Preposition: about

• character: Orthodox authors of factory tours routinely appealed to platitudes about the systematic character of the industrial economy.

Converse of object

• mouth: To hand that power away while mouthing platitudes about a Europe of nations is an insult to our people.

• offer: Jack for his part promised no certainties, having too much respect for Joey to offer platitudes.

• spout: While Gordon Brown spouts platitudes about the challenge from the Far East, taxes in Britain are already rising to a 24-year high.

• utter: He was, justifiably, taken apart by Hugo Young of The Guardian for uttering similar platitudes on Frost.

• hear: Haven't we heard the platitudes about ' lid ' or ' narod ' ( the people ) thousands of times under Communism?

• get: I write to my MP and get platitudes back.

Adjective modifier

• pious: Stood beside him putting forth his own pious platitudes was Tony Blair.

• meaningless: Selectors will take refuge - if you let them - in meaningless platitudes.

• usual: In the fading beam, the Scottish Executive justice minister, Cathy Jamieson, responded with the usual platitudes.

• empty: Banal, empty platitudes fill its pages like wet cardboard clogging a dustbin.

• old: Our politicians are slowly inching away from the old platitudes, too.

• bland: Drowned out not just by the violent protest but also by the bland platitudes of the world supposed ' leaders ' .

Noun used with modifier

• mouth: Asked about Tax policy, George was only able to mouth platitudes about being in principle in favor of low taxes.

• politician: Politicians mouth platitudes about giving parents more choice... I know - I've done it myself.