11.   But it soon became apparent that this band had higher aspirations than merely sneering and spitting at polite society.

12.   But in polite society, when someone hands you a long-sought gift, the only acceptable response is, Thank you.

13.   But this documentary does slightly soften the image of a hard-rock icon who broke the mold, and countless rules of polite society.

14.   Every salute to Jewish achievement carries with it the danger of buttressing the paranoia of nut cases, as well as the discreet bigotry of polite society.

15.   Even in a country that has gone crazy for faxes, there are, after all, limits to what polite society can bear.

16.   For Hasumi, Kitano is the exception that confirms the rule in polite Japanese society.

17.   For years, said Brigham, a former curator of the Fall River Historical Society, the murders were not discussed in polite society.

18.   Granted, the concept of polite society has been barely breathing in the United States since World War II.

19.   He broke nearly every rule of polite religious society.

20.   Her opinions remained chalk scratchings on the blackboard of polite society.