| He is perfectly mannerly, but has the air of a man who expects, and receives, deference. |
| Furthermore, we have a deference to authority that amounts to an abdication of individual responsibility. |
| What is difficult to understand is why so much deference is paid to the threats from the Right. |
| Federal rules for regulating professionals have existed for many years, but have been exercised with deference toward state standards. |
| Even the exalted Christ continues to employ the idiom of reverential deference for the Ancient of Days! |
| They fell still, if only for a moment, in deference, but could not maintain their composure long. |
