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Example sentences for: deference

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It was planned in the 1820s as a symbol of Scottish national pride and designed as a mini-Parthenon, in deference to the neoclassical style popular at the time.
Another has been the noteworthy deference of the federal government to university autonomy, and the light hand with which the sponsoring agencies historically have overseen the conduct of university research.
Out of deference to the pope, the state of Missouri postponed something until after he left St. Louis and returned to Rome.
Exaggerated deference to an incompetent Turkish government doesn't strike Chatterbox as the way to go.