Example sentences of "[v-ing] the other person " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you choose to abandon formality ( 'Why do n't we discuss this over a drink ? ' ) then you are playing high status in that you 're taking this decision , and allowing the other person perhaps to rise above their station . |
| 2 | Using the other person 's name early on in the transaction also helps establish rapport , so long as it is n't inappropriately familiar or done in a routine , ‘ mechanical ’ way . |
| 3 | Some of us are reserved good listeners who see our prime function in conversation as encouraging the other person . |
| 4 | Always seeing the other person 's point of view . ’ |
| 5 | If you 're over-polite in conversation , your use of distance may suggest that you want to play high status by keeping the other person at bay , below you . |
| 6 | asking questions , looking the other person in the eye ; |
| 7 | If , on the other hand , you knew much more about what had to be done to solve the problem than the other person , then communicating clearly and testing the other person 's understanding would be higher priorities . |
| 8 | Domination , winning , forcing the other person to lose , punishing . |
| 9 | Friendship is about caring for the other person , respecting the other person , sharing your interests with the other person , enjoying just being with the other person — but not about suffocating the other person with big slobbering kisses ! |
| 10 | There are even techniques for mirroring the other person 's non-verbal behaviours for the first few minutes of meeting them , and then testing whether rapport has been established by changing your visual behaviours to see whether the other person will reciprocate by mirroring yours . |
| 11 | When your small child behaves selfishly she is not deliberately disregarding the other person 's feelings , she is simply unaware of them . |
| 12 | He displays a wide range of diplomatic skills such as always speaking the other person 's language , being acutely sensitive to customer needs and creatively expressing genuine appreciation for a job well done . |
| 13 | Fogging is to do with acknowledging the other person 's viewpoint and then continuing with your purpose . |
| 14 | You may be in the habit of using some visual behaviours that run the risk of giving the other person a poor impression of you . |
| 15 | Beginning at a point such as C , it is possible to give one person more only by giving the other person less . |
| 16 | Staring the other person down . |
| 17 | The genuine regard or respect is demonstrated in building trust , being reliable , and taking the other person 's point of view seriously , whatever one 's personal opinion . |
| 18 | It is possible to make one person better off without making the other person worse off . |
| 19 | resenting the other person having their own friends |
| 20 | The trickier the situation the more your behaviour matters as a means of influencing the other person or people . |
| 21 | In being empathetic one is recognising the other person 's feelings , and one 's own answering response , but not being swamped by either . |
| 22 | idolising the other person |
| 23 | Skilled negotiators avoid criticizing or attacking the other person and concentrate instead on ‘ attacking ’ the problem in a no nonsense but constructive way . |
| 24 | The most desirable remedy is an injunction , preventing the other person or business from continuing to use the disputed name or style . |
| 25 | The development of the relationship depended on shared secrets , on entrusting the other person with more and more important parts of yourself . |