| But now the courts seem inclined to be more deferential to the prosecution's side of this problem. |
| She is combative, not deferential, but not as effective as I'd like to see. |
| Instead, he underplays and it's a joy to watch him assume just the right mask of deferential blandness to manage his Colonel. |
| He asked me where my Pass was, and I turned very polite, deferential and apologetic, saying that I had left it at home. |
| It's particularly difficult if you're doing those role-changes with people you have been used to being highly deferential towards. |
| Significantly, however, we need not view the verdicts in that deferential, crabbed way. |
