| They committed themselves to elaborate codes of behavior that included respect for women and a certain mannerly decorum. |
| Finally decorum and restraint are swept aside, and the voice explodes, white with anger. |
| Such moments set the tenor for the place, where a sense of old-fashioned decorum co-exists with informality. |
| The idea of decorum had its strongest hold on the traditions of portraiture of nobles and worthies. |
| Although we might expect him to respond to such success with decorum, he took the opposite tack, highlighting his improprieties and provocations. |
| No matter how vigorous the steps, the old-style ballerinas radiated a glittering authority, decorum, and elegance. |
