington by Hogarth, not here "dallying and dangerous," but demure as a nun; also the "Modern Midnight Conversation" from the same hand; three or four bewitching Romneys; a room full of beauties of the
Highways & Byways in Sussex
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Ask any senior Labour politician the reason for defeat and he demurs.
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I would not demur at all from what your Honour says.
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The claim that public art has not been given serious aesthetic or political attention in Chicago may draw demurrals.
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‘I'm not a very good close reader of my own work,’ she demurs when asked to explain the meaning of an incident near the end of The Namesake.
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KELLEY ON BUSHAuthor Kitty Kelley sat demurely through a lengthy and glowing introduction of herself before a lunch gathering at Georgetown's 1789 restaurant on Wednesday.
Capitol Letter: The Zoning Battle
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She is a saucer-eyed cutie with soft pink hair, a charming smile, and a demure pinafore dress.
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They demurred politely, but finally agreed to stay.
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According to highly unreliable sources, Mr Clinton had been sounded out earlier on this proposal but had demurred due to his busy schedule of engagements.
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Certainly, it appeared that she had conceded defeat to the new generation of upstarts when she launched herself as a children's author last year, all horn-rimmed glasses and demure frock.
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Far from being meek, mild and modest, librarians hide beneath their demure appearance hot and passionate personalities.
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I suppose all mums like their daughters to look demure and mine is no different.
The Sun
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Gleaming with oil, demurely home from the palaestra or the dance.
MIND MELD: Gods by the Bushel
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They generally respond with a "demur" which is an attack on your complaint.
Iris Martin: Homeowners: The War Games Have Begun
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After crossing demur period, province hall will award prize formally.
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Grant leave to the defendant to withdraw its demurrer filed 23 June 2004, and the same is now withdrawn;
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The Eagle was hardly in a position to object: but when he did demur, more for the look of it than for any other reason, Razan grunted.
KARA KUSH
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Where Monica was bold and brassy, Amanda was quite and demure.
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Well, Bluebell is our heroine, and we must make the best of her, -- to some people admiration never does come amiss; and if a demure _oeillade_ can play the mischief with the too inflammable of the rougher sex, I don't know who is to be held accountable except the father of lies.
Bluebell A Novel
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In this context, demurring to show a dying horse is a nonsense.
Times, Sunday Times
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A member of the audience piped up to suggest that O'Donnell's position as pro-tort reform was clear enough, despite his demurral.
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But still she demurred, being a very sane, intelligent girl, with an imagination which produced no more alluring mental picture than a cold and draughty drive, a colder and draughtier and even more depressing inspection of a ruined factory, and such small matters as a lost lunch.
Bones in London
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Motorway pumpers don't want flimsy or demure, we need dairy-farm efficiency - something bulky and rubberised.
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Demurely as she sat there behind the tea-urn – for Dr. Gregory still engrossed all the attention of his guest, as far as talking was concerned – Fleda was again inwardly smiling to herself at the oddity and the pleasantness of the chance that had brought those three together in such a quiet way, after all the weeks she had been seeing Mr. Carleton at a distance.
Queechy
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Importers must also pay shipping companies demurrage, which is a charge imposed to cover the time between the arrival of its vessel and the return of its container delivered at the port.
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New York Fashion Week: Rodarte Odd Jobs: Body Make-Up Artist Other British-inspired styles on the runways included broad-brimmed hats at Tommy Hilfiger, the tiny headpieces known as fascinators at Marc Jacobs, and a surfeit of demure, pleated, calf-grazing skirts practically everywhere.
Dress Me, Kate! Modern Modesty
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When they become possessed by their spirits, these demure, purdah-confined ladies undergo a remarkable change.
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On the streets of Tokyo, slim-hipped sylphs favour stiletto-heeled Prada sandals, demure Agnes B pencil skirts, a Hermes jacket and a Louis Vuitton handbag.
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Anna opened the show with a chambray cape that had a demure military sensibility.
Michelle Madhok: Get the Look of Anna Sui's Spring Collection for Under $50
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Wringing pigeons' necks, plucking and cleaning, were jobs he now did without demur.
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By taking the time to cultivate a specific style for yourself -- whether intentionally demure or outlandish or somewhere in between -- you are conveying that you are strong enough to be introspective, which is no small task.
Lesley M. M. Blume: The Substance of Style
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Then, blithely ignoring Barksdale's demurral, he ordered: ‘Report on Monday.’
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Much, and much of the best, criticism in the past decade has been thus motivated; we now know a poet less quaint, less demur, and more politically engaged than previous generations might have imagined.
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Far from being meek, mild and modest, librarians hide beneath their demure appearance hot and passionate personalities.
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Beatrice was demure, reserved, enjoyed those tedious dinner parties of state, and seemed content to spend her afternoons bent over needlework.
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The mother is a demure Thai lady with many girlfriends, all of whom seem to visit at the same time.
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Even though he had never even written a six-part fugue for keyboard, Bach immediately demurred.
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Above the demure neckline of the simply cut dress, the girl's face was a pale oval.
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If the king demurs, their power on the street stands to grow.
The Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan
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She's not unmoved, but demurs because she doesn't want to complicate their arrangement.
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When you represent some part of the sprawling federal government, though, there's more to contend with than just personal demureness.
State, Agencies Working Out the Details to Get Online
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I'd intended to be mature and sedate and demure and just wistfully watch the young guests from afar.
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Those of us who demur are labelled ‘self-haters’.
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It peeps out, even in the most serious passages, in a kind of demure rebellion against the fanaticism of his remorseless intelligence.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 31, May, 1860
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After his unusual demureness in face of the star-making machinery, I'm pleased to see Philip Pullman recovering his characteristic pugnacity to defend his dark materials from the interference of the interfering Faithful: Religion grants its adherents malign, intoxicating and morally corrosive sensations.
Philip Gets His Groove Back
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The long skirts, the demure looks, the curled tresses, the composure, the sensuality, the shy glance - these are all so hauntingly remindful of a bygone era.
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Indeed, the website looks positively demure.
Times, Sunday Times
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Its double tints and strange changefulness, and the smooth creamy cheeks with their moving islets of roses that would come and go at a word, were pretty protests of Nature, I used to think, against the demure tints of her pearl-gray silken gown.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 102, June, 1876
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Sitting demurely on the couch, I quietly spasmed in orgasm.
Ballardian » Ballardian/Savoy Microfiction competition winners
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* Scimus quam lubricus sit lapsus, dum aliunde nobis flabella suscitat Satan: quia videmur culpa exempti, si ejus partem sustinet qui nos ad flagitium inducit: [801] 1
Commentary on Genesis - Volume 2
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[17] Of these renderings the subjoined may be taken as favorable specimens: -- "Breve originale, original sinne; capias, a catch to a sad tune; alias capias, another to the same (sad tune); habeas corpus, a trooper; capias ad satisfaciend., a hangman: latitat, bo-peep; nisi prius, first come first served; demurrer, hum and haw; scandal. magnat., down with the Lords.
A Book About Lawyers
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Time you had a wash," he said to her and when she demurred, he growled out the word, `Now!
DREAMS OF INNOCENCE
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O'Brien's servant, however, had admitted the two of them without demur.
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The author also proposes a new concept: demurrage equality.
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We were weeks past demureness, of secreting ourselves deep into earshotless underbrush to go to the bathroom.
It Wasn't Me.
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They were all speechless, ignoring the delicious food before them, and watched the demure girl glide across the floor towards the zither.
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The majority were in favour of the plan,but a few demurred.
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The manicurist was a lithe, tall girl, with a small young, wicked face; and meekly demure.
Married Life The True Romance
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‘Hello Mark… ‘she said lowering her eyed in fake demureness and smiling so that her dimples showed.’
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She is almost always shown in profile and never engages the viewer, but with downcast eyes she seems intensely self-absorbed or excessively demure.
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Behind the spectacles and the twin set of the demure secretary runs the hot blood of a rampaging minx.
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She looked almost demure, she thought disparagingly, glaring at her reflection as if her dilemma were all the mirror's fault.
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The defendant could not have demurred to the plaintiff's declaration, which would have shown a perfectly good cause of action, and, unless the defendant set up something to defeat the claim, the action would have been maintainable.
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With his allegiance divided between the throne and the Catholic Church, More demurs, until circumstances force him to make a choice.
John Farr: Getting Religion: The Ten Best Films on Faith
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Above his head, Jasmine curls her body into a Scorpion, her expression demure, bordering on bashful.
Cheer!
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I'd intended to be mature and sedate and demure and just wistfully watch the young guests from afar.
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The doctor demurred, but Piercey was insistent.
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Let us not demur, internets, I have a record to beat!
Reading For Change
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It is the silver lining to my -- cloud," demurely; "dull clothes are dreadful when the sky is dark.
The Trumpeter Swan
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I think we will, and I'll say it demurely which is hard for me, better weather this storm then most others which is why we are projecting the kind of growth in EBITDA that we suggest for next year.
Pfblogs.org: The Ad-Free Personal Finance Blogs Aggregator
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We are all Naturally Im - pudent; only lyQuJlom, and Fig-leaves, we have been taught to Dif - guife the Matter, and Look Demurely; and that's it which we call Modejly.
Fables of Æsop, and other eminent mythologists : with morals and reflexions.
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Successful women performers thus had to have a demure appearance and restrict their body movements on stage to conform to idealized concepts of womanhood.
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I wore jeans or the demure dresses approved of by the school authorities.
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With her dark eyes and hair, her prominent cheekbones and chin, she looks like Jackie Kennedy, only a taller, rangier version, not so coiffed and demurely feminine.
Imperfect endings
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Rivka's desire is rebellious and demonstrates a strong will hidden beyond a demure and feminine modesty.
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‘Not because I'm the best, but because I'm the fastest,’ he demurs in his New York-via-Edinburgh accent.
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She sat demurely, which was very unlike her usual loud and unruly self, and stared at the wall, barely blinking.
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When people were given the option of not having their name listed, many demurred, and the list became incomplete and not very useful.
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It is the costume designer's job to reflect a show's era and story and to signal the personality of each character with a signature look-whether it's sexy, demure, vulnerable, or hot-tempered.
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Indeed, the website looks positively demure.
Times, Sunday Times
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Mosk, though a loyal liberal Democrat, demurred, citing the right of free political association.
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The Chinese family, believing in Islam demur at eating pork.
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They saw how she tucked her face down, all dimpling and demure, fingers toying coquettishly with the straw in her Coca-Cola.
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Obama envoy warns of 'no deal' summit group is being told to dress more 'demurely'.
WN.com - Articles related to All's well for Brad Paisley, who's set to play MSG
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It is hard to think of people more demure in rhetorical comportment than senior envoys of the UN or the British Foreign Office.
