1.   After this experience I spent much time letting the world know that in Russia, the polite thing is to peel the bananas for the ladies.

2.   Again, Curtis eschewed the polite thing and tried to dodge rather than duck.

3.   Despite the nice polite things Dole and Bush said about each other when she embraced his presidential candidacy, their relationship is inherently awkward.

4.   He said all the polite things about his best finish of the season but bristled when asked if he were happy with second place.

5.   That seemed the polite thing to do.

6.   The next day, Starbucks chairman and chief executive Howard Schultz did the polite thing.

7.   The polite thing to do would be to pen a flowing tribute, I suppose.