How To Use Placatory In A Sentence
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Well, they are putting a brave, even placatory face on it but there is no question that should its on-line services arrive in York and be of great size it will have serious consequences for conveyancing practices.
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Anders raised both hands in a placatory, soothing way.
Red Wolf
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The manager is therefore in the placatory position of insisting that decisions in South Africa will not be made on the basis of his own software.
Fabio Capello ready to rule out Gareth Barry and pick Owen Hargreaves
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I made a telephone call on September 27 to report the problem again which elicited placatory words and promises of action; the light was repaired that day.
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The tone of the letter was placatory.
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But the third note was more placatory, so if another note came it might just say `Sorry to have bothered you '.
SUMMER OF SECRETS
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“I know, I know,” he said, raising his hands in a placatory gesture.
Star Trek: Myriad Universes: Shattered Light
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What would once have been regarded as an acceptable gift has now become a placatory toy, so it's necessary to compete if you want the child to recognise this is a gift with special intentions.
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an astonishingly placatory speech
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On it she had even performed placatory slave dances, dances of the sort in which the female tires to convince the male that she might perhaps be worth sparing, if only for the pleasure she might bring him.
Cinnamon Roll
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Anna raises a placatory hand, wincing as she does so at the volume of Lavinia's yells.
LOVE YOU MADLY
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The stereotype of battered wives as fragile, passive, placatory and docile does not do justice to their actual role in marriage relationships.
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Heins,38 Roald commented ruefully in response, deciding wisely that to be placatory was the most sensible course of action.
Storyteller
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He's said nice, placatory things, and he's kept the peace, but we need more than that to drive the country forward.
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Accompanying the placatory expressions from London were dispatches from U.S. ambassador McLane urging Polk to seek a compromise at the 49th parallel, which he said Britain would readily accept.
A Country of Vast Designs
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The placatory measures could well have some effect on the population—they're not trivial and will be received quite well," said a Western diplomat familiar with the area.
Region's Unrest Raises Heat on Saudi Leaders
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When he refuses to submit and instead responds vigorously, back off quickly and overcompensate for failure by switching into a placatory mode.
Dilip Hiro: Obama's Rudderless Foreign Policy Underscores America's Waning Power
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Nevertheless, such statements were sometimes placatory and social pressures toward conformity could be strong.
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Patricia was nonplussed by Coyne's behaviour, but she continued to be placatory.
A MATTER OF CONSCIENCE