A deferential attitude also characterized public remarks by the two sides.

I could sense the difference in Blackridge immediately: a deferential attitude, and something like relief.

I wondered what it was in Turnip's deferential attitude, in her posture of submission, which so inflamed Radish.

I tried by my deferential attitude to show him our respect as soldiers, and saw in his tired eyes how heavy that hour must have been for him.

Croucher glanced nervously at the master who had interrupted him and Ramage thought he sensed a slightly deferential attitude.

On this occasion and throughout the campaign, abolition was held back by Wilberforce's trusting, even credulous nature, and his deferential attitude towards those in power.

The man got back on his feet and took an attitude deferential rather than servile.

Describing the glassless limestone reliefs as unencumbered, Philippe de Montebello, the museum's director, said that "we honestly believe that people approach great things with a deferential attitude."

While Manuel's famed sense of humor and warm, congenial nature emerged in the interview segments, so did his shyness, deferential attitude - and inebriation.

He maintained a deferential attitude towards the older, seniority-laden Southern members when he first entered the Senate, avoiding publicity and focusing on committee work and local issues.