1.   While Dole received a polite reception from the crowd, there were some skeptics.

2.   At Fox they got a polite reception.

3.   Albanese, a city councilman from Brooklyn, also got a polite reception, urging people to give him a chance in the Democratic primary.

4.   But the generally polite reception belied a growing suspicion here about U.S. intentions.

5.   Russell-Johnston received a polite reception from Putin, but there was no indication that the Russians were interested in his proposals.

6.   The employees at the Boeing plant gave Bush a generally polite reception.

7.   The women got a far more polite reception on Thursday.

8.   They were given a polite reception, one of them reported later, fed some good meals, and offered limousines to whisk them back to the airport.

9.   Lawmakers offered Yeltsin a coldly polite reception, giving him mild applause only when he completed his speech.