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The movie chokes on its own dreary discourtesies.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 6, 2011

Many knowing Burmese were forced to hide a snicker when they heard that Chou had filed an official complaint about discourtesies appearing in the Burmese press.

From Time Magazine Archive

You note the weaknesses of officialdom, the discourtesies, the disregard and lack of respect for the people.

From Time Magazine Archive

But it was the first air exposition that New York has had for almost eight years and 20,000 persons daily endured the active discourtesies of Grand Central Palace Exposition factotums to see the planes.

From Time Magazine Archive

The count collects a large sum of money annually from his subjects in the way of fines—some of them for most trivial offences or discourtesies, and these numerous fines keep the subjects very poor.

From Modern Persia by Daniel, Mooshie G.