英语词汇“tactful”造句子简单的方法、技巧、例句及翻译-英语例句辞典

My mind raced as I tried to think of a tactful way to extricate myself. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I had never been enormously tactful; I had no practice dealing with overly friendly boys. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

It took a lot of tactful correspondence before Kepler was able to soothe Tycho’s offended feelings and restore friendly relations with the great astronomer. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Slowly I nodded, trying as I did so to think of a tactful way to withdraw, when my eyes met his and suddenly I thought: Why not? The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Let’s just say for a teacher she isn’t very tactful. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Shagga's coat could have used a good brushing too, but it would have been less than tactful to mention it. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“There’s no tactful way to ask that question! I guess I just never met someone like you.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Halley later claimed that he had only been tactful to Hevelius’s face, not wanting to hasten, the death of ‘an old peevish Gentleman’. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

And Rich grins, gestures his thumb toward my mother, and says to me, “Can you believe what comes out of her mouth? Now I know where you get your sweet, tactful nature.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The proprietor read the note and gave him an alert, tactful glance. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

From a corner came the agitated whispers of children, which I thought it tactful to ignore. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I thought perhaps it was not very tactful to talk about blindness, and I glanced at the nurse. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Be easy, mon vieux, I will be most tactful. A mere formality.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Probably it had been tactful to leave Daisy's house, but the act annoyed me and her next remark made me rigid. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

He had long tolerated false allegations with tactful restraint, but he saw this as a strike against his honesty and an attempt to group him with the race-fixers from the sport’s past. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was also clear that she would have to be helped in a delicate, tactful manner. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

What was the use of Frank coming to see me, and us sitting in the morning-room together, Frank smoothing me down, Frank being tactful, Frank being kind? Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I became more tactful, careful to keep separate the two very different worlds of my day. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Ruth had been at her best: encouraging, funny, tactful, wise. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

You must want it just enough, and you must be very tactful with God or the gods. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad is not so tactful and grimaces at the meal. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

In the classroom, Bishop addressed her students by surname—Miss Agoos, Mr. Sorensen—and tried to be tactful, believing that “the more polite the teacher, the more polite the students.” Elizabeth and Alice 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z

“WHAT’S new?” is not, as a general rule, a tactful way to begin a conversation about Broadway. On Broadway, Old Friends Walking on Air 2011-05-12T14:27:20Z

“I feel like everything is more tactful moving forward for both film and television.” Hollywood after Weinstein: ‘The animals have no choice but to be civilized’ 2018-01-01T05:00:00Z

It trades in crafty puzzles rather than profound mysteries, and gestures in the direction of mighty philosophical questions that Mr. Nolan is finally too tactful, too timid or perhaps just too busy to engage. | 'Inception': Decoding the Mind in Christopher Nolan?s Thriller 2010-07-15T15:57:00Z

Henson is plainly a shy figure, so it's little surprise that our interview isn't conducted in person but by email – sometimes answering the questions I send with tactful one liners, sometimes with page-long essays. Keaton Henson: fame, stage fright and the discomfort of strangers 2012-10-03T13:46:03Z

Less a sociological case study than a psychological portrait, the film is both probing and tactful. ‘Flee’ Review: From Kabul to Copenhagen 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z

“He may have told Matisse he liked his paintings with figures better, but at the same time he bought other paintings without figures, so I think he was just being tactful,” Temkin said. A Deep Dive Into Matisse’s ‘The Red Studio’ 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z

Back then, “he was so tactful in rehearsals that everybody decided he wasn’t strong enough to be at the top.” Opening Wide: The Bolshoi’s New, More Poetic ‘Romeo and Juliet’ 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z

Thank heaven it isn't Zoe anyway, though could Sugar have been more tactful? Big Brother and Father and Son 2010-06-11T05:45:00Z

The tactful cutaways to various parts of the room are knowing – and then a pearl necklace is scattered to the floor, one of the most outrageously symbolic moments imaginable. From the outrageous to the intimate: Peter Bradshaw's top five sex scenes 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z

Mariella replies Is there a tactful way to say, “Over my dead body?” Our relationship is perfect – except we don’t have sex | Dear Mariella 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z

“The most boring human being I’ve ever seen,” as the current Oval Office occupant put it in his usual tactful way. Perspective | Journalists, it’s time for a cold-turkey breakup with Trump 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z

Both things happen, but the film is driven less by plot than by a desire to explore, intimately and yet from a tactful distance, the quiet moods and quotidian interactions of its characters. Movie Review | 'The Exploding Girl': Zoe Kazan and Mark Rendall in a Minefield of Emotions 2010-03-12T00:03:00Z

The stories are legion and lurid: Gauguin was what tactful obituarists call a "colourful" character. The Classroom Experiment 2010-09-27T05:45:00Z

But there is surely also something about the man himself – generous, efficient and tactful as well as showy, public and extravagant - that makes a visit to his "private palace of art" such a great pleasure. Leighton House: a private palace of art 2010-04-16T23:09:00Z

Scenes from that controversial appearance bookend “The First Step,” a tactful documentary that chronicles Jones’s efforts during the Trump administration to garner bipartisan support for a bill that would modify prison and sentencing laws. ‘The First Step’ Review: Van Jones Battles for Bipartisanship 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z

There are many people who would experience even the most tactful and gentlest versions of this approach as either irrelevant or intrusive. 9 blind spots most therapists share 2014-03-17T00:00:00Z

I want to tell her that it’s unhealthy, but I can’t think of a tactful way. Social Q?s: When Her Age Lie Makes You Younger 2010-05-13T22:27:00Z

He writes on two levels — seemingly tactful and subtle — but ultimately he presents a devastating portrait of a whole class, one easier to satirize than to reform. Meet the ‘Change Agents’ Who Are Enabling Inequality 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z

To her credit, Sophia was as tactful as one could be in these situations. My open relationship went awry 2013-05-20T00:00:00Z

And though Miller clearly understands both the claim's questionable status and its relevance to his own life's work, he's too tactful and intelligent a writer to labour the point. Lovesong by Alex Miller 2010-10-02T13:44:00Z

The camera is usually stationary, observing characters from a tactful distance as they sigh, grumble, complain and treat one another with cruelty, weary civility and occasional tenderness. Review: ‘A Pigeon Sat on a Branch,’ Roy Andersson’s Rumination on Life 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z

The qualities that had made the medium so useful to the landscapists of the golden age 150 years earlier – portability, cheapness, a certain tactful reticence – made it equally serviceable in a war zone. Watercolour at Tate Britain - review 2011-02-05T00:05:30Z

The film presents a compact, tactful biography and also a valuable explication of the Keatonesque in its most sublime varieties. Review: ‘The Great Buster’ Brings a Deadpan Genius Back to Life 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z

As soon as the least tactful nurse in the world asks about Brianna’s red hair, we see the long shadow of history fall right back over them. ‘Outlander’ Season 3, Episode 1: All That Was Me Is Gone 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z

I personally find that appalling, but we can’t think of a tactful way to handle this. Ask Amy: Boyfriend’s social surveillance spells trouble 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z

Bursting at the Seams: Your desire to be tactful is impressive, given the rudeness you are reacting to. Perspective | Ask Amy: A loving husband rejects unhelpful ‘help’ 2021-05-15T04:00:00Z

No more tactful letters home in shaky longhand. Nina Bawden's Carrie's War speaks a truth about the ripple effects of conflict 2012-08-24T16:30:00Z

Her gentle and tactful treatment of Michael is moving and the same goes, more subtly, for her approach to the enigmatic Diane. Stories We Tell – review 2013-06-27T14:29:01Z

“You told the truth, but in the bluntest and least tactful way. Surely it can't be a surprise to you that it caused tension,” one user wrote. Woman tells friend her teen son smells 'like rotting meat,' sparks online debate 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z

Ms. July subjects her characters — which is to say herself — to tactful satire without denying them sympathy. | 'The Future': Is That All There Is? Milking Life for More 2011-07-28T22:44:40Z

It’s more sardonic than the book and, being governed by Hollywood codes, more tactful in recounting the fate of a woman who loved not wisely but too well. Obsession, Unspoken and Unacknowledged: ‘Letter From an Unknown Woman’ 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z

If we were in any doubt about the poem's real meaning, it is underlined now as the tentative, tactful "You may die" is corrected to "You will suffer and die." Poem of the week: Rendition by Chris Wallace-Crabbe 2013-01-28T13:02:28Z

It's a work that would benefit enormously from some tactful cuts, especially in the central act. Thelma ? review 2012-02-10T18:15:51Z

Only later would I realize that most of these doors closed softly, unnoticed — the majority of publications relying on the tactful passage of time to deliver rejection. Rejected: One man’s endless search for a media internship 2014-04-28T00:00:00Z

The magnitude of the designers with shows Thursday — and, implicitly, the magnitude of the advertising dollars they spend — mean tactful nonattendance is not an option. Winter Storms and Snow Test the Imagination of New York Fashion Week Attendees 2014-02-14T21:09:25Z

Many women calculate in this competitive way; most are too tactful to say so. A Warning to Women of a Certain Age: Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Nightdress 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z

Even dark rumours about its historical inaccuracies, including an essay from Christopher Hitchens about its tactful rewriting of Winston Churchill's actual loyalties in the late 1930s, could not affect this film's popularity with Academy voters. Oscars 2011: The Academy and the elderly genuflect to The King's Speech 2011-02-28T09:20:46Z

“Before I Fall” is tactful rather than maudlin, tasteful rather than lurid, soothing rather than creepy. Review: ‘Before I Fall,’ a Melodramatic ‘Groundhog Day’ 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z

"I think you are asking me, in the most tactful way possible, about my own aggression and malice," Malcolm tells her at one point. Forty-One False Starts by Janet Malcolm – review 2013-07-28T07:00:00Z

I’m not always tactful, though I try to be. Need a Broad? Call Turner 2011-04-03T02:14:35Z

That assessment was more tactful, perhaps, than that of the filmmakers and other students of the “Jackie look.” Jackie Kennedy: The First Instagram First Lady 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z

It is unlikely that the prospect of receiving presents will be an effective — or tactful — way to encourage her to try again. Miss Manners: Canceled baby shower requires personal calls to explain 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z

I took that as a tactful inquiry as to whether my education had traumatized me and forced me to stop composing — he had been worrying about this for nearly 20 years! Accessing a Place Of Shaggy Wildness 2011-05-14T04:00:07Z

It would be tactful, at this point, for “Horse Girl” to show how Sarah’s hallucinations are causing her suffering; instead, it indulges them. ‘Horse Girl’ Review: Facing an Emotionally Taxing World 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z

Is there a tactful way to handle this? Perspective | Ask Amy: A loving husband rejects unhelpful ‘help’ 2021-05-15T04:00:00Z

I sent a tactful e-mail on the subject to the older boy. Social Q?s: Social Q?s: An Ex as a Roommate Can Be a Problem 2010-08-19T23:26:00Z

“I have to write some very tactful rejection letters.” Explaining the Popularity of Letters of Note 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z

His basic advice to fellow adults — “you were once a child, too” — suggests a tactful challenge to something St. Paul said in I Corinthians 13. ‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’ Review: You Are My Friend 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z

No matter how polite and tactful you are, however, whenever emotions run high and ethics seem to run low, you could well end up being collateral damage. Work Advice: How to stay out of a company war caused by an in-house love triangle 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z

But I get why she avoided telling you a hard truth or making up a tactful lie that you would likely catch her in. I Found Condoms in My Son’s Room. What Should I Do Now? 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z

Still others adopt a tactful, discursive reviewing style that allows them to write about books they don’t rate without actually copping to an opinion. Bookends: Are Novelists Too Wary of Criticizing Other Novelists? 2013-09-03T17:19:22Z

Given Darwin's failure in this of all years, it might well be tactful anyway to withdraw gracefully for the time being. Letters: World heritage sites: UK should withdraw 2010-08-04T23:05:00Z

Cooper, though, proves a wonderfully tactful and sympathetic guide to the boundless imagination of the piano writing. Schumann: Fantasiestücke; Kreisleriana; Brahms: Theme and Variations in D minor – review 2013-03-21T21:50:01Z

Maybe it was tactful of my reviewer not to attend, and I'm going to extend her the same courtesy by not linking to her review. Chris Cleave: what happened when authors and book bloggers met for lunch 2011-02-21T12:56:34Z

“Avilés approaches Eve’s inner life with frank and tactful sympathy, and depicts her circumstances with unsentimental clarity,” he added. What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘The Mandalorian’ and ‘The Chambermaid’ 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z

A brief, tactful summary may be in order, a kind of Google Maps précis of the route. One Indelible Scene: When the Show Must Go on in ‘Drive My Car’ 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z

“It would be tactful, at this point, for ‘Horse Girl’ to show how Sarah’s hallucinations are causing her suffering; instead, it indulges them,” Natalia Winkelman wrote in her review for The New York Times. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Horse Girl’ and ‘Ma’ 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z

Neither has patience for tactful solicitude or delicate terminology. Review: In ‘Cost of Living,’ a Familiar Alienation 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z

“To be tactful is also to not say more than enough.” Claire Keegan Harnesses the Power in Brevity 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z

I’m not even close to subtle or tactful. How Quiet Should You Be During ‘Game of Thrones’? Fans Disagree 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z

And that this tactful Brit is not, perhaps, entirely truthful in all that he's saying? Film review: Buried 2010-09-30T21:00:00Z

Near the end of “Overthrow,” an executive at “Planchette” — Crain’s riff on the shadowy analytics firm Palantir — envisions a future where “no gesture goes unnoticed,” and “tactful” surveillance fits like a glove. ‘Read Receipts’ On: Two Dystopian Novels Predict the Surveillance State 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z

Sir Gerry seems to see it that way, too, and does some tactful negotiation on their behalf. TV review: Can't Take It With You (BBC2) 2011-01-14T22:16:00Z

That is an act of decency, and your “direct responses” are actually pretty tactful. Advice | Carolyn Hax: Feeling done with people ‘relentlessly voicing opinions’ 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z

What is a tactful way to respond to her when she criticizes what he used to look like? Advice | Ask Amy: Brother’s girlfriend makes demeaning comments about his looks 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z

Let’s be tactful and call it an explosion of cinema, a simultaneously dazzling and depressing survey of a motion-picture medium whose formative years we have just, in some measure, witnessed. Review: ‘Babylon’ douses you with sex, drugs, vomit and elephant diarrhea. You … might like it? 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z

In a readout of the call he published early Thursday, he was tactful but uncompromising about Twitter’s responsibilities under the law. Column: Elon Musk is on a collision course with European regulators. He's going to lose 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z

Sometimes, something comes up that requires that tactful balance of asking and telling. Don’t Skip Therapy Because of Work 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z

This is a "tactful" way of dealing with controversies surrounding the trio, says Prof Maclaran. Platinum Jubilee: Who is on - and off - the world's most famous balcony 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z

Somehow, a cover of Bryan Adams’s “Heaven” feels tactful and tasteful. Perspective | As Jason Aldean plays to the right, his sound takes a quiet left turn 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z

The critic Adam Kirsch noted that “the faults of his work seem inseparable from the virtues. A more disciplined, tactful writer would not have published a thousand pages of ‘Infinite Jest’… . A newish David Foster Wallace novella prompts the question: What made him great? 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z

A charming man whom everyone loved, Williams was also a doctrinal purist who could never keep tactful silence when he spotted a sin. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z

Is there a tactful way to ask the groom’s parents to split the bill for the reception dinner at this year’s smaller do? Perspective | Carolyn Hax: How to ask groom’s ‘tightwad’ parents — tactfully! — to help pay for reception? 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z

Downie said he tried to be gentle and tactful, but Mrs. Stern was not altogether pleased. Gladys Stern, who led Georgetown Day School, dies at 104 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z

“She’s pretty tactful, also. For instance, she has never called me up and said: ‘This batch is dreck! Emma Allen is redefining what a New Yorker cartoon can be 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z

Am I being too sensitive to what might be well-intentioned suggestions delivered in what this person considers a tactful way? You Don’t Need to Like Those Vacation Pics 2021-08-28T04:00:00Z

It was creative and audacious, potentially inspiring, but not always tactful, and perhaps not plausible. G7 live news: Boris Johnson chairs summit’s opening meeting, saying world should ‘level up’ after pandemic 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z

The star even explained the tactful way she’ll break the news to producers, referring to the line she draws as one of "creative differences." 'Game of Thrones' actress Nathalie Emmanuel says she's constantly expected to do nude scenes in other projects 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z

It’s a brutal yet tactful sequence that does plenty to explain why Mare can be so reckless at times. Breaking down that big 'Mare of Easttown' cliffhanger: Who killed Erin? 2021-05-23T04:00:00Z

Such tactful nurturing is crucial during this kind of leadership transition. Emma Allen is redefining what a New Yorker cartoon can be 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z

The estate said it was looking for someone discrete and compassionate with a tactful demeanour. St Michael's Mount in Cornwall seeks live-in castle officer 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z

Mr. Murray is the tactful editor; Mr. Latour is the brash entrepreneur. Inside the Fight for the Future of The Wall Street Journal 2021-04-10T04:00:00Z

“I don’t remember what he said exactly,” Mr. Butterfield said, “but it was a tactful way of saying, ‘These are not my positions.’” The Other Kushner’s Next Move 2021-03-13T05:00:00Z

At times “Supernova” might seem a little too tidy, too tactful and vague in its approach to issues of mortality and mental decline. Review: Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth are beautifully matched in the moving romantic drama 'Supernova' 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z

But Hancock has a gift for mounting suspense, a tactful way with screen violence and a keener feel than most for the geography of Los Angeles, all of which he uses to his advantage here. Review: With a trio of Oscar winners, 'The Little Things' is a moody throwback to ’90s thrillers 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z

At times, he stopped to calibrate his words, explaining he wanted to keep his statements “tactful.” Opinion | As Republicans cower from the truth, Joe Biden displays decency 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z

He said, "... This certainly isn't my most tactful time, you might say. I’m disappointed for our fans…I can't tell you how disappointed I am." Cowboys' owner Jerry Jones losses his temper during interview: 'Shut up and let me answer' 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z

Nelson knits little history and big history, the quotidian and the consequential, in a way that is remarkably tactful but occasionally banal. Review: Playwright Richard Nelson's pandemic Zoom trilogy comes to a whispering end 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z

Mr. Tata tried to minimize his comments as a “few misstatements on Twitter,” and Mr. Inhofe attempted to defend him as “not a real tactful person.” Opinion | Even Republicans found a Trump nominee too bigoted. Trump appointed him anyway. 2020-08-03T04:00:00Z

Brown may not be as courteous and tactful as her colleagues would like, but she’s raising important issues — sometimes alone. Column: Amid multiple crises, CalPERS board turns on one of its own members 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z

As with this turn of a phrase, “Her style was clean — no profanity or sex — her heroines endearing and her resolutions tactful, with the perfect sting of surprise.” Feedback: James Taylor beyond the persona, Shakira and Jennifer Lopez more than skin deep 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z

The negative reaction suggested that companies must be tactful as they try to memorialize Mr. Bryant. Kobe Bryant’s Death and the Pitfalls for Big Brands 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z

The aide at his side wondered what to do while remaining tactful, eventually summoning a younger staffer to place a glass of water on McConnell’s desk, thereby making him stir. Case for impeachment fails to disturb McConnell's sweet dreams of acquittal 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z

Yet one benefit that a contribution on this scale buys its donors is silence, or perhaps tactful blindness. Column: Resnicks set a record with Caltech gift, but altruism isn't the whole story 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z

I like to think I could have been more tactful, and perhaps more reassuring, to prevent the parent from immediately re-imagining her child’s life. The Durable Feeling That a Child Is Always at Risk 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z

She’s a Jersey girl and tends to be outspoken, but not necessarily in a tactful way. A reading list for Gen Z women entering male-dominated fields | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z

It wasn’t a tactful remark, but then my mother loved Mao Xin, had come to rely on her in a way that reminded me of her relationship with Lulu before she went to college. “Lulu” 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z

The dancers were told: “Be on time, be tactful, be creative, be funky, be yourself.” 'An ad for blackness': how Soul Train made America do the Hustle 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z

The only part of the encounters he took pleasure in was the tactful, penetrating questioning of the interviews. An Artist’s Life, Refracted in Film 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z

When presenting your new boundary be simple, direct and tactful. Stressing out over the holidays? Here are 6 ways to stop the insanity 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z

Despite those concerns, New Zealand has been relatively tactful in dealing with China, experts say. New Zealand Blocks Huawei, in Blow to Chinese Telecom Giant 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z

For his part, Grall acknowledges that Trump isn’t tactful, and disagrees with his policies related to families separated at the Mexican border, but thinks he’s done a good job with the economy. ‘We’ve agreed to disagree’: How couples with different political leanings cope in a divided home 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z

When I have white friends or colleagues, and they assume that I align fully with the Democratic Party, I try to be as tactful as possible. ‘God Is Going to Have to Forgive Me’: Young Evangelicals Speak Out 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z

“They’re tactful and bold, investigating issues important to students, even when it’s unpopular or unpleasant.” High school newspaper club provides friends, life lessons 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z

Martz has had to be strategic and tactful about how she makes her point, but to their credit, her coaches and teammates have been receptive to her, she says. A battle for respect, then in the trenches: For Newport’s Jenna Marks, football is feminism 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z

Instead of jumping through hoops that only reinforce her negative image, Clinton has options: She could deal with questions about her husband's infidelity in a tactful manner that leaves her more relatable. How long will Democrats keep on letting Hillary Clinton dominate the party? 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z

So if your aim is to advance within this company, and ensure you’ll be in the running for other openings, be tactful and diplomatic. Turn down a promotion without jeopardizing your career | Produced by Advertising Publications 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z

“He’s respectful and tactful. He’s a playwright’s dream.” From 'Game of Thrones' to Geffen Playhouse: Why top TV director Matt Shakman has returned to theater 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z

Siegelman’s tactful letdown woke me from my adventures in language land. The Mystery of People Who Speak Dozens of Languages 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z

Instead, it’s the movie itself — its rhythms, its tactful, unfussy point of view, its most compelling contradictions — that elevates it into something new. Review | Real-life skaters star in this tough yet tender tale about teenage girls and growing up 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z

A Horowitz encore of the “Carmen” Variations was flashy yet tactful, which is impressive if not fully in the spirit. Review: A young pianist helps Grieg feel fresh again at the Bowl 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z

As Republican leaders struggled to come up with tactful ways to respond to a stunning news conference, responses from some of their colleagues signified a moment when Republicans could not defend their president. Republicans Rebuke Trump for Siding With Putin as Democrats Demand Action 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z

It was a tactful response from a coach seasoned in diplomacy. In the Stanley Cup Finals, Alex Ovechkin’s Legacy Continues to Evolve 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z

“Please be tactful when speaking to relatives and do not disclose the contents of this message.” Russia goes to the polls to elect Vladimir Putin for fourth term 2018-03-18T04:00:00Z

Mr. Moon's comment on Mr. Trump's contribution to the peace talks is not simply a tactful maneuver or a diplomatic flattery. South Korea’s Leader Credits Trump for North Korea Talks 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z

I greatly appreciated her tactful approach because I was there to learn about anthropology and not theology. Opinion | Lessons on protest and free speech 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z

When asked what he saw, he took a tactful pause to choose his words. The curious case of Curtis Granderson and the phantom foul tip 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z

The movie keeps a tactful distance, sometimes presenting testimony in voice-over rather than direct interviews. Review | ‘Twenty Two’ looks at the legacy of rape, torture and imprisonment of WWII’s ‘comfort women’ 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z

But Hornacek, whom Jackson hired before the start of last season, was both tactful and evasive. Jeff Hornacek Tries Being Tactful About the Triangle 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z

She brought a tactful firmness and intelligence to the demanding job of overseeing dozens of AP bureaus around the world, with their sometimes jaded, headstrong foreign correspondents. Sally Jacobsen, AP’s first female international editor, dies 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z

Thompson’s tactful answer highlights the fact that the bureau’s budget crisis is fundamentally a clash of political ideologies. Challenges mount for a successful 2020 U.S. census 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z

The commentator’s lawsuit, which was filed Friday, says she was fired for taking a tactful pro-choice stance on abortion. Tomi Lahren files wrongful termination lawsuit against Glenn Beck, The Blaze 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z

I try to find a tactful way to ask him: do you mind that The Dice Man, your first book, is your best book? Three days with The Dice Man: ‘I never wrote for money or fame' 2017-03-04T05:00:00Z

In an interview with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, he called on Trudeau to find a tactful approach to broach the issue with Trump. Canada PM Trudeau pressured to tackle influx of asylum seekers over US border 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z

Lastly, the tactful use of alliteration was tasteful, timely and almost transparent. An affecting alliterative ode to Debbie Reynolds 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z

He hosted Mr. Trump for friendly radio interviews and offered tactful coaching. Combative, Populist Steve Bannon Found His Man in Donald Trump 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z

“But that same person must be someone who can discuss foreign policy in a tactful way that doesn’t outrage the neoconservatives who support an aggressive interventionist approach,” Mr. Matthews added. Trump team struggles with secretary of state selection 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z

Lithuanian leaders have been much more tactful than that. Trump election: Baltic warning over Russian move on Nato - BBC News 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z

Of course, a fruitful intervention needs to be sensitive and tactful. Think the World Is a Mess? Here Are 4 Ways to Feel Better 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z

Ms. Yellen said on Wednesday that the Fed would not consider politics in making its decision, but that line, often repeated by Fed officials, is regarded as tactful rather than truthful. Fed, With 3 Officials in Dissent, Stands Firm on Interest Rates While Noting Improving Economy 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z

A tactful translator between human and machine, it observes the pilot tugging on the controls, figures out how the pilot wanted the plane to move and executes that manoeuvre perfectly. Crash: how computers are setting us up for disaster | Tim Harford 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z

Barack Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu met at the United Nations on Wednesday—their conversation was, as expected, tactful, punctuated by smiles and banter. A Significant Deal Between the U.S. and Israel 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z

The tactful steps of dancers trying not to disturb were small and beguiling choreographies in themselves. A Marathon Reading of Martha Graham 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z

Coriolanus says to the counselors who urge him to be more tactful with the populace. Review: ‘Coriolanus’ in Madison Has 20th-Century Costumes and 21st-Century Conflict 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z

Threets, who arrived after the scandal, stressed that tactful, community-oriented policing has helped the department recover from the mistrust induced by that period. A radical approach to gun crime: paying people not to kill each other | Jason Motlagh 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z

Men's classes allow participants to be completely honest without worrying about being tactful. Yoga: a Guy's Guy Activity? 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z

Perhaps, then, turning this occasion into a tribute to Vladimir Putin and his forces was a little less than tactful. Syria Palmyra concert: Canny Putin puts himself centre stage - BBC News 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z

If you care about tactful reporting, speak up when a friend shares low-quality "news" that shouldn't be shared. Hulk Hogan Awarded $115 Million in Privacy Suit Against Gawker 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z

The first: “You failed to remain courteous and tactful in the performance of your duties. You engaged in argumentative discussions with Ms. Bland and you failed to exercise patience and discretion throughout the contact.” Texas trooper who arrested Sandra Bland is fired for handling of case 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z

At dinner, the Italians were equally tactful – serving fish rather than non-halal meat, and not serving alcohol. Italy’s naked statues and other great diplomatic cover-ups 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z

He tried to offer support or a tactful exit if necessary, and he learned to plan routes in advance. Real estate agents adapt to needs of clients with disabilities seeking the right home 2016-01-23T05:00:00Z

Cropping up throughout the game are addictions, mental health problems, and insolvency issues which are handled with tactful humanity. ‘Life is Strange’ passes the Spielberg test for video game as artform 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z

Suddenly, Sepp Blatter’s ideas on boosting the popularity of women’s soccer, which courted the same ugly stereotype about female athletes, appear tactful. Gilbert Arenas' plan to boost WNBA: less clothing and fewer 'ugly' players 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z

To keep judgments to oneself, or to be tactful if asked for feedback or when sharing opinions, is simply good social etiquette. The 'mummy wars' are the patriarchy's latest attempt to control women | Kim Lock 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z

"I think the state Medicaid system learned to be a little more tactful," Lee said. Will California's end-of-life law push lethal drugs over costlier care? 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z

Be tactful in your approach, but it doesn’t hurt to ask. 7 Tricks to Lower Your Rent 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z

But demolishing them involves tactful questions about property rights, and about who should pay the costs. A Sprawl of Abandoned Homes in Tokyo Suburbs 2015-08-23T04:00:00Z

But if you take this proactive approach, there are several tactful ways you can be an excellent reference and help former colleagues advance their careers: How to Be an Excellent Reference 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z

He's a living, breathing Sister Souljah moment waiting to make the other nine Republicans look statesmanlike and tactful in comparison. Donald Trump Is the Least of the GOP's 2016 Concerns 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z

True North has been careful to strike a balance between appealing to younger companies and to more conservative accounting and law firms by keeping the renovations tactful, Ehret said. Indy office towers give lobbies personality to draw tenants 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z

She goes about her caring with a tactful absence of fuss. Me, my friend Pru, and our memories 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z

He was always tactful, prudently utilizing his body and angles to frustrate defenders. Andre Miller gives Washington Wizards an age-old solution

As the point that the policy-making buck stops at the presidency, Obama has been very tactful in dealing with dissent and never made a fuss of it. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z

It seems Tim Cook is at least bringing a rather more tactful approach to customer relations. Apple's banana skins 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z

Some of Youngs' biggest fans, at the blog Thrasher's Wheat, offered only a tactful, poignant tribute: a selection of songs and videos that touched on the couple's long relationship. Neil Young files for divorce from Pegi, his wife of 36 years 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z

Never write notes about challenging customers except in a tactful code, of course. The Magic Of Small Data: Grow Your Business, Improve Your Customer Service, Lose That Stubborn Belly Fat 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z

Be tactful about what you include as long as it’s relevant to the job and your availability. 7 Tips for Acing the Initial Screening Interview 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z

Beneath Irbil's ancient citadel are cafes where those who are not fasting during Ramadan can eat lunch – shielded by a tactful white cloth. Revisiting Kurdistan: 'If there is a success story in Iraq, it's here' 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z

According to Borkowski, so long as Brooks first maintains a period of tactful discretion, "the world is her oyster" when she chooses to step back into the limelight. What next for Rebekah Brooks? Friends and intimates speculate on her future 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z

Never content to answer with a tactful "No comment", Ray's younger brother has always been ready to hold forth concerning the reasons for their irreconcilability. Enemies reunited: the bands who patched it up 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z

Even with the most tactful phrasing, public examinations have the potential to conjure up the existence of another world, one tainted by fossils as well as homosexual marriage. Forget these 'Trojan horses' – the real issue is faith schools 2014-06-07T04:00:00Z

As if making a virtue out of tactful concealment, the novelist invites us to find parallels, but will not confirm them. From Scarlett Johansson to Tony Blair to the Queen: the noble tradition of writing real people into novels 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z

A runner by training, he grew up in Newcastle and is tactful when I poke at England’s regular disappointment at the World Cup. World Cup Shootout: Can Nike Beat Adidas at Soccer? 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z

“We replied to those people in very tactful ways,” he says. Jenkins: Super Bowl 2014: Richard Sherman has a lot to show us — about ourselves 2014-01-30T00:44:22Z

But suggesting publicly that Chinese people should challenge their government, when that is probably the very thing President Xi Jinping fears the most, was the reverse of tactful. Tact needed as global power shifts 2013-12-05T12:40:45Z

“I remember that I wrote that it was a ‘tactful orchestration by Benjamin Britten,’ ” he said. Benjamin Britten’s Lost Score for ‘Les Sylphides’ 2013-08-27T22:08:12Z

The only recourse is to send tactful e-mail reminders. The Freelancer's Hustle 2013-08-06T10:50:24Z

Prince Harry walked past it on his way to lunch without comment, which displayed both the advantages and drawbacks of the tactful younger royals. Spot of polo to close US tour has Prince Harry champing at the bit 2013-05-15T20:47:00Z

The individual may have already realised, but a tactful approach from others, especially family, should be the first port of call. Dementia 'to double in 20 years' 2013-05-14T05:41:32Z

And she explained that while Mr. Carter could himself have been more tactful, it would be unjust to label him a male chauvinist “without examining his overall performance in the area of women’s concerns.” City Room: City Council Documents Archived at LaGuardia College 2013-05-09T15:04:06Z

Against the clock, teams will need to be quick and tactful as they play for the all-important gold coins – the contestant with the least amount of coins after three rounds will be eliminated. Zynga's Draw Something Lives On with Two TV Shows and a Sequel 2013-04-14T15:11:05Z

He was tactful when asked about NASCAR's new Gen-6 car, a stark difference from his negative assessment - on live television - following the first race for the old "Car of Tomorrow." Kyle Busch's mood much better with 2012 behind him 2013-02-22T13:57:08Z

I didn't respond, but at this point I began to realise that something more explicitly discouraging than a mere tactful silence was going to be required of me. Flirting with danger 2013-02-01T22:00:00Z

Put simply, England need another Terry, preferably one who combines the compassion of Mother Teresa with the tactful diplomacy of Ban Ki-moon. England now have a John Terry-sized hole to fill in their defence 2012-09-28T11:47:37Z

Mr. Collins, with an assumption of tactful delicacy, had pushed back his chair. Mrs. Thompson A Novel 2012-04-25T02:01:10.557Z

But were he more tactful, he would probably have been better liked personally, but would not have succeeded in doing what he has done so well. The Rulers of the Mediterranean 2012-04-25T02:00:58.380Z

This, or else a tactful absenteeism, became their custom whenever licencing matters came up to be discussed. Mushroom Town 2012-04-21T02:00:25.923Z

Could there be a more tactful way of conveying his thanks and insinuating his knowledge while respecting Theodora's reserve? Shelburne Essays, Third Series 2012-04-16T02:00:02.027Z

The district leader was generally wary and tactful. Vistas of New York 2012-04-14T02:00:25.810Z

The dowager was much too tactful, as Dorothy had foreseen, to ask Mrs. Caffyn any questions; she, with a license to talk about her children, was never at a loss for conversation. The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z

But even providers who’ve mastered the art of informing parents in a tactful way that Junior needs to slim down aren’t necessarily sharing that information with parents. Most Parents of Overweight Kids Don't Hear It from the Doctor 2012-04-07T17:35:17Z

Jasmine wondered if it would be more tactful to say that they looked very well or that they looked very ill; not being able to decide, she smiled. Rich Relatives 2012-04-05T02:00:45.670Z

"Quite," she said, and considered within herself what r�le it would be kindest, most tactful, most truly gentlewomanly to play. The Literary Sense 2012-04-02T02:00:28.147Z

Existing as they do on a voluntary basis, and free from all element of compulsion, such supervision as they exert must take the form of tactful guidance. Boy Labour and Apprenticeship 2012-03-30T02:00:18.807Z

"I think there is a draught," said Mr. Tufton, closing the windows so gravely that one felt much of his inmost meditation was devoted to the tactful handling of moments like this. The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z

“But your Majesty is wrong,” rejoined that not very tactful clockmaker. The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries To-Day and in Days of Old 2012-03-25T02:00:04.800Z

Large, clumsy men indicated by various awkward and furtive acts of kindness that they too understood the situation, but were too tactful to betray the fact. A Safety Match 2012-03-19T02:00:23.817Z

Coote regarded him with tactful concern and Helen flushed a little. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z

That’s a tactful way of saying that nothing is likely to happen. India Ink: Budget 2012 Analysis: Did Mukherjee Deliver? 2012-03-16T09:05:40Z

In the leading cities of these countries he made addresses that were statesmanlike and internationally tactful. Under Four Administrations From Cleveland to Taft 2012-03-16T02:00:21.923Z

Go ahead, let’s hear the more tactful version of how you would deliver this. Brandon Lloyd says he was disrespectful to Joe Gibbs 2012-03-15T21:03:21Z

The time for tactful diplomacy and mutual accommodation and making allowances was over-past. A Safety Match 2012-03-19T02:00:23.817Z

Slyne hesitated; he wanted to be very tactful and yet was unwilling to give up the advantage he had thus gained. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z

To begin with, the Faulkners were most charming people; refined, tactful, and kind-hearted. The Dorrance Domain 2012-03-10T03:00:14.767Z

I knew that I could rely on Lloyd C. Griscom, the secretary who would be in charge, for a tactful and efficient handling of the affairs of the legation. Under Four Administrations From Cleveland to Taft 2012-03-16T02:00:21.923Z

She was a woman of great force of character, ambitious and aggressive, though not always tactful, as appears from her later career in Norway. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z

He was not merely a cautious and tactful statesman, but also a valiant and capable captain, in striking contrast to most of the princes of his house. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z

She had a great many questions to ask Sallie then, questions which Sallie, in such a situation, might have found it very difficult to answer but for Jasper Slyne's sharp ears and tactful tongue. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z

He seemed to give up hope of being tactful and dove into his subject. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z

Roosevelt showed frank approval of just complaints and allayed irritation in a most tactful way where the demand was unjust or unreasonable. Under Four Administrations From Cleveland to Taft 2012-03-16T02:00:21.923Z

At the congress of Erfurt, Daru had 840 the privilege of being present at the interview between Goethe and Napoleon, and interposed tactful references to the works of the great poet. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z

German strength and practical energy must avoid arrogant pedagogic ways and must make their way through a tactful and sympathetic propaganda. South America and the War 2012-02-10T03:00:17.163Z

The guest behaved very cleverly: he was less furtive and less insinuating than he used to be, but just as respectful, attentive, and tactful. A Russian Gentleman 2012-02-08T03:00:18.800Z

She was a wise little ten-year-old who possessed some of Ruth’s dignity and some of Agnes’ prettiness, and the most tender heart in the world, which made her naturally tactful. The Corner House Girls Under Canvas How they reached Pleasant Cove and what happened afterward 2012-02-03T03:00:19.757Z

The tactful master will direct his chief attention to shaping and improving this public opinion, while at the same time interfering as little as possible with the freedom of his pupils. The Moral Instruction of Children 2012-02-02T03:04:33.057Z

Nothing in the shape of a tactful answer occurred to him, and he grew uneasy under his companion's smile. A Prairie Courtship 2012-02-01T03:00:12.830Z

However, Nabonidus opened such a discussion in a very tactful way. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z

It was a fortunate answer, and worth the more because he was not usually a very tactful person, as the girl was aware. Delilah of the Snows 2012-01-23T03:00:09.087Z

This was a tactful thing to ask and offered immediate postponement of flight for Lucia. The Girl Scouts at Rocky Ledge Nora's Real Vacation 2012-01-20T03:00:14.427Z

Just at first he was rather vexed," she answered, "but Dr. Fergusson is very tactful; he inspires confidence. Christina 2012-01-16T03:00:06.507Z

Some of the others laughed, but it occurred to Thorne that his interference had not been particularly tactful when one of them asked a question. A Prairie Courtship 2012-02-01T03:00:12.830Z

My mother-in-law was tactful with him, but he had a decided temper, especially when he played whist. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z

Perhaps it was not very tactful; though he did not know what the gossips had whispered when he was a reckless subaltern long ago. Delilah of the Snows 2012-01-23T03:00:09.087Z

She had65 discussed it with Mrs. St. Cloud, shrinkingly, tenderly, led on by tactful, delicate, questions, by the longing of her longing heart for expression and sympathy. The Crux 2012-01-12T03:00:12.630Z

"Two, but I wouldn't swear to nothing," replied the tactful Bessie. A Drake by George! 2012-01-09T03:00:22.163Z

The tactful Miss Tripp looked sadly puzzled, but she felt that it would not be the part of wisdom to press the issue for the moment. And So They Were Married 2012-01-05T03:00:34.437Z

Twice she repeated the suggestion; and then, too tactful to force the point, she smiled and withdrew the square of cardboard. In Jeopardy 2012-01-04T03:00:35.013Z

Whenever voices were raised, these men appeared with rapid strides, to cut short the arguments in some tactful manner. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z

This man was disguised so far as clothing went, and his conversation showed that he was tactful and understood how to keep on the right side of the men with whom he mingled. The River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence The Lost Channel 2012-01-02T03:00:21.167Z

The sleuth-hound replied in suitable terms, and embarked upon a tactful yet deadly cross-examination, long laid up in readiness for such an opportunity as this. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z

Some hesitation was likewise manifested by the constitutional bishops resident in France, a hesitation, however, which under the tactful management of Cardinal Caprara, the new Legate a Latere at Paris, was finally overcome. The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe 2011-12-24T03:07:55.507Z

Had it not been for the tactful assurances made by the authorities, and the early substitution of another stamp more carefully engraved, the results would probably have been of a serious character. Peeps at Postage Stamps 2011-12-23T03:00:15.610Z

So much in acquaintanceships depends on tactful introductions! Sunday-School Success A Book of Practical Methods for Sunday-School Teachers and Officers 2011-12-21T03:00:45.660Z

It was not a tactful allusion to his engagement to Beatrice, and he was annoyed by Gerald's manner. Harding of Allenwood 2011-12-21T03:00:21.617Z

Latterly she had to be very tactful with him. The Happy Warrior 2011-12-18T03:00:18.863Z

So Willie phrased it, and flattered himself that it was rather considerate and tactful to put it so. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z

She was tactful enough to say nothing of this, but at the same time determined to try and find out if anything was wrong, and how she could help. Paddy-The-Next-Best-Thing 2011-12-08T03:00:28.210Z

The other girls knew she worked, knew the church helped the family, but were very tactful in assisting her in keeping her secret. The Leaven in a Great City 2011-12-05T03:00:48.150Z

The man was obviously tactful and saved the situation. Harding of Allenwood 2011-12-21T03:00:21.617Z

Then, too, in the most tactful and delicate way, she was his guide amid the elusive paths of this new and divine world he was entering. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z

This young kinsman of hers was the most tactful member of her family. The Stronger Influence 2011-12-02T03:00:23.630Z

She afterwards married another gentleman who was more tactful in his mode of courting her. Life Gleanings 2011-12-01T03:00:23.890Z

Something of what he felt on this head he managed to convey to her in an indirect manner which he considered tactful. Imprudence 2011-12-01T03:00:19.303Z

In disposition the Greeks are lively, cheerful, plausible, tactful, sympathetic; very affable with strangers, hospitable, kind to their servants and dependants, remarkably temperate and frugal in their habits, amiable and united in family life. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z

How tactful and diplomatic, but above all, how deep his knowledge of human nature. Islam Her Moral And Spiritual Value A Rational And Pyschological Study 2011-11-25T03:00:15.820Z

If you are an exceptionally wise and tactful mother, you may keep the confidence of your boy, and guide him day by day through his temptations and miseries, and keep him chaste. The Book of Life 2011-11-25T03:00:13.343Z

The whole business is extremely risky, it requires a manager, immune to jungle fever, a man of great vigour yet patient and tactful. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z

Write a tactful letter, saying that you will hold back the order until you receive a check to pay the over-due account. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z

He was a tactful, courteous man with real artistic feeling and cultivation. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z

Ostensibly a cautious and tactful reform, it was in reality a revolution. A Literary History of the Arabs 2011-11-13T03:00:15.660Z

They were tactful, these rough Yorkshiremen; not one came across to the further bank set apart for "t' quality," where another supper, not half so decorously conducted, was in full swing by the boathouse. Diana Tempest, Volume III (of 3) 2011-11-12T03:00:34.213Z

Energetic and tactful individuals may succeed, but the success will be due to personal qualities, and will be contemporaneous with that gifted party and disappear with him. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z

Anne is a woman of forty, but handsome still, very pleasant and sympathetic; she is a woman of the world, tactful and self-controlled. Caesar's Wife A comedy in three acts 2011-11-11T03:00:37.427Z

I later found the same tactful qualities in the Duke of Newcastle who, with his family, were among the closest friends I had in England. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z

So Penn State students and others need to be tactful in discussing the charges against Sandusky and other officials. Penn State students plan candlelight vigil, raise money for victims 2011-11-10T20:43:10Z

His friends were inclined to look rather askance at this; one or two, in a tactful way, pointed out to him the danger of "drifting." The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z

They will not need much teaching, and only require tactful treatment to make most satisfactory operatives. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z

If he's tactful, wise, and courteous, there's no reason why in time he shouldn't attain very considerable influence over the Khedive. Caesar's Wife A comedy in three acts 2011-11-11T03:00:37.427Z

The central difficulty in carving, however, is found not so much in the actual chipping as in the tactful distribution of choice parts. Life's Minor Collisions 2011-11-03T02:00:17.547Z

He was a worthy, irreproachable man, and intellectually competent, but it seemed impossible for him to make tactful adjustments with the young Virginians. Charles Lewis Cocke Founder of Hollins College 2011-10-08T02:00:24.723Z

He was thoughtful and tactful and knew how to efface himself. The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z

She would be punctilious about her calls, and make a point of appearing to remember people, even if she didn't have the least conception who they were, and would be generally blithe, tactful, and gracious. Search-Light Letters 2011-10-06T02:00:43.957Z

She believed that she could have him when she liked, but he would look for some tactful sign of her approval before venturing too far. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z

The most tactful wife yields now and then to the impulse to do a little coaching from the side-lines, and many husbands have been known to reply with a few well-chosen words about the knife. Life's Minor Collisions 2011-11-03T02:00:17.547Z

Never had a man a more tactful and sympathetic co-worker than he found in his wife. Charles Lewis Cocke Founder of Hollins College 2011-10-08T02:00:24.723Z

She tried to pay him a compliment that would not sound too obvious; and, like the tactful woman that she was, she succeeded. The Later Life 2011-10-02T02:00:13.037Z

It's a tactful way of saying "don't bet on it," and they've been saying it a lot over the past day or so. Was Einstein Wrong? 2011-09-23T17:15:00Z

Livingstone tried his best to cover up such breaks with hasty, tactful improvisations of talk, but he had noticed the amazed stare with which Miss Allen had received this particular revelation of Crittenden's crudity. Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z

She spoke jestingly, yet as Caroline watched Angelica's face, it occurred to her that Mary was not always tactful. The Builders 2011-09-19T02:00:09.067Z

Wonderfully tactful for his age, Cedric told the Fox that he recognised him, having read about him in Grimm's tales, and remarked— "You were so good, Mr. Fox, to the poor horse!" The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy 2011-09-18T02:00:22.467Z

In a moment she was once more the tactful, charming hostess. The Later Life 2011-10-02T02:00:13.037Z

I was very polite," Mrs. Pottle answered, "and tactful. The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales 2011-09-17T02:00:25.067Z

I received tactful messages of sincere sympathy from hundreds of persons who had been revolted by this infamous press campaign. My Memoirs 2011-09-13T02:00:28.713Z

“He is exceedingly smart, he is tactful and he can be aggressive.” Sino-Forest Executives Face ‘Direct Hit’ From OSC in Fraud Probe 2011-09-08T10:50:39Z

Subsequently, during the Hundred Days, she fled before the advance of the despot, fearing his wrath, and paid a tactful visit to Germany and Scandinavia. Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science 2011-09-05T02:00:19.693Z

In philanthropic work, occasions arise for wise, tactful, brief, effective composition, in letters, reports, and public addresses. Talks to Freshman Girls 2011-09-04T02:00:03.470Z

Pamela was a tactful woman, and knew when to be silent. The Bigamist 2011-08-31T02:01:34.797Z

No doubt she would now be in the hall, waiting for him alone—she always did instinctively the kind, the tactful thing. Jane Oglander 2011-08-30T02:00:38.717Z

With the aid of those two kindly and tactful diplomats—and a lot of milk chocolate and dried apricots—I finally contrived an ejection. Down the Yellowstone 2011-08-29T02:01:06.730Z

Gamekeepers would chat kindly with him, and tap their foreheads as they passed through the copse; callers would be tactful and dangle bright talk before him. The Return of the Soldier 2011-08-26T02:00:23.937Z

"I'm sure Miss Jones is good at her job, too," said Trevellyan, supposing himself to be tactful. The War-Workers 2011-08-25T02:00:32.260Z

It enraged Dare to see how readily she recognised these symptoms, and how tactful she was in her avoidance of friction. The Bigamist 2011-08-31T02:01:34.797Z

She asked with intelligent interest about those political events in the islands, concerning which it is tactful to question Commissioners. The Locusts' Years 2011-08-16T02:00:41.777Z

"You aren't a bit altered," declared the man of thirty-three, with a note not entirely tactful in his admiring voice. The Thousandth Woman 2011-08-15T02:00:25.383Z

Sit down for a moment, Gustav; you don't wound me, because you have the unusual gift—which always distinguished you—of being subtle and tactful. Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z

I did not think my father could have been so tactful. A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z

She was not specially tactful and often gave unnecessary offense. Marjorie Dean, College Senior 2011-08-01T02:00:12.720Z

A German tourist standing nearby was more tactful but was nonetheless perplexed as he tried to teach his two teenage children about the scale of United States debt. Nation Calls Capital Mad, and It Agrees 2011-07-30T19:57:37Z

“What are you doing here, Ubiquitous Person?” she cried, but immediately turned aside in tactful fashion, and made her way to the door. A Girl in Spring-Time 2011-07-29T02:00:31.493Z

“We’ll try to get along without you, just this once,” agreed tactful Constance. Marjorie Dean, High School Junior 2011-07-25T02:00:16.780Z

When she concluded, the lady lapsed into a somnolent silence, which, if assumed, was tactful, leaving the man, who was glad of a respite from conversational effort, to digest the information. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z

Here’s the tactful workaround: Create a Google+ circle of people you don’t want to snub, but don’t want to share your life with, either. Gadgetwise: How to Hide From Annoying People on Google+ 2011-07-21T21:52:46Z

I imagine he thought this reply very ingenious and tactful. Critical Studies 2011-07-21T02:00:20.463Z

With a tactful instinct most of the girls hurriedly gathered their things together and disappeared, leaving only the intimates in the green room. Molly Brown's Junior Days 2011-07-14T02:00:11.180Z

During the rest of the week she pursued this course with tactful assiduousness, but she could discover nothing worth while. Marjorie Dean, High School Junior 2011-07-25T02:00:16.780Z

It struck Dane that Thomas Chatterton, though not lacking in sympathy, would hardly make a tactful comforter, but he did not say so, and Lilian seemed content to let him go. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z

Why had he not sent a tentative, tactful letter, feeling his way a little? The Best Psychic Stories 2011-07-13T02:00:21.943Z

The thing is to extricate her from the situation by the most tactful and surest means.” Molly Brown's Freshman Days 2011-07-12T02:00:31.110Z

Well, that was Windy's tactful method of introducing himself. Fore! 2011-07-11T02:00:06.097Z

I suggested, scenting mischief as well as cocoa butter in the air, since the usually tactful Dee was on the war-path. A House Party with the Tucker Twins 2011-07-10T02:00:20.543Z

He was less tactful than his father and was exceedingly strong-willed. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z

The Duchess of Cambridge's attire was as tactful as it was visually appealing. Three royal women and their dresses 2011-07-05T01:00:57Z

Suppose we find out in some tactful roundabout way whether she knows, and then I’ll offer to go in with you Saturday night and give her mother my bed.” Molly Brown's Freshman Days 2011-07-12T02:00:31.110Z

"Well, that'll be about all for you, Mister Good Player!" announced Parkes with rather more gusto than is considered tactful at such a time. Fore! 2011-07-11T02:00:06.097Z

The piece is well conceived and is touching; and there is a suggestion of history in it, tactful and pleasing. The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama 2011-07-04T02:00:21.750Z

Under the circumstances, it must be done, apparently, by regular teachers, who should be high-minded, tactful and thoroughly trained. Teaching the Child Patriotism 2011-07-03T02:00:11.747Z

To keep him saddled upon them as one of their rulers is as tactful as it would be to send Senator Tillman on a diplomatic mission to Liberia or Haiti. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z

They built the fire; or rather, Adriance built it, aided by the girl's tactful advice. A Man's Hearth 2011-06-25T02:00:17.093Z

Most surgeons of experience do these things in the proper way by instinct from the beginning, or by a tactful habit, which develops in their surgical experience of adapting themselves to individual patients. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z

He was equally tactful, but we saw that he was exceedingly nervous about the outcome of the U-boat aggression. Ten Years Near the German Frontier A Retrospect and a Warning 2011-06-16T02:00:15.297Z

The bloke in charge was rather a martyr to liver complaint, but he was ordinarily so decent that one could easily be tactful, and pass over the livery bouts. From Chart House to Bush Hut Being the Record of a Sailor's 7 Years in the Queensland Bush 2011-06-08T02:00:16.290Z

The scheme was good business, but not tactful. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z

The house on the Drive had not contained only servants, as now it must—servants who were merely servants, too, not the faithful, devoted, tactful servitors of romance, but the average modern hireling. A Man's Hearth 2011-06-25T02:00:17.093Z

It can only be accomplished by a sympathetic attitude towards the whole subject and a tactful understanding of each individual case. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z

I have wanted to tell you how fine you were and what it meant to all of us to have you so cheerful and tactful. Molly Brown's Post-Graduate Days 2011-05-27T02:00:15.860Z

His face became graver as he thought, and then, with the ready wit of his kind, he framed up a tactful excuse. Bat Wing Bowles 2011-05-20T02:00:33.310Z

Admittedly, Pax’s method of alerting Yahoo! to his exploit was less than tactful. Spurned By Yahoo!, Hacker Puts Account-Stealing Worm Up For Sale 2011-05-17T18:24:00Z

But Fraulein Hentig was a self-contained and entirely tactful companion, with whom it was possible to enjoy the delights of solitude while escaping the disadvantages. Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z

Malick is as tactful about these people as he is critical of some and connected to all. Terrence Malick's Epic, Confounding Tree of Life 2011-05-17T01:17:43Z

There was a young maid from the West, Who chewed gum with such marvelous zest, That they named a committee, Both tactful and witty Who suggested she let her jaws rest. Back at School with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-14T02:00:10.887Z

The last two times he had been there Katty had been present, and she had been very useful—useful and tactful. Love and hatred 2011-05-13T02:00:08.103Z

It was tactful of Mavis to give Opal the first innings. A Fortunate Term 2011-05-12T02:00:10.623Z

Dee had been appointed inviter as being the tactful member of the team, and Mabel naturally jumped at the chance, overlooking the fact that she did not consider us properly chaperoned. Vacation with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-08T02:00:04.123Z

And, to be fair to the fools of his time, the great giant was not himself a persuasive and tactful personality. The Law and the Poor 2011-05-07T02:00:30.390Z

Suave and conciliatory, tactful yet tenacious of purpose, a carefully cultivated air of frankness ambushed subtle craftiness that rarely failed to accomplish schemes which the unwary never suspected. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z

Perhaps it was hardly tactful of me to compete.” Royal Highness 2011-05-05T02:00:22.363Z

It was a kindly and tactful remark, and I was duly edified. From Pillar to Post Leaves from a Lecturer's Note-Book 2011-05-05T02:00:21.620Z

Oh, I am going to be tactful and not let her know I came for the express purpose. Vacation with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-08T02:00:04.123Z

And thinking maybe it would be tactful to change the subject, I said to Father: "How do you feel after dancing last night?" At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-04T02:00:13.920Z

It leads to the tactful handling of the body and the faculties. Manual of the Enumeration A Text Book on the Sciences of the Enumeration 2011-05-02T02:00:20.220Z

A tactful way to greet a sorrowing person is to say simply, "I have called to assure you of my sympathy." Book of Etiquette Volume I 2011-04-28T02:00:13.993Z

Adeline listened with a mingling of interest and impatience, attempting ever and again to suppress him and to involve Chatteris by a tactful interposition. The Sea Lady 2011-04-22T02:00:07.843Z

Godfrey Palliser was also a liberal master, who seldom put an embargo on any man’s perquisites; while Tony scattered pleasant words and silver with a tactful kindliness that made either doubly acceptable. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z

I gave a warning glance at Dee, and she, ever tactful, held her peace. At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-04T02:00:13.920Z

I tried, and at my failure he was very tactful. By Wit of Woman 2011-04-13T02:00:13.247Z

I don’t think you were tactful in making so much of the affair.” The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z

"It's the best soup I ever tasted," affirmed my father, wishing to be tactful. I Walked in Arden 2011-04-10T02:00:06.137Z

I am, as, of course, you know, an outsider here, and you have in several tactful ways made my stay pleasant to me.” The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z

I felt the tactful thing for me to do would be to leave the girls alone with their father, so I told him good-by and went off to see how Annie Pore was faring. At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-04T02:00:13.920Z

The man or woman who is an intelligent, tactful conversationalist, commands one of the most essential elements of a pleasing address. The Man Who Pleases and the Woman Who Charms 2011-04-05T02:00:10.347Z

For she had not felt like incurring the extra expense of staying longer, and Peggy and Katherine had been unable to think of a tactful means of arranging that part of it themselves. Peggy Parsons a Hampton Freshman 2011-04-01T02:00:36.933Z

By some mysterious tactful process Helen persuaded her mother to take another rest, and we were left alone. I Walked in Arden 2011-04-10T02:00:06.137Z

Appleby felt grateful for the tactful kindness which restrained any sign of astonishment, but Harding laughed. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z

President Wilson committed himself to it last May in an emphatic speech, which was perhaps a little too tenderly tactful towards the Germans to be wholeheartedly acceptable in England. The United States and the War 2011-04-01T02:00:33.633Z

The tactful person does not make the mistake of talking too much about himself. The Man Who Pleases and the Woman Who Charms 2011-04-05T02:00:10.347Z

One of us accompanies the radio man--at his tactful insistence--when he goes around to take the quarters out of the coin boxes in the radios. Four and Twenty Beds 2011-03-30T02:00:13.610Z

"We can't eat in the parlour," said the tactful Helen, aware of how great an enormity this must seem to a farmer's wife. I Walked in Arden 2011-04-10T02:00:06.137Z

"Not very tactful of me, was it, to taunt you with the amiable weakness which has procured me the lifelong privilege of your society?" The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z

Sanders was a tactful man, and tact does not necessarily imply soft-handedness. Sanders of the River 2011-03-12T03:00:26.427Z

One was awkward in person and in speech, while the other was tactful and graceful. The Man Who Pleases and the Woman Who Charms 2011-04-05T02:00:10.347Z

The ground of divorce—non-support—was touched on with a tactful lightness. Miss Maitland Private Secretary 2011-03-08T03:00:39.100Z

Helen's girl friends had tacitly accepted the situation, and at dinners or card parties Helen and I were always paired off together by tactful hostesses. I Walked in Arden 2011-04-10T02:00:06.137Z

His rigid yet fair rule, and the kindly and tactful authority of Hendricks, kept the men moving along towards the distant goal, however listlessly and hopelessly some of them went. The Road to Paris 2011-03-07T03:00:11.103Z

Presently, before I had decided upon a tactful plan of action, my father knocked at the door, and when I opened it, rushed in, greatly excited to hear the result of the interview. Forty Years of 'Spy' 2011-03-04T03:00:57.237Z

Having made this concession, I became humble and thankful and tactful. The High Heart 2011-03-04T03:00:52.683Z

So that the first thing anyone sees when they arrive on the Eurostar is a gentle and tactful reminder to our French friends that London won the right to host the Games in 2012. London station a perfect platform for Olympic rings 2011-03-03T21:59:08Z

Miss Emmy, not so tactful as her elder sister, brought in a name which the others present wished to forget. The Revellers 2011-02-26T03:00:50.133Z

He is being what I suppose he thinks tactful. The Wicked Marquis 2011-02-24T03:01:06.123Z

I found Mr. Bowles an invaluable second when studying my subjects, he was so thoroughly a man of the world and withal so tactful and resourceful that I was glad when we worked in company. Forty Years of 'Spy' 2011-03-04T03:00:57.237Z

But Mrs. Pope had something more definite to say to Marjorie, and came to it at last with a tactful offhandedness. Marriage 2011-02-22T03:00:06.867Z

Throughout this singular interview he had emerged as a shrewd, tactful and eminently kind-hearted fellow. Mrs. Fitz 2011-02-14T03:00:38.317Z

He was tactful considering his age, his inexperience, and especially his sex—if tact be ever a matter of age and experience, as it is almost always one of sex. Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century 2011-02-13T03:00:19.953Z

But it isn't quite tactful of you to dilate on Edinburgh when I am trying to rouse in you some enthusiasm for Glasgow. The Setons 2011-02-10T03:00:48.400Z

But it seemed that I expressed his bulk more truthfully than was tactful, for it appeared he had undergone a dieting process and considered himself quite sylph-like in consequence. Forty Years of 'Spy' 2011-03-04T03:00:57.237Z

He was a fearless, upright and tactful man, and a keen observer of nature. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z

Vigorous and tactful effort will go far to develop pure taste and abiding taste for books. Literature for Children 2011-02-02T03:00:21.560Z

These jests, it is said, were to recall the tactful measures employed by a maidservant named Iambe to rouse Demeter from her prolonged sorrowing. The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites 2011-01-28T03:00:23.447Z

"I can imagine that Aunt Alice makes a most tactful chaperon, and I hear you are very popular." The Setons 2011-02-10T03:00:48.400Z

The Prince, with the tactful remembrance that distinguished him, recollected my name at once and expressed a wish to see my work. Forty Years of 'Spy' 2011-03-04T03:00:57.237Z

Sally liked Linda, envied her her independence, her tactful, firm handling of her sometimes unreasonable employer. Girl Alone 2011-01-27T03:00:36.117Z

A tactful girl would have devised some answer to spare Napoleon's feelings. Napoleon's Young Neighbor 2011-01-24T03:00:18.637Z

He was thinking how very tactful Daniel Lane was said to be; and how wasted, commercially, he seemed to be at the Residency. Burning Sands 2011-01-17T03:00:53.930Z

With the veteran guide’s tactful courtesy towards tenderfeet, he halted on a mound and made pretence of lighting his pipe. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z

"Dear Mr. Stanley," said the Dowager, infinitely relieved, "you are so tactful, so generous——" "I hope she'll be happy." Parlous Times A Novel of Modern Diplomacy 2011-01-13T03:01:14.887Z

She did this to lead up to her own tactful exit; and the mere male swallowed her bait without suspicion. Vision House 2011-01-13T03:01:00.407Z

My attitude became constrained, unnatural; his, more gracious, gentle, tactful. My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z

Such laxity will hardly suffice for the administration of colonies planted amidst remote peoples of another race, requiring delicate handling and the tactful management which can come only from special knowledge and training. The Outlook: Uncle Sam's Place and Prospects in International Politics 2010-12-30T03:00:21Z

Contrast Cutler's cocksure public comments with quarterback Tom Brady's tactful take on the same topic earlier this season. Cutler must steer clear of Revis Island 2010-12-25T06:00:00Z

Mr Carlyle was too tactful to pursue the subject. Max Carrados 2010-12-24T03:00:32.117Z

The complete confidence of a hitherto unresponsive subject can often be won by a tactful reference to music or photography. The Lighter Side of School Life 2010-12-24T03:00:31.150Z

It never occurred to him that his mother, with her tactful simplicity, might be watching him too. God's Green Country A Novel of Canadian Rural Life 2010-12-21T22:55:55.287Z

It was in Virginia, too, that she imbibed the early training that fitted her to become a graceful, tactful leader in the nation's social life. Dorothy Payne, Quakeress A Side-Light upon the Career of 'Dolly' Madison 2010-12-20T17:12:10.847Z

No epistle sheds more light on St Paul’s character as a man—so mobile, so tactful, so tender and affectionate, and yet so statesmanlike and so commanding. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z

Nothing that has happened to him has put a dent in his unfailingly polite, phlegmatic and tactful manner. Ray Wilkins, Chelsea's Mr Nice Guy, hides the hurt 2010-12-17T20:00:01Z

Not that all humorous people are tactful: bitter experience of the practical joker has taught us that. The Lighter Side of School Life 2010-12-24T03:00:31.150Z

Future mats may deliver bespoke messages but currently the sequence is random, with some approaches more tactful than others. Inventors unveil smart beermats that send out automatic chat-up lines 2010-12-02T00:01:00Z

He was supportive but tactful, and a good companion throughout. The Ashes 2010: Touring Australia is tough but England can take prize 2010-11-21T00:08:00Z

In discussing his own contributions, Justice Brennan said, “I am not going to be modest” and again asked Mr. Wermiel to be tactful. Sidebar: Brennan?s Biographer Took His Time 2010-10-04T16:37:00Z

Whether it's down to personal nature or because it's required by their job, diplomats tend to be tactful, discreet and cautiously mindful of the political hierarchy they serve. Ambassador Blasts France's Relations with its African Allies 2010-07-09T18:55:00Z

But no person can be tactful who cannot see the ludicrous side of things. The Lighter Side of School Life 2010-12-24T03:00:31.150Z

Through cajoling and persistent tactful criticism, he helped them to do their best work and produce the components of the theory, whose coherence and unity emerged only gradually. Book Review - Quantum - By Manjit Kumar 2010-06-11T18:33:00Z

I’m sure you’ve made even the most tactful among us more aware. | Assumptions 2010-06-04T19:15:00Z

But surely there must have been a more tactful way to ask Bryant about his mother’s past. After Bryant's Interview Controversy, Union Chief Urges More Respect 2010-04-28T20:10:00Z

Machines don’t understand the value of forgiving a lapse, or of treating an unpleasant detail with tactful silence. Magazine Preview: The Data-Driven Life 2010-04-28T15:16:00Z

That tactful young person grasps the situation, and endeavours to divert the conversation. The Lighter Side of School Life 2010-12-24T03:00:31.150Z

“I think she’s been very tactful in dealing with people — not giving up her views but trying to look for common ground.” In Judicial Bouts, Diane Wood Shows a Persuasive Punch 2010-04-22T02:01:00Z

It's a real learning experience in tactful communication. From CIO To CEO 2010-04-14T22:00:00Z

Obstinate, old-fashioned, provincial, gutsy, rather shy, awkward, suspicious, cantankerous, honest and brainy, he was utterly uninterested in the tactful doublespeak usually required of politicians in modern Europe. Poland tragedy: In Memoriam: Lech Kaczy?ski 2010-04-11T13:59:00Z

Messi did not even sink entirely into a tactful ineffectiveness in the second half. Barcelona 4-1 Arsenal 2010-04-06T20:45:00Z

The task before him was to coax with gentle patience and tactful caution, a despairing woman, slowly back to the ordinary walks of life. The Undying Past

Much depended on tactful dealings with the North American Indians, a species of diplomacy in which Frenchmen excelled. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical

I have found—that is, I have not found that to be the most tactful way of handling her. The Belovéd Traitor

She was intelligent and tactful, a faithful wife, a devoted mother and a staunch friend. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo"

He wasn't sure it was a tactful thing to do now. Manslaughter

The girl was a local favorite, of course—he had been tactful as to that. The Valiants of Virginia

They were tactful in their dealings with the Indians, and were trained in a school of diplomacy which has never been excelled. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical

Nevertheless, she was amiably inclined, and as a society leader very tactful and diplomatic. The Home Life of Poe

The first, dated December 12, 1512, thanked him for his pacification of Cuba and his tactful and humane treatment of the natives. The History of Cuba, vol. 1

Miss Bennett thought it more tactful not to refer to Lydia. Manslaughter

When he had me in the plain little den, sitting before the miniature wood fire which he heaped with broken twigs, he sat me down and gave me a few minutes of tactful silence. The Seven-Branched Candlestick The Schooldays of Young American Jew

Of course, I knew that the devilishly adroit, tactful way I was breaking it to him wouldn't disturb the peace of a baby. The Haunted Pajamas

In matters of diplomacy and difficult correspondence, including delicate foreign relations, he was tactful yet insistent upon principle, defending with a keen sense of justice the honor of the colonial state. William Bradford of Plymouth

The tactful Queen patched up a peace with her rival, and then made sure that his head should in a few weeks adorn the walls of Dublin Castle. A Short History of England, Ireland and Scotland

Bobby, trying to be tactful, answered that he was sure Eleanor wouldn't, but as often happens to consciously tactful people, he failed to please. Manslaughter

Was there a tactful thought for him in their restraint? The Guarded Heights

And the more they were impressed with her tactful behavior, and the more they felt the kindness of her gaze, the more annoyed they grew with themselves, the more tongue-tied they became. Yiddish Tales

Her name is Militant, but we call her Milly, as a sort of tactful evasion. Cinderella Jane

Moya looked round, and the sergeant was without his men, at tactful range. The Shadow of a Man

Mrs. Whittle was an attractive and cultivated lady, and an inspiring and tactful teacher. Pioneering in Cuba A Narrative of the Settlement of La Gloria, the First American Colony in Cuba, and the Early Experiences of the Pioneers

Angus might not have been tactful—but he had been right. The Land of Strong Men

He rose also, but with such tactful clumsiness that in doing so he upset the table, and with it the glass, plate, and candles. Marguerite de Valois

It was evident the introduction had broken in on something interesting to Viola, if not to Nat, but he gave no sign of the interference being annoying, although the girl was not so tactful. Dorothy Dale at Glenwood School

They were infrequent, hardly affectionate; amazingly tactful letters. The Nest, The White Pagoda, The Suicide, A Forsaken Temple, Miss Jones and The Masterpiece

"Of course if there's the least—the very least—difficulty——" With a swift, tactful movement, Lady Frances came towards her. The Gambler A Novel

Jesse's Narrative With creditors, women, robbers, and everything dangerous, you want to be chuck full of deportment, smooth as old Honeypott, and a whole lot tactful. A Man in the Open

But indeed, in the interim, she had simply taken charge of our Red Cross architects and buyers and builders and engineers, and was sweeping things forward with a tactful but exceedingly high hand. The Book of Susan A Novel

No refined intuition was necessary to tell Anthony that it was not his morning for tactful dismissals. In And Out

She was at once tender and tactful, and the only claim she made was that of her long-standing solicitude on his account. The Nest, The White Pagoda, The Suicide, A Forsaken Temple, Miss Jones and The Masterpiece

Considering her father's association with Mr. Davis she was not certain that the visit would be very tactful. Penny Nichols Finds a Clue

Mrs. Craske-Morton went to her "boudoir" out of tactful consideration for the young lovers; Mrs. Hamilton went up to the drawing-room for the same reason. Patricia Brent, Spinster

Jimmy's mother lived with her unwashed brood, you will remember, above old Heinze's grocery store, and on the following afternoon I ran Susan over there for a tactful reconnaissance. The Book of Susan A Novel

Mary thought to herself: It is tactful of her not to begin a conversation about her brother. Mary

It shows, indeed, what careful preparation our enemies are now making, just as the installation of the secret wireless showed the tactful cunning of the invader. Spies of the Kaiser Plotting the Downfall of England

Aspenick was not mollified by this tactful reference to his long descent. The Great Miss Driver

She was too tactful to express her disapproval; but she showed it in her amazement. Patricia Brent, Spinster

He was conscious of having shone by virtue of the tactful way in which he had parried certain direct and rather impertinent questions of a professional nature addressed to him by one of the guests. John Dene of Toronto A Comedy of Whitehall

Aunt Esther came out, and the girl's manner softened under the influence of her tactful kindness. Harper's Round Table, September 24, 1895

Our most tactful cajolery she met with suspicion and disdain, if not with open ridicule. Sigurd Our Golden Collie and Other Comrades of the Road

A man of business she is—and a very fine one; tactful and conciliatory, daring and subtle. The Great Miss Driver

The more candid would upbraid him and attempt conciliation: the more tactful would be sympathetic. Thirty

I hastened to add my adieus to the others, and the tactful couple, seeing that I was impatient to be under way, cut short what had threatened to be a protracted parting. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois

That letter showed the perfection of his tactful understanding.... The Duchess of Wrexe Her Decline and Death; A Romantic Commentary

It is at least honest, if not tactful. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15

With so tactful a listener, so good a friend, it was no longer necessary to remember that he was new in this land and unknowing of its smaller ways. Ewing\\'s Lady

In demeanour he was quiet, reserved and tactful, but when occasion called for it he proved himself a brilliant orator. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens"

When, however, at the first opportunity, I sought to obtain an intimation that he had been a sharer in the Mexican end of the great project, he avoided the inquiry with his usual tactful reserve. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois

Doctor Dempsy writes it’s a case for a nurse, not a doctor, and the most tactful, intuitive nurse we have in the sanitarium. Leerie

He liked him, and still more after a long talk in which the duties of the place were explained and his own indisposition to speak of his past life recognized with tactful courtesy. The Red City A Novel of the Second Administration of President Washington

It would not be tactful to exclude her from the general questioning that had sprung out of New Year confidences, but in her heart the hostess shrank from putting the question. What a Man Wills

Hope came to the rescue with a reply which was at once tactful and diplomatic, since it turned the conversation into the desired channel. The Daughters of a Genius

He had tried it at an earlier one, though “interfere” is too strong a word for the easy, natural, tactful way in which he had suggested they should move somewhere else. Harley Greenoak's Charge

Her eyes were eloquent with thanks, with unbounded appreciation of the tactful, yet unequivocal manner in which he had championed the absent. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance

More than once this tactful reservation of the obvious had arrested her attention, and been mentally noted as the man’s best point. A Question of Marriage

He loved his wife; she was a dear girl, tactful, unassuming. What a Man Wills

“You don’t mind, do you, dear?” she said, with her usual tactful consideration. The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising

But like a wise man and a tactful one he had known better than to push the suggestion further. Harley Greenoak's Charge

I was fond of her already, but more than ever now that she had come to my rescue in that whole-hearted and tactful fashion. A Veldt Vendetta

It's nice to be tactful and know how to break in. Cue for Quiet

As she began so she remained; amiable, tactful, and clever. The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History

And then she was so tactful and considerate. The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising

A woman less firm and tactful than his beloved "Kathie" could hardly have lived peaceably with him. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10)

Given an adequate equipment for service, and a well-trained, tactful pastor who knows and loves country folks and lives with his people, splendid results may be expected. The Challenge of the Country A Study of Country Life Opportunity

She was usually chosen upon the advice, if not by the election, of the whole community, and it was especially important that she should be a tactful person and a judicious manager. Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10)

“Why of course,” I answered easily, and reassured by her tactful explanation. A Frontier Mystery

She was so eminently companionable, so tactful and sympathetic. The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising

Ben Halse passed it off with a tactful and consolatory remark, and they talked about other things. Forging the Blades A Tale of the Zulu Rebellion

It was a tactful speech, and the girl looked thoroughly capable of appreciating it. Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion

I said this because I felt that some of the other guests might not be as tactful as Joy and might make Bag Ears feel uncomfortable. "And That's How It Was, Officer"

But Sheila, usually the most considerate and tactful of mothers, amazed him now by ignoring his hint. The Torch Bearer

A detailed and careful farm inspection by a tactful, capable inspector, coupled with proper publicity will do much to improve conditions. Outlines of dairy bacteriology A concise manual for the use of students in dairying

Yet he need not have been, for the tactful North-countryman never by word or wink let drop that he possessed the slightest knowledge of the same even to him. Forging the Blades A Tale of the Zulu Rebellion

The kindly and tactful deeds of Father Boone bored into his soul like a red hot iron. A Boy Knight

With Arete lay the real seat of authority, though she could claim no rights, and doubtless the tactful and clever Homeric woman was, as a rule, the dominating influence in the palace. Greek Women

I am sure, however, you were tactful with them.” Lord Stranleigh Abroad

All in the day’s work, those and a thousand other incidents which men treasure to-day in the Island, and, if you are tactful, will reveal to you in their slow laconic Northern way. Thomas Andrews Shipbuilder

Something of this he put into words, with a rare and tactful sympathy. Forging the Blades A Tale of the Zulu Rebellion

But under her tactful sympathy this paroxysm soon passed off and with considerable calm he gave her the outlines of his trouble. A Boy Knight

I made up my mind to be pleasant and tactful and meet every question by asking one. On the right of the British line

Some were tactful and clever in appreciation of other values than a mere readiness to salute, and those drew our affection and a ready measure of confidence. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war

It may not be tactful," Olear remarked, "but if you've got your takings cached away somewhere to hold up the Earth for a big ransom, you'd better come across right now. Astounding Stories, June, 1931

The well-bred, quiet, tactful lady whom the old Border fighter had married had left her mark upon the range girl. Frances of the Ranges The Old Ranchman's Treasure

The judge, after an instant's hesitation, accepted the Scotch; and Gwynne felt that he had a tactful and dangerous man to deal with. Ancestors A Novel

It showed a vigorous mind, at least a tactful mind. The "Genius"

But in spite of Pert's well-laid plans to leave them in quiet corners together, in spite of her many little tactful suggestions, Arthur remained unresponsive. Checkers A Hard-luck Story

Here was good reason to be as tactful as possible. Bring Me His Ears

No one could be more tactful or adroit when a crisis arrived whose gravity he had foreseen. Studies in Contemporary Biography

But she was a very tactful person and was about to drop the subject, when Isabel slowly turned her eyes. Ancestors A Novel

He was anxious to know what collectors were paid but he thought it scarcely tactful to ask. The "Genius"

Therefore, it behooves us to be very tactful in telling father and mother that you are a Logan. Crestlands A Centennial Story of Cane Ridge

That was tactful, and indeed his courtesy and pleasant words during her first brief meeting with him in the Embankment Hotel had conveyed the same favorable impression. The Silent Barrier

By the time of Queen Victoria the possession of piety and of gifts of speech had become more important qualifications, but the main thing was tactful moderation. Studies in Contemporary Biography

Quiet and unobtrusive men for the most part, dogged, tactful, and resourceful, they must always be ready to act at a moment's notice as individuals or as part of a machine. Scotland Yard The methods and organisation of the Metropolitan Police

单词	tactful
例句	tactful My mind raced as I tried to think of a tactful way to extricate myself. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I had never been enormously tactful; I had no practice dealing with overly friendly boys. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z It took a lot of tactful correspondence before Kepler was able to soothe Tycho’s offended feelings and restore friendly relations with the great astronomer. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Slowly I nodded, trying as I did so to think of a tactful way to withdraw, when my eyes met his and suddenly I thought: Why not? The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Let’s just say for a teacher she isn’t very tactful. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Shagga's coat could have used a good brushing too, but it would have been less than tactful to mention it. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “There’s no tactful way to ask that question! I guess I just never met someone like you.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Halley later claimed that he had only been tactful to Hevelius’s face, not wanting to hasten, the death of ‘an old peevish Gentleman’. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z And Rich grins, gestures his thumb toward my mother, and says to me, “Can you believe what comes out of her mouth? Now I know where you get your sweet, tactful nature.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The proprietor read the note and gave him an alert, tactful glance. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z From a corner came the agitated whispers of children, which I thought it tactful to ignore. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I thought perhaps it was not very tactful to talk about blindness, and I glanced at the nurse. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “Be easy, mon vieux, I will be most tactful. A mere formality.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Probably it had been tactful to leave Daisy's house, but the act annoyed me and her next remark made me rigid. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z He had long tolerated false allegations with tactful restraint, but he saw this as a strike against his honesty and an attempt to group him with the race-fixers from the sport’s past. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It was also clear that she would have to be helped in a delicate, tactful manner. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z What was the use of Frank coming to see me, and us sitting in the morning-room together, Frank smoothing me down, Frank being tactful, Frank being kind? Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I became more tactful, careful to keep separate the two very different worlds of my day. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And Ruth had been at her best: encouraging, funny, tactful, wise. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z You must want it just enough, and you must be very tactful with God or the gods. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad is not so tactful and grimaces at the meal. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z In the classroom, Bishop addressed her students by surname—Miss Agoos, Mr. Sorensen—and tried to be tactful, believing that “the more polite the teacher, the more polite the students.” Elizabeth and Alice 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z “WHAT’S new?” is not, as a general rule, a tactful way to begin a conversation about Broadway. On Broadway, Old Friends Walking on Air 2011-05-12T14:27:20Z “I feel like everything is more tactful moving forward for both film and television.” Hollywood after Weinstein: ‘The animals have no choice but to be civilized’ 2018-01-01T05:00:00Z It trades in crafty puzzles rather than profound mysteries, and gestures in the direction of mighty philosophical questions that Mr. Nolan is finally too tactful, too timid or perhaps just too busy to engage. \| 'Inception': Decoding the Mind in Christopher Nolan?s Thriller 2010-07-15T15:57:00Z Henson is plainly a shy figure, so it's little surprise that our interview isn't conducted in person but by email – sometimes answering the questions I send with tactful one liners, sometimes with page-long essays. Keaton Henson: fame, stage fright and the discomfort of strangers 2012-10-03T13:46:03Z Less a sociological case study than a psychological portrait, the film is both probing and tactful. ‘Flee’ Review: From Kabul to Copenhagen 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z “He may have told Matisse he liked his paintings with figures better, but at the same time he bought other paintings without figures, so I think he was just being tactful,” Temkin said. A Deep Dive Into Matisse’s ‘The Red Studio’ 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z Back then, “he was so tactful in rehearsals that everybody decided he wasn’t strong enough to be at the top.” Opening Wide: The Bolshoi’s New, More Poetic ‘Romeo and Juliet’ 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z Thank heaven it isn't Zoe anyway, though could Sugar have been more tactful? Big Brother and Father and Son 2010-06-11T05:45:00Z The tactful cutaways to various parts of the room are knowing – and then a pearl necklace is scattered to the floor, one of the most outrageously symbolic moments imaginable. From the outrageous to the intimate: Peter Bradshaw's top five sex scenes 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z Mariella replies Is there a tactful way to say, “Over my dead body?” Our relationship is perfect – except we don’t have sex \| Dear Mariella 2019-09-22T04:00:00Z “The most boring human being I’ve ever seen,” as the current Oval Office occupant put it in his usual tactful way. Perspective \| Journalists, it’s time for a cold-turkey breakup with Trump 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z Both things happen, but the film is driven less by plot than by a desire to explore, intimately and yet from a tactful distance, the quiet moods and quotidian interactions of its characters. Movie Review \| 'The Exploding Girl': Zoe Kazan and Mark Rendall in a Minefield of Emotions 2010-03-12T00:03:00Z The stories are legion and lurid: Gauguin was what tactful obituarists call a "colourful" character. The Classroom Experiment 2010-09-27T05:45:00Z But there is surely also something about the man himself – generous, efficient and tactful as well as showy, public and extravagant - that makes a visit to his "private palace of art" such a great pleasure. Leighton House: a private palace of art 2010-04-16T23:09:00Z Scenes from that controversial appearance bookend “The First Step,” a tactful documentary that chronicles Jones’s efforts during the Trump administration to garner bipartisan support for a bill that would modify prison and sentencing laws. ‘The First Step’ Review: Van Jones Battles for Bipartisanship 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z There are many people who would experience even the most tactful and gentlest versions of this approach as either irrelevant or intrusive. 9 blind spots most therapists share 2014-03-17T00:00:00Z I want to tell her that it’s unhealthy, but I can’t think of a tactful way. Social Q?s: When Her Age Lie Makes You Younger 2010-05-13T22:27:00Z He writes on two levels — seemingly tactful and subtle — but ultimately he presents a devastating portrait of a whole class, one easier to satirize than to reform. Meet the ‘Change Agents’ Who Are Enabling Inequality 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z To her credit, Sophia was as tactful as one could be in these situations. My open relationship went awry 2013-05-20T00:00:00Z And though Miller clearly understands both the claim's questionable status and its relevance to his own life's work, he's too tactful and intelligent a writer to labour the point. Lovesong by Alex Miller 2010-10-02T13:44:00Z The camera is usually stationary, observing characters from a tactful distance as they sigh, grumble, complain and treat one another with cruelty, weary civility and occasional tenderness. Review: ‘A Pigeon Sat on a Branch,’ Roy Andersson’s Rumination on Life 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z The qualities that had made the medium so useful to the landscapists of the golden age 150 years earlier – portability, cheapness, a certain tactful reticence – made it equally serviceable in a war zone. Watercolour at Tate Britain - review 2011-02-05T00:05:30Z The film presents a compact, tactful biography and also a valuable explication of the Keatonesque in its most sublime varieties. Review: ‘The Great Buster’ Brings a Deadpan Genius Back to Life 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z As soon as the least tactful nurse in the world asks about Brianna’s red hair, we see the long shadow of history fall right back over them. ‘Outlander’ Season 3, Episode 1: All That Was Me Is Gone 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z I personally find that appalling, but we can’t think of a tactful way to handle this. Ask Amy: Boyfriend’s social surveillance spells trouble 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z Bursting at the Seams: Your desire to be tactful is impressive, given the rudeness you are reacting to. Perspective \| Ask Amy: A loving husband rejects unhelpful ‘help’ 2021-05-15T04:00:00Z No more tactful letters home in shaky longhand. Nina Bawden's Carrie's War speaks a truth about the ripple effects of conflict 2012-08-24T16:30:00Z Her gentle and tactful treatment of Michael is moving and the same goes, more subtly, for her approach to the enigmatic Diane. Stories We Tell – review 2013-06-27T14:29:01Z “You told the truth, but in the bluntest and least tactful way. Surely it can't be a surprise to you that it caused tension,” one user wrote. Woman tells friend her teen son smells 'like rotting meat,' sparks online debate 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z Ms. July subjects her characters — which is to say herself — to tactful satire without denying them sympathy. \| 'The Future': Is That All There Is? Milking Life for More 2011-07-28T22:44:40Z It’s more sardonic than the book and, being governed by Hollywood codes, more tactful in recounting the fate of a woman who loved not wisely but too well. Obsession, Unspoken and Unacknowledged: ‘Letter From an Unknown Woman’ 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z If we were in any doubt about the poem's real meaning, it is underlined now as the tentative, tactful "You may die" is corrected to "You will suffer and die." Poem of the week: Rendition by Chris Wallace-Crabbe 2013-01-28T13:02:28Z It's a work that would benefit enormously from some tactful cuts, especially in the central act. Thelma ? review 2012-02-10T18:15:51Z Only later would I realize that most of these doors closed softly, unnoticed — the majority of publications relying on the tactful passage of time to deliver rejection. Rejected: One man’s endless search for a media internship 2014-04-28T00:00:00Z The magnitude of the designers with shows Thursday — and, implicitly, the magnitude of the advertising dollars they spend — mean tactful nonattendance is not an option. Winter Storms and Snow Test the Imagination of New York Fashion Week Attendees 2014-02-14T21:09:25Z Many women calculate in this competitive way; most are too tactful to say so. A Warning to Women of a Certain Age: Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Nightdress 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z Even dark rumours about its historical inaccuracies, including an essay from Christopher Hitchens about its tactful rewriting of Winston Churchill's actual loyalties in the late 1930s, could not affect this film's popularity with Academy voters. Oscars 2011: The Academy and the elderly genuflect to The King's Speech 2011-02-28T09:20:46Z “Before I Fall” is tactful rather than maudlin, tasteful rather than lurid, soothing rather than creepy. Review: ‘Before I Fall,’ a Melodramatic ‘Groundhog Day’ 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z "I think you are asking me, in the most tactful way possible, about my own aggression and malice," Malcolm tells her at one point. Forty-One False Starts by Janet Malcolm – review 2013-07-28T07:00:00Z I’m not always tactful, though I try to be. Need a Broad? Call Turner 2011-04-03T02:14:35Z That assessment was more tactful, perhaps, than that of the filmmakers and other students of the “Jackie look.” Jackie Kennedy: The First Instagram First Lady 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z It is unlikely that the prospect of receiving presents will be an effective — or tactful — way to encourage her to try again. Miss Manners: Canceled baby shower requires personal calls to explain 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z I took that as a tactful inquiry as to whether my education had traumatized me and forced me to stop composing — he had been worrying about this for nearly 20 years! Accessing a Place Of Shaggy Wildness 2011-05-14T04:00:07Z It would be tactful, at this point, for “Horse Girl” to show how Sarah’s hallucinations are causing her suffering; instead, it indulges them. ‘Horse Girl’ Review: Facing an Emotionally Taxing World 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z Is there a tactful way to handle this? Perspective \| Ask Amy: A loving husband rejects unhelpful ‘help’ 2021-05-15T04:00:00Z I sent a tactful e-mail on the subject to the older boy. Social Q?s: Social Q?s: An Ex as a Roommate Can Be a Problem 2010-08-19T23:26:00Z “I have to write some very tactful rejection letters.” Explaining the Popularity of Letters of Note 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z His basic advice to fellow adults — “you were once a child, too” — suggests a tactful challenge to something St. Paul said in I Corinthians 13. ‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’ Review: You Are My Friend 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z No matter how polite and tactful you are, however, whenever emotions run high and ethics seem to run low, you could well end up being collateral damage. Work Advice: How to stay out of a company war caused by an in-house love triangle 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z But I get why she avoided telling you a hard truth or making up a tactful lie that you would likely catch her in. I Found Condoms in My Son’s Room. What Should I Do Now? 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z Still others adopt a tactful, discursive reviewing style that allows them to write about books they don’t rate without actually copping to an opinion. Bookends: Are Novelists Too Wary of Criticizing Other Novelists? 2013-09-03T17:19:22Z Given Darwin's failure in this of all years, it might well be tactful anyway to withdraw gracefully for the time being. Letters: World heritage sites: UK should withdraw 2010-08-04T23:05:00Z Cooper, though, proves a wonderfully tactful and sympathetic guide to the boundless imagination of the piano writing. Schumann: Fantasiestücke; Kreisleriana; Brahms: Theme and Variations in D minor – review 2013-03-21T21:50:01Z Maybe it was tactful of my reviewer not to attend, and I'm going to extend her the same courtesy by not linking to her review. Chris Cleave: what happened when authors and book bloggers met for lunch 2011-02-21T12:56:34Z “Avilés approaches Eve’s inner life with frank and tactful sympathy, and depicts her circumstances with unsentimental clarity,” he added. What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘The Mandalorian’ and ‘The Chambermaid’ 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z A brief, tactful summary may be in order, a kind of Google Maps précis of the route. One Indelible Scene: When the Show Must Go on in ‘Drive My Car’ 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z “It would be tactful, at this point, for ‘Horse Girl’ to show how Sarah’s hallucinations are causing her suffering; instead, it indulges them,” Natalia Winkelman wrote in her review for The New York Times. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Horse Girl’ and ‘Ma’ 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z Neither has patience for tactful solicitude or delicate terminology. Review: In ‘Cost of Living,’ a Familiar Alienation 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z “To be tactful is also to not say more than enough.” Claire Keegan Harnesses the Power in Brevity 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z I’m not even close to subtle or tactful. How Quiet Should You Be During ‘Game of Thrones’? Fans Disagree 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z And that this tactful Brit is not, perhaps, entirely truthful in all that he's saying? Film review: Buried 2010-09-30T21:00:00Z Near the end of “Overthrow,” an executive at “Planchette” — Crain’s riff on the shadowy analytics firm Palantir — envisions a future where “no gesture goes unnoticed,” and “tactful” surveillance fits like a glove. ‘Read Receipts’ On: Two Dystopian Novels Predict the Surveillance State 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z Sir Gerry seems to see it that way, too, and does some tactful negotiation on their behalf. TV review: Can't Take It With You (BBC2) 2011-01-14T22:16:00Z That is an act of decency, and your “direct responses” are actually pretty tactful. Advice \| Carolyn Hax: Feeling done with people ‘relentlessly voicing opinions’ 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z What is a tactful way to respond to her when she criticizes what he used to look like? Advice \| Ask Amy: Brother’s girlfriend makes demeaning comments about his looks 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z Let’s be tactful and call it an explosion of cinema, a simultaneously dazzling and depressing survey of a motion-picture medium whose formative years we have just, in some measure, witnessed. Review: ‘Babylon’ douses you with sex, drugs, vomit and elephant diarrhea. You … might like it? 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z In a readout of the call he published early Thursday, he was tactful but uncompromising about Twitter’s responsibilities under the law. Column: Elon Musk is on a collision course with European regulators. He's going to lose 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z Sometimes, something comes up that requires that tactful balance of asking and telling. Don’t Skip Therapy Because of Work 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z This is a "tactful" way of dealing with controversies surrounding the trio, says Prof Maclaran. Platinum Jubilee: Who is on - and off - the world's most famous balcony 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z Somehow, a cover of Bryan Adams’s “Heaven” feels tactful and tasteful. Perspective \| As Jason Aldean plays to the right, his sound takes a quiet left turn 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z The critic Adam Kirsch noted that “the faults of his work seem inseparable from the virtues. A more disciplined, tactful writer would not have published a thousand pages of ‘Infinite Jest’… . A newish David Foster Wallace novella prompts the question: What made him great? 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z A charming man whom everyone loved, Williams was also a doctrinal purist who could never keep tactful silence when he spotted a sin. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Is there a tactful way to ask the groom’s parents to split the bill for the reception dinner at this year’s smaller do? Perspective \| Carolyn Hax: How to ask groom’s ‘tightwad’ parents — tactfully! — to help pay for reception? 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z Downie said he tried to be gentle and tactful, but Mrs. Stern was not altogether pleased. Gladys Stern, who led Georgetown Day School, dies at 104 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z “She’s pretty tactful, also. For instance, she has never called me up and said: ‘This batch is dreck! Emma Allen is redefining what a New Yorker cartoon can be 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z Am I being too sensitive to what might be well-intentioned suggestions delivered in what this person considers a tactful way? You Don’t Need to Like Those Vacation Pics 2021-08-28T04:00:00Z It was creative and audacious, potentially inspiring, but not always tactful, and perhaps not plausible. G7 live news: Boris Johnson chairs summit’s opening meeting, saying world should ‘level up’ after pandemic 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z The star even explained the tactful way she’ll break the news to producers, referring to the line she draws as one of "creative differences." 'Game of Thrones' actress Nathalie Emmanuel says she's constantly expected to do nude scenes in other projects 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z It’s a brutal yet tactful sequence that does plenty to explain why Mare can be so reckless at times. Breaking down that big 'Mare of Easttown' cliffhanger: Who killed Erin? 2021-05-23T04:00:00Z Such tactful nurturing is crucial during this kind of leadership transition. Emma Allen is redefining what a New Yorker cartoon can be 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z The estate said it was looking for someone discrete and compassionate with a tactful demeanour. St Michael's Mount in Cornwall seeks live-in castle officer 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z Mr. Murray is the tactful editor; Mr. Latour is the brash entrepreneur. Inside the Fight for the Future of The Wall Street Journal 2021-04-10T04:00:00Z “I don’t remember what he said exactly,” Mr. Butterfield said, “but it was a tactful way of saying, ‘These are not my positions.’” The Other Kushner’s Next Move 2021-03-13T05:00:00Z At times “Supernova” might seem a little too tidy, too tactful and vague in its approach to issues of mortality and mental decline. Review: Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth are beautifully matched in the moving romantic drama 'Supernova' 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z But Hancock has a gift for mounting suspense, a tactful way with screen violence and a keener feel than most for the geography of Los Angeles, all of which he uses to his advantage here. Review: With a trio of Oscar winners, 'The Little Things' is a moody throwback to ’90s thrillers 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z At times, he stopped to calibrate his words, explaining he wanted to keep his statements “tactful.” Opinion \| As Republicans cower from the truth, Joe Biden displays decency 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z He said, "... This certainly isn't my most tactful time, you might say. I’m disappointed for our fans…I can't tell you how disappointed I am." Cowboys' owner Jerry Jones losses his temper during interview: 'Shut up and let me answer' 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z Nelson knits little history and big history, the quotidian and the consequential, in a way that is remarkably tactful but occasionally banal. Review: Playwright Richard Nelson's pandemic Zoom trilogy comes to a whispering end 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z Mr. Tata tried to minimize his comments as a “few misstatements on Twitter,” and Mr. Inhofe attempted to defend him as “not a real tactful person.” Opinion \| Even Republicans found a Trump nominee too bigoted. Trump appointed him anyway. 2020-08-03T04:00:00Z Brown may not be as courteous and tactful as her colleagues would like, but she’s raising important issues — sometimes alone. Column: Amid multiple crises, CalPERS board turns on one of its own members 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z As with this turn of a phrase, “Her style was clean — no profanity or sex — her heroines endearing and her resolutions tactful, with the perfect sting of surprise.” Feedback: James Taylor beyond the persona, Shakira and Jennifer Lopez more than skin deep 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z The negative reaction suggested that companies must be tactful as they try to memorialize Mr. Bryant. Kobe Bryant’s Death and the Pitfalls for Big Brands 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z The aide at his side wondered what to do while remaining tactful, eventually summoning a younger staffer to place a glass of water on McConnell’s desk, thereby making him stir. Case for impeachment fails to disturb McConnell's sweet dreams of acquittal 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z Yet one benefit that a contribution on this scale buys its donors is silence, or perhaps tactful blindness. Column: Resnicks set a record with Caltech gift, but altruism isn't the whole story 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z I like to think I could have been more tactful, and perhaps more reassuring, to prevent the parent from immediately re-imagining her child’s life. The Durable Feeling That a Child Is Always at Risk 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z She’s a Jersey girl and tends to be outspoken, but not necessarily in a tactful way. A reading list for Gen Z women entering male-dominated fields \| Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z It wasn’t a tactful remark, but then my mother loved Mao Xin, had come to rely on her in a way that reminded me of her relationship with Lulu before she went to college. “Lulu” 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z The dancers were told: “Be on time, be tactful, be creative, be funky, be yourself.” 'An ad for blackness': how Soul Train made America do the Hustle 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z The only part of the encounters he took pleasure in was the tactful, penetrating questioning of the interviews. An Artist’s Life, Refracted in Film 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z When presenting your new boundary be simple, direct and tactful. Stressing out over the holidays? Here are 6 ways to stop the insanity 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z Despite those concerns, New Zealand has been relatively tactful in dealing with China, experts say. New Zealand Blocks Huawei, in Blow to Chinese Telecom Giant 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z For his part, Grall acknowledges that Trump isn’t tactful, and disagrees with his policies related to families separated at the Mexican border, but thinks he’s done a good job with the economy. ‘We’ve agreed to disagree’: How couples with different political leanings cope in a divided home 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z When I have white friends or colleagues, and they assume that I align fully with the Democratic Party, I try to be as tactful as possible. ‘God Is Going to Have to Forgive Me’: Young Evangelicals Speak Out 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z “They’re tactful and bold, investigating issues important to students, even when it’s unpopular or unpleasant.” High school newspaper club provides friends, life lessons 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z Martz has had to be strategic and tactful about how she makes her point, but to their credit, her coaches and teammates have been receptive to her, she says. A battle for respect, then in the trenches: For Newport’s Jenna Marks, football is feminism 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z Instead of jumping through hoops that only reinforce her negative image, Clinton has options: She could deal with questions about her husband's infidelity in a tactful manner that leaves her more relatable. How long will Democrats keep on letting Hillary Clinton dominate the party? 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z So if your aim is to advance within this company, and ensure you’ll be in the running for other openings, be tactful and diplomatic. Turn down a promotion without jeopardizing your career \| Produced by Advertising Publications 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z “He’s respectful and tactful. He’s a playwright’s dream.” From 'Game of Thrones' to Geffen Playhouse: Why top TV director Matt Shakman has returned to theater 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z Siegelman’s tactful letdown woke me from my adventures in language land. The Mystery of People Who Speak Dozens of Languages 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z Instead, it’s the movie itself — its rhythms, its tactful, unfussy point of view, its most compelling contradictions — that elevates it into something new. Review \| Real-life skaters star in this tough yet tender tale about teenage girls and growing up 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z A Horowitz encore of the “Carmen” Variations was flashy yet tactful, which is impressive if not fully in the spirit. Review: A young pianist helps Grieg feel fresh again at the Bowl 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z As Republican leaders struggled to come up with tactful ways to respond to a stunning news conference, responses from some of their colleagues signified a moment when Republicans could not defend their president. Republicans Rebuke Trump for Siding With Putin as Democrats Demand Action 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z It was a tactful response from a coach seasoned in diplomacy. In the Stanley Cup Finals, Alex Ovechkin’s Legacy Continues to Evolve 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z “Please be tactful when speaking to relatives and do not disclose the contents of this message.” Russia goes to the polls to elect Vladimir Putin for fourth term 2018-03-18T04:00:00Z Mr. Moon's comment on Mr. Trump's contribution to the peace talks is not simply a tactful maneuver or a diplomatic flattery. South Korea’s Leader Credits Trump for North Korea Talks 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z I greatly appreciated her tactful approach because I was there to learn about anthropology and not theology. Opinion \| Lessons on protest and free speech 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z When asked what he saw, he took a tactful pause to choose his words. The curious case of Curtis Granderson and the phantom foul tip 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z The movie keeps a tactful distance, sometimes presenting testimony in voice-over rather than direct interviews. Review \| ‘Twenty Two’ looks at the legacy of rape, torture and imprisonment of WWII’s ‘comfort women’ 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z But Hornacek, whom Jackson hired before the start of last season, was both tactful and evasive. Jeff Hornacek Tries Being Tactful About the Triangle 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z She brought a tactful firmness and intelligence to the demanding job of overseeing dozens of AP bureaus around the world, with their sometimes jaded, headstrong foreign correspondents. Sally Jacobsen, AP’s first female international editor, dies 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z Thompson’s tactful answer highlights the fact that the bureau’s budget crisis is fundamentally a clash of political ideologies. Challenges mount for a successful 2020 U.S. census 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z The commentator’s lawsuit, which was filed Friday, says she was fired for taking a tactful pro-choice stance on abortion. Tomi Lahren files wrongful termination lawsuit against Glenn Beck, The Blaze 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z I try to find a tactful way to ask him: do you mind that The Dice Man, your first book, is your best book? Three days with The Dice Man: ‘I never wrote for money or fame' 2017-03-04T05:00:00Z In an interview with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, he called on Trudeau to find a tactful approach to broach the issue with Trump. Canada PM Trudeau pressured to tackle influx of asylum seekers over US border 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z Lastly, the tactful use of alliteration was tasteful, timely and almost transparent. An affecting alliterative ode to Debbie Reynolds 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z He hosted Mr. Trump for friendly radio interviews and offered tactful coaching. Combative, Populist Steve Bannon Found His Man in Donald Trump 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z “But that same person must be someone who can discuss foreign policy in a tactful way that doesn’t outrage the neoconservatives who support an aggressive interventionist approach,” Mr. Matthews added. Trump team struggles with secretary of state selection 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z Lithuanian leaders have been much more tactful than that. Trump election: Baltic warning over Russian move on Nato - BBC News 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z Of course, a fruitful intervention needs to be sensitive and tactful. Think the World Is a Mess? Here Are 4 Ways to Feel Better 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z Ms. Yellen said on Wednesday that the Fed would not consider politics in making its decision, but that line, often repeated by Fed officials, is regarded as tactful rather than truthful. Fed, With 3 Officials in Dissent, Stands Firm on Interest Rates While Noting Improving Economy 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z A tactful translator between human and machine, it observes the pilot tugging on the controls, figures out how the pilot wanted the plane to move and executes that manoeuvre perfectly. Crash: how computers are setting us up for disaster \| Tim Harford 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z Barack Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu met at the United Nations on Wednesday—their conversation was, as expected, tactful, punctuated by smiles and banter. A Significant Deal Between the U.S. and Israel 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z The tactful steps of dancers trying not to disturb were small and beguiling choreographies in themselves. A Marathon Reading of Martha Graham 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z Coriolanus says to the counselors who urge him to be more tactful with the populace. Review: ‘Coriolanus’ in Madison Has 20th-Century Costumes and 21st-Century Conflict 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z Threets, who arrived after the scandal, stressed that tactful, community-oriented policing has helped the department recover from the mistrust induced by that period. A radical approach to gun crime: paying people not to kill each other \| Jason Motlagh 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z Men's classes allow participants to be completely honest without worrying about being tactful. Yoga: a Guy's Guy Activity? 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z Perhaps, then, turning this occasion into a tribute to Vladimir Putin and his forces was a little less than tactful. Syria Palmyra concert: Canny Putin puts himself centre stage - BBC News 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z If you care about tactful reporting, speak up when a friend shares low-quality "news" that shouldn't be shared. Hulk Hogan Awarded $115 Million in Privacy Suit Against Gawker 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z The first: “You failed to remain courteous and tactful in the performance of your duties. You engaged in argumentative discussions with Ms. Bland and you failed to exercise patience and discretion throughout the contact.” Texas trooper who arrested Sandra Bland is fired for handling of case 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z At dinner, the Italians were equally tactful – serving fish rather than non-halal meat, and not serving alcohol. Italy’s naked statues and other great diplomatic cover-ups 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z He tried to offer support or a tactful exit if necessary, and he learned to plan routes in advance. Real estate agents adapt to needs of clients with disabilities seeking the right home 2016-01-23T05:00:00Z Cropping up throughout the game are addictions, mental health problems, and insolvency issues which are handled with tactful humanity. ‘Life is Strange’ passes the Spielberg test for video game as artform 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z Suddenly, Sepp Blatter’s ideas on boosting the popularity of women’s soccer, which courted the same ugly stereotype about female athletes, appear tactful. Gilbert Arenas' plan to boost WNBA: less clothing and fewer 'ugly' players 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z To keep judgments to oneself, or to be tactful if asked for feedback or when sharing opinions, is simply good social etiquette. The 'mummy wars' are the patriarchy's latest attempt to control women \| Kim Lock 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z "I think the state Medicaid system learned to be a little more tactful," Lee said. Will California's end-of-life law push lethal drugs over costlier care? 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z Be tactful in your approach, but it doesn’t hurt to ask. 7 Tricks to Lower Your Rent 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z But demolishing them involves tactful questions about property rights, and about who should pay the costs. A Sprawl of Abandoned Homes in Tokyo Suburbs 2015-08-23T04:00:00Z But if you take this proactive approach, there are several tactful ways you can be an excellent reference and help former colleagues advance their careers: How to Be an Excellent Reference 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z He's a living, breathing Sister Souljah moment waiting to make the other nine Republicans look statesmanlike and tactful in comparison. Donald Trump Is the Least of the GOP's 2016 Concerns 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z True North has been careful to strike a balance between appealing to younger companies and to more conservative accounting and law firms by keeping the renovations tactful, Ehret said. Indy office towers give lobbies personality to draw tenants 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z She goes about her caring with a tactful absence of fuss. Me, my friend Pru, and our memories 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z He was always tactful, prudently utilizing his body and angles to frustrate defenders. Andre Miller gives Washington Wizards an age-old solution As the point that the policy-making buck stops at the presidency, Obama has been very tactful in dealing with dissent and never made a fuss of it. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z It seems Tim Cook is at least bringing a rather more tactful approach to customer relations. Apple's banana skins 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z Some of Youngs' biggest fans, at the blog Thrasher's Wheat, offered only a tactful, poignant tribute: a selection of songs and videos that touched on the couple's long relationship. Neil Young files for divorce from Pegi, his wife of 36 years 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z Never write notes about challenging customers except in a tactful code, of course. The Magic Of Small Data: Grow Your Business, Improve Your Customer Service, Lose That Stubborn Belly Fat 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z Be tactful about what you include as long as it’s relevant to the job and your availability. 7 Tips for Acing the Initial Screening Interview 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z Beneath Irbil's ancient citadel are cafes where those who are not fasting during Ramadan can eat lunch – shielded by a tactful white cloth. Revisiting Kurdistan: 'If there is a success story in Iraq, it's here' 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z According to Borkowski, so long as Brooks first maintains a period of tactful discretion, "the world is her oyster" when she chooses to step back into the limelight. What next for Rebekah Brooks? Friends and intimates speculate on her future 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z Never content to answer with a tactful "No comment", Ray's younger brother has always been ready to hold forth concerning the reasons for their irreconcilability. Enemies reunited: the bands who patched it up 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z Even with the most tactful phrasing, public examinations have the potential to conjure up the existence of another world, one tainted by fossils as well as homosexual marriage. Forget these 'Trojan horses' – the real issue is faith schools 2014-06-07T04:00:00Z As if making a virtue out of tactful concealment, the novelist invites us to find parallels, but will not confirm them. From Scarlett Johansson to Tony Blair to the Queen: the noble tradition of writing real people into novels 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z A runner by training, he grew up in Newcastle and is tactful when I poke at England’s regular disappointment at the World Cup. World Cup Shootout: Can Nike Beat Adidas at Soccer? 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z “We replied to those people in very tactful ways,” he says. Jenkins: Super Bowl 2014: Richard Sherman has a lot to show us — about ourselves 2014-01-30T00:44:22Z But suggesting publicly that Chinese people should challenge their government, when that is probably the very thing President Xi Jinping fears the most, was the reverse of tactful. Tact needed as global power shifts 2013-12-05T12:40:45Z “I remember that I wrote that it was a ‘tactful orchestration by Benjamin Britten,’ ” he said. Benjamin Britten’s Lost Score for ‘Les Sylphides’ 2013-08-27T22:08:12Z The only recourse is to send tactful e-mail reminders. The Freelancer's Hustle 2013-08-06T10:50:24Z Prince Harry walked past it on his way to lunch without comment, which displayed both the advantages and drawbacks of the tactful younger royals. Spot of polo to close US tour has Prince Harry champing at the bit 2013-05-15T20:47:00Z The individual may have already realised, but a tactful approach from others, especially family, should be the first port of call. Dementia 'to double in 20 years' 2013-05-14T05:41:32Z And she explained that while Mr. Carter could himself have been more tactful, it would be unjust to label him a male chauvinist “without examining his overall performance in the area of women’s concerns.” City Room: City Council Documents Archived at LaGuardia College 2013-05-09T15:04:06Z Against the clock, teams will need to be quick and tactful as they play for the all-important gold coins – the contestant with the least amount of coins after three rounds will be eliminated. Zynga's Draw Something Lives On with Two TV Shows and a Sequel 2013-04-14T15:11:05Z He was tactful when asked about NASCAR's new Gen-6 car, a stark difference from his negative assessment - on live television - following the first race for the old "Car of Tomorrow." Kyle Busch's mood much better with 2012 behind him 2013-02-22T13:57:08Z I didn't respond, but at this point I began to realise that something more explicitly discouraging than a mere tactful silence was going to be required of me. Flirting with danger 2013-02-01T22:00:00Z Put simply, England need another Terry, preferably one who combines the compassion of Mother Teresa with the tactful diplomacy of Ban Ki-moon. England now have a John Terry-sized hole to fill in their defence 2012-09-28T11:47:37Z Mr. Collins, with an assumption of tactful delicacy, had pushed back his chair. Mrs. Thompson A Novel 2012-04-25T02:01:10.557Z But were he more tactful, he would probably have been better liked personally, but would not have succeeded in doing what he has done so well. The Rulers of the Mediterranean 2012-04-25T02:00:58.380Z This, or else a tactful absenteeism, became their custom whenever licencing matters came up to be discussed. Mushroom Town 2012-04-21T02:00:25.923Z Could there be a more tactful way of conveying his thanks and insinuating his knowledge while respecting Theodora's reserve? Shelburne Essays, Third Series 2012-04-16T02:00:02.027Z The district leader was generally wary and tactful. Vistas of New York 2012-04-14T02:00:25.810Z The dowager was much too tactful, as Dorothy had foreseen, to ask Mrs. Caffyn any questions; she, with a license to talk about her children, was never at a loss for conversation. The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z But even providers who’ve mastered the art of informing parents in a tactful way that Junior needs to slim down aren’t necessarily sharing that information with parents. Most Parents of Overweight Kids Don't Hear It from the Doctor 2012-04-07T17:35:17Z Jasmine wondered if it would be more tactful to say that they looked very well or that they looked very ill; not being able to decide, she smiled. Rich Relatives 2012-04-05T02:00:45.670Z "Quite," she said, and considered within herself what r�le it would be kindest, most tactful, most truly gentlewomanly to play. The Literary Sense 2012-04-02T02:00:28.147Z Existing as they do on a voluntary basis, and free from all element of compulsion, such supervision as they exert must take the form of tactful guidance. Boy Labour and Apprenticeship 2012-03-30T02:00:18.807Z "I think there is a draught," said Mr. Tufton, closing the windows so gravely that one felt much of his inmost meditation was devoted to the tactful handling of moments like this. The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z “But your Majesty is wrong,” rejoined that not very tactful clockmaker. The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries To-Day and in Days of Old 2012-03-25T02:00:04.800Z Large, clumsy men indicated by various awkward and furtive acts of kindness that they too understood the situation, but were too tactful to betray the fact. A Safety Match 2012-03-19T02:00:23.817Z Coote regarded him with tactful concern and Helen flushed a little. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z That’s a tactful way of saying that nothing is likely to happen. India Ink: Budget 2012 Analysis: Did Mukherjee Deliver? 2012-03-16T09:05:40Z In the leading cities of these countries he made addresses that were statesmanlike and internationally tactful. Under Four Administrations From Cleveland to Taft 2012-03-16T02:00:21.923Z Go ahead, let’s hear the more tactful version of how you would deliver this. Brandon Lloyd says he was disrespectful to Joe Gibbs 2012-03-15T21:03:21Z The time for tactful diplomacy and mutual accommodation and making allowances was over-past. A Safety Match 2012-03-19T02:00:23.817Z Slyne hesitated; he wanted to be very tactful and yet was unwilling to give up the advantage he had thus gained. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z To begin with, the Faulkners were most charming people; refined, tactful, and kind-hearted. The Dorrance Domain 2012-03-10T03:00:14.767Z I knew that I could rely on Lloyd C. Griscom, the secretary who would be in charge, for a tactful and efficient handling of the affairs of the legation. Under Four Administrations From Cleveland to Taft 2012-03-16T02:00:21.923Z She was a woman of great force of character, ambitious and aggressive, though not always tactful, as appears from her later career in Norway. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z He was not merely a cautious and tactful statesman, but also a valiant and capable captain, in striking contrast to most of the princes of his house. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z She had a great many questions to ask Sallie then, questions which Sallie, in such a situation, might have found it very difficult to answer but for Jasper Slyne's sharp ears and tactful tongue. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z He seemed to give up hope of being tactful and dove into his subject. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z Roosevelt showed frank approval of just complaints and allayed irritation in a most tactful way where the demand was unjust or unreasonable. Under Four Administrations From Cleveland to Taft 2012-03-16T02:00:21.923Z At the congress of Erfurt, Daru had 840 the privilege of being present at the interview between Goethe and Napoleon, and interposed tactful references to the works of the great poet. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z German strength and practical energy must avoid arrogant pedagogic ways and must make their way through a tactful and sympathetic propaganda. South America and the War 2012-02-10T03:00:17.163Z The guest behaved very cleverly: he was less furtive and less insinuating than he used to be, but just as respectful, attentive, and tactful. A Russian Gentleman 2012-02-08T03:00:18.800Z She was a wise little ten-year-old who possessed some of Ruth’s dignity and some of Agnes’ prettiness, and the most tender heart in the world, which made her naturally tactful. The Corner House Girls Under Canvas How they reached Pleasant Cove and what happened afterward 2012-02-03T03:00:19.757Z The tactful master will direct his chief attention to shaping and improving this public opinion, while at the same time interfering as little as possible with the freedom of his pupils. The Moral Instruction of Children 2012-02-02T03:04:33.057Z Nothing in the shape of a tactful answer occurred to him, and he grew uneasy under his companion's smile. A Prairie Courtship 2012-02-01T03:00:12.830Z However, Nabonidus opened such a discussion in a very tactful way. Istar of Babylon A Phantasy 2012-01-31T03:00:15.543Z It was a fortunate answer, and worth the more because he was not usually a very tactful person, as the girl was aware. Delilah of the Snows 2012-01-23T03:00:09.087Z This was a tactful thing to ask and offered immediate postponement of flight for Lucia. The Girl Scouts at Rocky Ledge Nora's Real Vacation 2012-01-20T03:00:14.427Z Just at first he was rather vexed," she answered, "but Dr. Fergusson is very tactful; he inspires confidence. Christina 2012-01-16T03:00:06.507Z Some of the others laughed, but it occurred to Thorne that his interference had not been particularly tactful when one of them asked a question. A Prairie Courtship 2012-02-01T03:00:12.830Z My mother-in-law was tactful with him, but he had a decided temper, especially when he played whist. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z Perhaps it was not very tactful; though he did not know what the gossips had whispered when he was a reckless subaltern long ago. Delilah of the Snows 2012-01-23T03:00:09.087Z She had65 discussed it with Mrs. St. Cloud, shrinkingly, tenderly, led on by tactful, delicate, questions, by the longing of her longing heart for expression and sympathy. The Crux 2012-01-12T03:00:12.630Z "Two, but I wouldn't swear to nothing," replied the tactful Bessie. A Drake by George! 2012-01-09T03:00:22.163Z The tactful Miss Tripp looked sadly puzzled, but she felt that it would not be the part of wisdom to press the issue for the moment. And So They Were Married 2012-01-05T03:00:34.437Z Twice she repeated the suggestion; and then, too tactful to force the point, she smiled and withdrew the square of cardboard. In Jeopardy 2012-01-04T03:00:35.013Z Whenever voices were raised, these men appeared with rapid strides, to cut short the arguments in some tactful manner. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z This man was disguised so far as clothing went, and his conversation showed that he was tactful and understood how to keep on the right side of the men with whom he mingled. The River Motor Boat Boys on the St. Lawrence The Lost Channel 2012-01-02T03:00:21.167Z The sleuth-hound replied in suitable terms, and embarked upon a tactful yet deadly cross-examination, long laid up in readiness for such an opportunity as this. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z Some hesitation was likewise manifested by the constitutional bishops resident in France, a hesitation, however, which under the tactful management of Cardinal Caprara, the new Legate a Latere at Paris, was finally overcome. The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe 2011-12-24T03:07:55.507Z Had it not been for the tactful assurances made by the authorities, and the early substitution of another stamp more carefully engraved, the results would probably have been of a serious character. Peeps at Postage Stamps 2011-12-23T03:00:15.610Z So much in acquaintanceships depends on tactful introductions! Sunday-School Success A Book of Practical Methods for Sunday-School Teachers and Officers 2011-12-21T03:00:45.660Z It was not a tactful allusion to his engagement to Beatrice, and he was annoyed by Gerald's manner. Harding of Allenwood 2011-12-21T03:00:21.617Z Latterly she had to be very tactful with him. The Happy Warrior 2011-12-18T03:00:18.863Z So Willie phrased it, and flattered himself that it was rather considerate and tactful to put it so. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z She was tactful enough to say nothing of this, but at the same time determined to try and find out if anything was wrong, and how she could help. Paddy-The-Next-Best-Thing 2011-12-08T03:00:28.210Z The other girls knew she worked, knew the church helped the family, but were very tactful in assisting her in keeping her secret. The Leaven in a Great City 2011-12-05T03:00:48.150Z The man was obviously tactful and saved the situation. Harding of Allenwood 2011-12-21T03:00:21.617Z Then, too, in the most tactful and delicate way, she was his guide amid the elusive paths of this new and divine world he was entering. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z This young kinsman of hers was the most tactful member of her family. The Stronger Influence 2011-12-02T03:00:23.630Z She afterwards married another gentleman who was more tactful in his mode of courting her. Life Gleanings 2011-12-01T03:00:23.890Z Something of what he felt on this head he managed to convey to her in an indirect manner which he considered tactful. Imprudence 2011-12-01T03:00:19.303Z In disposition the Greeks are lively, cheerful, plausible, tactful, sympathetic; very affable with strangers, hospitable, kind to their servants and dependants, remarkably temperate and frugal in their habits, amiable and united in family life. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z How tactful and diplomatic, but above all, how deep his knowledge of human nature. Islam Her Moral And Spiritual Value A Rational And Pyschological Study 2011-11-25T03:00:15.820Z If you are an exceptionally wise and tactful mother, you may keep the confidence of your boy, and guide him day by day through his temptations and miseries, and keep him chaste. The Book of Life 2011-11-25T03:00:13.343Z The whole business is extremely risky, it requires a manager, immune to jungle fever, a man of great vigour yet patient and tactful. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z Write a tactful letter, saying that you will hold back the order until you receive a check to pay the over-due account. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z He was a tactful, courteous man with real artistic feeling and cultivation. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z Ostensibly a cautious and tactful reform, it was in reality a revolution. A Literary History of the Arabs 2011-11-13T03:00:15.660Z They were tactful, these rough Yorkshiremen; not one came across to the further bank set apart for "t' quality," where another supper, not half so decorously conducted, was in full swing by the boathouse. Diana Tempest, Volume III (of 3) 2011-11-12T03:00:34.213Z Energetic and tactful individuals may succeed, but the success will be due to personal qualities, and will be contemporaneous with that gifted party and disappear with him. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z Anne is a woman of forty, but handsome still, very pleasant and sympathetic; she is a woman of the world, tactful and self-controlled. Caesar's Wife A comedy in three acts 2011-11-11T03:00:37.427Z I later found the same tactful qualities in the Duke of Newcastle who, with his family, were among the closest friends I had in England. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z So Penn State students and others need to be tactful in discussing the charges against Sandusky and other officials. Penn State students plan candlelight vigil, raise money for victims 2011-11-10T20:43:10Z His friends were inclined to look rather askance at this; one or two, in a tactful way, pointed out to him the danger of "drifting." The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z They will not need much teaching, and only require tactful treatment to make most satisfactory operatives. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z If he's tactful, wise, and courteous, there's no reason why in time he shouldn't attain very considerable influence over the Khedive. Caesar's Wife A comedy in three acts 2011-11-11T03:00:37.427Z The central difficulty in carving, however, is found not so much in the actual chipping as in the tactful distribution of choice parts. Life's Minor Collisions 2011-11-03T02:00:17.547Z He was a worthy, irreproachable man, and intellectually competent, but it seemed impossible for him to make tactful adjustments with the young Virginians. Charles Lewis Cocke Founder of Hollins College 2011-10-08T02:00:24.723Z He was thoughtful and tactful and knew how to efface himself. The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z She would be punctilious about her calls, and make a point of appearing to remember people, even if she didn't have the least conception who they were, and would be generally blithe, tactful, and gracious. Search-Light Letters 2011-10-06T02:00:43.957Z She believed that she could have him when she liked, but he would look for some tactful sign of her approval before venturing too far. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z The most tactful wife yields now and then to the impulse to do a little coaching from the side-lines, and many husbands have been known to reply with a few well-chosen words about the knife. Life's Minor Collisions 2011-11-03T02:00:17.547Z Never had a man a more tactful and sympathetic co-worker than he found in his wife. Charles Lewis Cocke Founder of Hollins College 2011-10-08T02:00:24.723Z She tried to pay him a compliment that would not sound too obvious; and, like the tactful woman that she was, she succeeded. The Later Life 2011-10-02T02:00:13.037Z It's a tactful way of saying "don't bet on it," and they've been saying it a lot over the past day or so. Was Einstein Wrong? 2011-09-23T17:15:00Z Livingstone tried his best to cover up such breaks with hasty, tactful improvisations of talk, but he had noticed the amazed stare with which Miss Allen had received this particular revelation of Crittenden's crudity. Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z She spoke jestingly, yet as Caroline watched Angelica's face, it occurred to her that Mary was not always tactful. The Builders 2011-09-19T02:00:09.067Z Wonderfully tactful for his age, Cedric told the Fox that he recognised him, having read about him in Grimm's tales, and remarked— "You were so good, Mr. Fox, to the poor horse!" The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy 2011-09-18T02:00:22.467Z In a moment she was once more the tactful, charming hostess. The Later Life 2011-10-02T02:00:13.037Z I was very polite," Mrs. Pottle answered, "and tactful. The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales 2011-09-17T02:00:25.067Z I received tactful messages of sincere sympathy from hundreds of persons who had been revolted by this infamous press campaign. My Memoirs 2011-09-13T02:00:28.713Z “He is exceedingly smart, he is tactful and he can be aggressive.” Sino-Forest Executives Face ‘Direct Hit’ From OSC in Fraud Probe 2011-09-08T10:50:39Z Subsequently, during the Hundred Days, she fled before the advance of the despot, fearing his wrath, and paid a tactful visit to Germany and Scandinavia. Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science 2011-09-05T02:00:19.693Z In philanthropic work, occasions arise for wise, tactful, brief, effective composition, in letters, reports, and public addresses. Talks to Freshman Girls 2011-09-04T02:00:03.470Z Pamela was a tactful woman, and knew when to be silent. The Bigamist 2011-08-31T02:01:34.797Z No doubt she would now be in the hall, waiting for him alone—she always did instinctively the kind, the tactful thing. Jane Oglander 2011-08-30T02:00:38.717Z With the aid of those two kindly and tactful diplomats—and a lot of milk chocolate and dried apricots—I finally contrived an ejection. Down the Yellowstone 2011-08-29T02:01:06.730Z Gamekeepers would chat kindly with him, and tap their foreheads as they passed through the copse; callers would be tactful and dangle bright talk before him. The Return of the Soldier 2011-08-26T02:00:23.937Z "I'm sure Miss Jones is good at her job, too," said Trevellyan, supposing himself to be tactful. The War-Workers 2011-08-25T02:00:32.260Z It enraged Dare to see how readily she recognised these symptoms, and how tactful she was in her avoidance of friction. The Bigamist 2011-08-31T02:01:34.797Z She asked with intelligent interest about those political events in the islands, concerning which it is tactful to question Commissioners. The Locusts' Years 2011-08-16T02:00:41.777Z "You aren't a bit altered," declared the man of thirty-three, with a note not entirely tactful in his admiring voice. The Thousandth Woman 2011-08-15T02:00:25.383Z Sit down for a moment, Gustav; you don't wound me, because you have the unusual gift—which always distinguished you—of being subtle and tactful. Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z I did not think my father could have been so tactful. A Tatter of Scarlet Adventurous Episodes of the Commune in the Midi 1871 2011-08-04T02:00:19.957Z She was not specially tactful and often gave unnecessary offense. Marjorie Dean, College Senior 2011-08-01T02:00:12.720Z A German tourist standing nearby was more tactful but was nonetheless perplexed as he tried to teach his two teenage children about the scale of United States debt. Nation Calls Capital Mad, and It Agrees 2011-07-30T19:57:37Z “What are you doing here, Ubiquitous Person?” she cried, but immediately turned aside in tactful fashion, and made her way to the door. A Girl in Spring-Time 2011-07-29T02:00:31.493Z “We’ll try to get along without you, just this once,” agreed tactful Constance. Marjorie Dean, High School Junior 2011-07-25T02:00:16.780Z When she concluded, the lady lapsed into a somnolent silence, which, if assumed, was tactful, leaving the man, who was glad of a respite from conversational effort, to digest the information. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z Here’s the tactful workaround: Create a Google+ circle of people you don’t want to snub, but don’t want to share your life with, either. Gadgetwise: How to Hide From Annoying People on Google+ 2011-07-21T21:52:46Z I imagine he thought this reply very ingenious and tactful. Critical Studies 2011-07-21T02:00:20.463Z With a tactful instinct most of the girls hurriedly gathered their things together and disappeared, leaving only the intimates in the green room. Molly Brown's Junior Days 2011-07-14T02:00:11.180Z During the rest of the week she pursued this course with tactful assiduousness, but she could discover nothing worth while. Marjorie Dean, High School Junior 2011-07-25T02:00:16.780Z It struck Dane that Thomas Chatterton, though not lacking in sympathy, would hardly make a tactful comforter, but he did not say so, and Lilian seemed content to let him go. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z Why had he not sent a tentative, tactful letter, feeling his way a little? The Best Psychic Stories 2011-07-13T02:00:21.943Z The thing is to extricate her from the situation by the most tactful and surest means.” Molly Brown's Freshman Days 2011-07-12T02:00:31.110Z Well, that was Windy's tactful method of introducing himself. Fore! 2011-07-11T02:00:06.097Z I suggested, scenting mischief as well as cocoa butter in the air, since the usually tactful Dee was on the war-path. A House Party with the Tucker Twins 2011-07-10T02:00:20.543Z He was less tactful than his father and was exceedingly strong-willed. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z The Duchess of Cambridge's attire was as tactful as it was visually appealing. Three royal women and their dresses 2011-07-05T01:00:57Z Suppose we find out in some tactful roundabout way whether she knows, and then I’ll offer to go in with you Saturday night and give her mother my bed.” Molly Brown's Freshman Days 2011-07-12T02:00:31.110Z "Well, that'll be about all for you, Mister Good Player!" announced Parkes with rather more gusto than is considered tactful at such a time. Fore! 2011-07-11T02:00:06.097Z The piece is well conceived and is touching; and there is a suggestion of history in it, tactful and pleasing. The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama 2011-07-04T02:00:21.750Z Under the circumstances, it must be done, apparently, by regular teachers, who should be high-minded, tactful and thoroughly trained. Teaching the Child Patriotism 2011-07-03T02:00:11.747Z To keep him saddled upon them as one of their rulers is as tactful as it would be to send Senator Tillman on a diplomatic mission to Liberia or Haiti. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z They built the fire; or rather, Adriance built it, aided by the girl's tactful advice. A Man's Hearth 2011-06-25T02:00:17.093Z Most surgeons of experience do these things in the proper way by instinct from the beginning, or by a tactful habit, which develops in their surgical experience of adapting themselves to individual patients. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z He was equally tactful, but we saw that he was exceedingly nervous about the outcome of the U-boat aggression. Ten Years Near the German Frontier A Retrospect and a Warning 2011-06-16T02:00:15.297Z The bloke in charge was rather a martyr to liver complaint, but he was ordinarily so decent that one could easily be tactful, and pass over the livery bouts. From Chart House to Bush Hut Being the Record of a Sailor's 7 Years in the Queensland Bush 2011-06-08T02:00:16.290Z The scheme was good business, but not tactful. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z The house on the Drive had not contained only servants, as now it must—servants who were merely servants, too, not the faithful, devoted, tactful servitors of romance, but the average modern hireling. A Man's Hearth 2011-06-25T02:00:17.093Z It can only be accomplished by a sympathetic attitude towards the whole subject and a tactful understanding of each individual case. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z I have wanted to tell you how fine you were and what it meant to all of us to have you so cheerful and tactful. Molly Brown's Post-Graduate Days 2011-05-27T02:00:15.860Z His face became graver as he thought, and then, with the ready wit of his kind, he framed up a tactful excuse. Bat Wing Bowles 2011-05-20T02:00:33.310Z Admittedly, Pax’s method of alerting Yahoo! to his exploit was less than tactful. Spurned By Yahoo!, Hacker Puts Account-Stealing Worm Up For Sale 2011-05-17T18:24:00Z But Fraulein Hentig was a self-contained and entirely tactful companion, with whom it was possible to enjoy the delights of solitude while escaping the disadvantages. Peccavi 2011-05-17T02:00:22.620Z Malick is as tactful about these people as he is critical of some and connected to all. Terrence Malick's Epic, Confounding Tree of Life 2011-05-17T01:17:43Z There was a young maid from the West, Who chewed gum with such marvelous zest, That they named a committee, Both tactful and witty Who suggested she let her jaws rest. Back at School with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-14T02:00:10.887Z The last two times he had been there Katty had been present, and she had been very useful—useful and tactful. Love and hatred 2011-05-13T02:00:08.103Z It was tactful of Mavis to give Opal the first innings. A Fortunate Term 2011-05-12T02:00:10.623Z Dee had been appointed inviter as being the tactful member of the team, and Mabel naturally jumped at the chance, overlooking the fact that she did not consider us properly chaperoned. Vacation with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-08T02:00:04.123Z And, to be fair to the fools of his time, the great giant was not himself a persuasive and tactful personality. The Law and the Poor 2011-05-07T02:00:30.390Z Suave and conciliatory, tactful yet tenacious of purpose, a carefully cultivated air of frankness ambushed subtle craftiness that rarely failed to accomplish schemes which the unwary never suspected. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z Perhaps it was hardly tactful of me to compete.” Royal Highness 2011-05-05T02:00:22.363Z It was a kindly and tactful remark, and I was duly edified. From Pillar to Post Leaves from a Lecturer's Note-Book 2011-05-05T02:00:21.620Z Oh, I am going to be tactful and not let her know I came for the express purpose. Vacation with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-08T02:00:04.123Z And thinking maybe it would be tactful to change the subject, I said to Father: "How do you feel after dancing last night?" At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-04T02:00:13.920Z It leads to the tactful handling of the body and the faculties. Manual of the Enumeration A Text Book on the Sciences of the Enumeration 2011-05-02T02:00:20.220Z A tactful way to greet a sorrowing person is to say simply, "I have called to assure you of my sympathy." Book of Etiquette Volume I 2011-04-28T02:00:13.993Z Adeline listened with a mingling of interest and impatience, attempting ever and again to suppress him and to involve Chatteris by a tactful interposition. The Sea Lady 2011-04-22T02:00:07.843Z Godfrey Palliser was also a liberal master, who seldom put an embargo on any man’s perquisites; while Tony scattered pleasant words and silver with a tactful kindliness that made either doubly acceptable. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z I gave a warning glance at Dee, and she, ever tactful, held her peace. At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-04T02:00:13.920Z I tried, and at my failure he was very tactful. By Wit of Woman 2011-04-13T02:00:13.247Z I don’t think you were tactful in making so much of the affair.” The Secret of the Reef 2011-04-12T02:00:26.980Z "It's the best soup I ever tasted," affirmed my father, wishing to be tactful. I Walked in Arden 2011-04-10T02:00:06.137Z I am, as, of course, you know, an outsider here, and you have in several tactful ways made my stay pleasant to me.” The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z I felt the tactful thing for me to do would be to leave the girls alone with their father, so I told him good-by and went off to see how Annie Pore was faring. At Boarding School with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-04T02:00:13.920Z The man or woman who is an intelligent, tactful conversationalist, commands one of the most essential elements of a pleasing address. The Man Who Pleases and the Woman Who Charms 2011-04-05T02:00:10.347Z For she had not felt like incurring the extra expense of staying longer, and Peggy and Katherine had been unable to think of a tactful means of arranging that part of it themselves. Peggy Parsons a Hampton Freshman 2011-04-01T02:00:36.933Z By some mysterious tactful process Helen persuaded her mother to take another rest, and we were left alone. I Walked in Arden 2011-04-10T02:00:06.137Z Appleby felt grateful for the tactful kindness which restrained any sign of astonishment, but Harding laughed. The Dust of Conflict 2011-04-14T02:01:04.343Z President Wilson committed himself to it last May in an emphatic speech, which was perhaps a little too tenderly tactful towards the Germans to be wholeheartedly acceptable in England. The United States and the War 2011-04-01T02:00:33.633Z The tactful person does not make the mistake of talking too much about himself. The Man Who Pleases and the Woman Who Charms 2011-04-05T02:00:10.347Z One of us accompanies the radio man--at his tactful insistence--when he goes around to take the quarters out of the coin boxes in the radios. Four and Twenty Beds 2011-03-30T02:00:13.610Z "We can't eat in the parlour," said the tactful Helen, aware of how great an enormity this must seem to a farmer's wife. I Walked in Arden 2011-04-10T02:00:06.137Z "Not very tactful of me, was it, to taunt you with the amiable weakness which has procured me the lifelong privilege of your society?" The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z Sanders was a tactful man, and tact does not necessarily imply soft-handedness. Sanders of the River 2011-03-12T03:00:26.427Z One was awkward in person and in speech, while the other was tactful and graceful. The Man Who Pleases and the Woman Who Charms 2011-04-05T02:00:10.347Z The ground of divorce—non-support—was touched on with a tactful lightness. Miss Maitland Private Secretary 2011-03-08T03:00:39.100Z Helen's girl friends had tacitly accepted the situation, and at dinners or card parties Helen and I were always paired off together by tactful hostesses. I Walked in Arden 2011-04-10T02:00:06.137Z His rigid yet fair rule, and the kindly and tactful authority of Hendricks, kept the men moving along towards the distant goal, however listlessly and hopelessly some of them went. The Road to Paris 2011-03-07T03:00:11.103Z Presently, before I had decided upon a tactful plan of action, my father knocked at the door, and when I opened it, rushed in, greatly excited to hear the result of the interview. Forty Years of 'Spy' 2011-03-04T03:00:57.237Z Having made this concession, I became humble and thankful and tactful. The High Heart 2011-03-04T03:00:52.683Z So that the first thing anyone sees when they arrive on the Eurostar is a gentle and tactful reminder to our French friends that London won the right to host the Games in 2012. London station a perfect platform for Olympic rings 2011-03-03T21:59:08Z Miss Emmy, not so tactful as her elder sister, brought in a name which the others present wished to forget. The Revellers 2011-02-26T03:00:50.133Z He is being what I suppose he thinks tactful. The Wicked Marquis 2011-02-24T03:01:06.123Z I found Mr. Bowles an invaluable second when studying my subjects, he was so thoroughly a man of the world and withal so tactful and resourceful that I was glad when we worked in company. Forty Years of 'Spy' 2011-03-04T03:00:57.237Z But Mrs. Pope had something more definite to say to Marjorie, and came to it at last with a tactful offhandedness. Marriage 2011-02-22T03:00:06.867Z Throughout this singular interview he had emerged as a shrewd, tactful and eminently kind-hearted fellow. Mrs. Fitz 2011-02-14T03:00:38.317Z He was tactful considering his age, his inexperience, and especially his sex—if tact be ever a matter of age and experience, as it is almost always one of sex. Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century 2011-02-13T03:00:19.953Z But it isn't quite tactful of you to dilate on Edinburgh when I am trying to rouse in you some enthusiasm for Glasgow. The Setons 2011-02-10T03:00:48.400Z But it seemed that I expressed his bulk more truthfully than was tactful, for it appeared he had undergone a dieting process and considered himself quite sylph-like in consequence. Forty Years of 'Spy' 2011-03-04T03:00:57.237Z He was a fearless, upright and tactful man, and a keen observer of nature. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z Vigorous and tactful effort will go far to develop pure taste and abiding taste for books. Literature for Children 2011-02-02T03:00:21.560Z These jests, it is said, were to recall the tactful measures employed by a maidservant named Iambe to rouse Demeter from her prolonged sorrowing. The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites 2011-01-28T03:00:23.447Z "I can imagine that Aunt Alice makes a most tactful chaperon, and I hear you are very popular." The Setons 2011-02-10T03:00:48.400Z The Prince, with the tactful remembrance that distinguished him, recollected my name at once and expressed a wish to see my work. Forty Years of 'Spy' 2011-03-04T03:00:57.237Z Sally liked Linda, envied her her independence, her tactful, firm handling of her sometimes unreasonable employer. Girl Alone 2011-01-27T03:00:36.117Z A tactful girl would have devised some answer to spare Napoleon's feelings. Napoleon's Young Neighbor 2011-01-24T03:00:18.637Z He was thinking how very tactful Daniel Lane was said to be; and how wasted, commercially, he seemed to be at the Residency. Burning Sands 2011-01-17T03:00:53.930Z With the veteran guide’s tactful courtesy towards tenderfeet, he halted on a mound and made pretence of lighting his pipe. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z "Dear Mr. Stanley," said the Dowager, infinitely relieved, "you are so tactful, so generous——" "I hope she'll be happy." Parlous Times A Novel of Modern Diplomacy 2011-01-13T03:01:14.887Z She did this to lead up to her own tactful exit; and the mere male swallowed her bait without suspicion. Vision House 2011-01-13T03:01:00.407Z My attitude became constrained, unnatural; his, more gracious, gentle, tactful. My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z Such laxity will hardly suffice for the administration of colonies planted amidst remote peoples of another race, requiring delicate handling and the tactful management which can come only from special knowledge and training. The Outlook: Uncle Sam's Place and Prospects in International Politics 2010-12-30T03:00:21Z Contrast Cutler's cocksure public comments with quarterback Tom Brady's tactful take on the same topic earlier this season. Cutler must steer clear of Revis Island 2010-12-25T06:00:00Z Mr Carlyle was too tactful to pursue the subject. Max Carrados 2010-12-24T03:00:32.117Z The complete confidence of a hitherto unresponsive subject can often be won by a tactful reference to music or photography. The Lighter Side of School Life 2010-12-24T03:00:31.150Z It never occurred to him that his mother, with her tactful simplicity, might be watching him too. God's Green Country A Novel of Canadian Rural Life 2010-12-21T22:55:55.287Z It was in Virginia, too, that she imbibed the early training that fitted her to become a graceful, tactful leader in the nation's social life. Dorothy Payne, Quakeress A Side-Light upon the Career of 'Dolly' Madison 2010-12-20T17:12:10.847Z No epistle sheds more light on St Paul’s character as a man—so mobile, so tactful, so tender and affectionate, and yet so statesmanlike and so commanding. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z Nothing that has happened to him has put a dent in his unfailingly polite, phlegmatic and tactful manner. Ray Wilkins, Chelsea's Mr Nice Guy, hides the hurt 2010-12-17T20:00:01Z Not that all humorous people are tactful: bitter experience of the practical joker has taught us that. The Lighter Side of School Life 2010-12-24T03:00:31.150Z Future mats may deliver bespoke messages but currently the sequence is random, with some approaches more tactful than others. Inventors unveil smart beermats that send out automatic chat-up lines 2010-12-02T00:01:00Z He was supportive but tactful, and a good companion throughout. The Ashes 2010: Touring Australia is tough but England can take prize 2010-11-21T00:08:00Z In discussing his own contributions, Justice Brennan said, “I am not going to be modest” and again asked Mr. Wermiel to be tactful. Sidebar: Brennan?s Biographer Took His Time 2010-10-04T16:37:00Z Whether it's down to personal nature or because it's required by their job, diplomats tend to be tactful, discreet and cautiously mindful of the political hierarchy they serve. Ambassador Blasts France's Relations with its African Allies 2010-07-09T18:55:00Z But no person can be tactful who cannot see the ludicrous side of things. The Lighter Side of School Life 2010-12-24T03:00:31.150Z Through cajoling and persistent tactful criticism, he helped them to do their best work and produce the components of the theory, whose coherence and unity emerged only gradually. Book Review - Quantum - By Manjit Kumar 2010-06-11T18:33:00Z I’m sure you’ve made even the most tactful among us more aware. \| Assumptions 2010-06-04T19:15:00Z But surely there must have been a more tactful way to ask Bryant about his mother’s past. After Bryant's Interview Controversy, Union Chief Urges More Respect 2010-04-28T20:10:00Z Machines don’t understand the value of forgiving a lapse, or of treating an unpleasant detail with tactful silence. Magazine Preview: The Data-Driven Life 2010-04-28T15:16:00Z That tactful young person grasps the situation, and endeavours to divert the conversation. The Lighter Side of School Life 2010-12-24T03:00:31.150Z “I think she’s been very tactful in dealing with people — not giving up her views but trying to look for common ground.” In Judicial Bouts, Diane Wood Shows a Persuasive Punch 2010-04-22T02:01:00Z It's a real learning experience in tactful communication. From CIO To CEO 2010-04-14T22:00:00Z Obstinate, old-fashioned, provincial, gutsy, rather shy, awkward, suspicious, cantankerous, honest and brainy, he was utterly uninterested in the tactful doublespeak usually required of politicians in modern Europe. Poland tragedy: In Memoriam: Lech Kaczy?ski 2010-04-11T13:59:00Z Messi did not even sink entirely into a tactful ineffectiveness in the second half. Barcelona 4-1 Arsenal 2010-04-06T20:45:00Z The task before him was to coax with gentle patience and tactful caution, a despairing woman, slowly back to the ordinary walks of life. The Undying Past Much depended on tactful dealings with the North American Indians, a species of diplomacy in which Frenchmen excelled. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical I have found—that is, I have not found that to be the most tactful way of handling her. The Belovéd Traitor She was intelligent and tactful, a faithful wife, a devoted mother and a staunch friend. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" He wasn't sure it was a tactful thing to do now. Manslaughter The girl was a local favorite, of course—he had been tactful as to that. The Valiants of Virginia They were tactful in their dealings with the Indians, and were trained in a school of diplomacy which has never been excelled. A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical Nevertheless, she was amiably inclined, and as a society leader very tactful and diplomatic. The Home Life of Poe The first, dated December 12, 1512, thanked him for his pacification of Cuba and his tactful and humane treatment of the natives. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 Miss Bennett thought it more tactful not to refer to Lydia. Manslaughter When he had me in the plain little den, sitting before the miniature wood fire which he heaped with broken twigs, he sat me down and gave me a few minutes of tactful silence. The Seven-Branched Candlestick The Schooldays of Young American Jew Of course, I knew that the devilishly adroit, tactful way I was breaking it to him wouldn't disturb the peace of a baby. The Haunted Pajamas In matters of diplomacy and difficult correspondence, including delicate foreign relations, he was tactful yet insistent upon principle, defending with a keen sense of justice the honor of the colonial state. William Bradford of Plymouth The tactful Queen patched up a peace with her rival, and then made sure that his head should in a few weeks adorn the walls of Dublin Castle. A Short History of England, Ireland and Scotland Bobby, trying to be tactful, answered that he was sure Eleanor wouldn't, but as often happens to consciously tactful people, he failed to please. Manslaughter Was there a tactful thought for him in their restraint? The Guarded Heights And the more they were impressed with her tactful behavior, and the more they felt the kindness of her gaze, the more annoyed they grew with themselves, the more tongue-tied they became. Yiddish Tales Her name is Militant, but we call her Milly, as a sort of tactful evasion. Cinderella Jane Moya looked round, and the sergeant was without his men, at tactful range. The Shadow of a Man Mrs. Whittle was an attractive and cultivated lady, and an inspiring and tactful teacher. Pioneering in Cuba A Narrative of the Settlement of La Gloria, the First American Colony in Cuba, and the Early Experiences of the Pioneers Angus might not have been tactful—but he had been right. The Land of Strong Men He rose also, but with such tactful clumsiness that in doing so he upset the table, and with it the glass, plate, and candles. Marguerite de Valois It was evident the introduction had broken in on something interesting to Viola, if not to Nat, but he gave no sign of the interference being annoying, although the girl was not so tactful. Dorothy Dale at Glenwood School They were infrequent, hardly affectionate; amazingly tactful letters. The Nest, The White Pagoda, The Suicide, A Forsaken Temple, Miss Jones and The Masterpiece "Of course if there's the least—the very least—difficulty——" With a swift, tactful movement, Lady Frances came towards her. The Gambler A Novel Jesse's Narrative With creditors, women, robbers, and everything dangerous, you want to be chuck full of deportment, smooth as old Honeypott, and a whole lot tactful. A Man in the Open But indeed, in the interim, she had simply taken charge of our Red Cross architects and buyers and builders and engineers, and was sweeping things forward with a tactful but exceedingly high hand. The Book of Susan A Novel No refined intuition was necessary to tell Anthony that it was not his morning for tactful dismissals. In And Out She was at once tender and tactful, and the only claim she made was that of her long-standing solicitude on his account. The Nest, The White Pagoda, The Suicide, A Forsaken Temple, Miss Jones and The Masterpiece Considering her father's association with Mr. Davis she was not certain that the visit would be very tactful. Penny Nichols Finds a Clue Mrs. Craske-Morton went to her "boudoir" out of tactful consideration for the young lovers; Mrs. Hamilton went up to the drawing-room for the same reason. Patricia Brent, Spinster Jimmy's mother lived with her unwashed brood, you will remember, above old Heinze's grocery store, and on the following afternoon I ran Susan over there for a tactful reconnaissance. The Book of Susan A Novel Mary thought to herself: It is tactful of her not to begin a conversation about her brother. Mary It shows, indeed, what careful preparation our enemies are now making, just as the installation of the secret wireless showed the tactful cunning of the invader. Spies of the Kaiser Plotting the Downfall of England Aspenick was not mollified by this tactful reference to his long descent. The Great Miss Driver She was too tactful to express her disapproval; but she showed it in her amazement. Patricia Brent, Spinster He was conscious of having shone by virtue of the tactful way in which he had parried certain direct and rather impertinent questions of a professional nature addressed to him by one of the guests. John Dene of Toronto A Comedy of Whitehall Aunt Esther came out, and the girl's manner softened under the influence of her tactful kindness. Harper's Round Table, September 24, 1895 Our most tactful cajolery she met with suspicion and disdain, if not with open ridicule. Sigurd Our Golden Collie and Other Comrades of the Road A man of business she is—and a very fine one; tactful and conciliatory, daring and subtle. The Great Miss Driver The more candid would upbraid him and attempt conciliation: the more tactful would be sympathetic. Thirty I hastened to add my adieus to the others, and the tactful couple, seeing that I was impatient to be under way, cut short what had threatened to be a protracted parting. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois That letter showed the perfection of his tactful understanding.... The Duchess of Wrexe Her Decline and Death; A Romantic Commentary It is at least honest, if not tactful. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 With so tactful a listener, so good a friend, it was no longer necessary to remember that he was new in this land and unknowing of its smaller ways. Ewing\\'s Lady In demeanour he was quiet, reserved and tactful, but when occasion called for it he proved himself a brilliant orator. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" When, however, at the first opportunity, I sought to obtain an intimation that he had been a sharer in the Mexican end of the great project, he avoided the inquiry with his usual tactful reserve. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois Doctor Dempsy writes it’s a case for a nurse, not a doctor, and the most tactful, intuitive nurse we have in the sanitarium. Leerie He liked him, and still more after a long talk in which the duties of the place were explained and his own indisposition to speak of his past life recognized with tactful courtesy. The Red City A Novel of the Second Administration of President Washington It would not be tactful to exclude her from the general questioning that had sprung out of New Year confidences, but in her heart the hostess shrank from putting the question. What a Man Wills Hope came to the rescue with a reply which was at once tactful and diplomatic, since it turned the conversation into the desired channel. The Daughters of a Genius He had tried it at an earlier one, though “interfere” is too strong a word for the easy, natural, tactful way in which he had suggested they should move somewhere else. Harley Greenoak's Charge Her eyes were eloquent with thanks, with unbounded appreciation of the tactful, yet unequivocal manner in which he had championed the absent. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance More than once this tactful reservation of the obvious had arrested her attention, and been mentally noted as the man’s best point. A Question of Marriage He loved his wife; she was a dear girl, tactful, unassuming. What a Man Wills “You don’t mind, do you, dear?” she said, with her usual tactful consideration. The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising But like a wise man and a tactful one he had known better than to push the suggestion further. Harley Greenoak's Charge I was fond of her already, but more than ever now that she had come to my rescue in that whole-hearted and tactful fashion. A Veldt Vendetta It's nice to be tactful and know how to break in. Cue for Quiet As she began so she remained; amiable, tactful, and clever. The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History And then she was so tactful and considerate. The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising A woman less firm and tactful than his beloved "Kathie" could hardly have lived peaceably with him. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) Given an adequate equipment for service, and a well-trained, tactful pastor who knows and loves country folks and lives with his people, splendid results may be expected. The Challenge of the Country A Study of Country Life Opportunity She was usually chosen upon the advice, if not by the election, of the whole community, and it was especially important that she should be a tactful person and a judicious manager. Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) “Why of course,” I answered easily, and reassured by her tactful explanation. A Frontier Mystery She was so eminently companionable, so tactful and sympathetic. The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising Ben Halse passed it off with a tactful and consolatory remark, and they talked about other things. Forging the Blades A Tale of the Zulu Rebellion It was a tactful speech, and the girl looked thoroughly capable of appreciating it. Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion I said this because I felt that some of the other guests might not be as tactful as Joy and might make Bag Ears feel uncomfortable. "And That's How It Was, Officer" But Sheila, usually the most considerate and tactful of mothers, amazed him now by ignoring his hint. The Torch Bearer A detailed and careful farm inspection by a tactful, capable inspector, coupled with proper publicity will do much to improve conditions. Outlines of dairy bacteriology A concise manual for the use of students in dairying Yet he need not have been, for the tactful North-countryman never by word or wink let drop that he possessed the slightest knowledge of the same even to him. Forging the Blades A Tale of the Zulu Rebellion The kindly and tactful deeds of Father Boone bored into his soul like a red hot iron. A Boy Knight With Arete lay the real seat of authority, though she could claim no rights, and doubtless the tactful and clever Homeric woman was, as a rule, the dominating influence in the palace. Greek Women I am sure, however, you were tactful with them.” Lord Stranleigh Abroad All in the day’s work, those and a thousand other incidents which men treasure to-day in the Island, and, if you are tactful, will reveal to you in their slow laconic Northern way. Thomas Andrews Shipbuilder Something of this he put into words, with a rare and tactful sympathy. Forging the Blades A Tale of the Zulu Rebellion But under her tactful sympathy this paroxysm soon passed off and with considerable calm he gave her the outlines of his trouble. A Boy Knight I made up my mind to be pleasant and tactful and meet every question by asking one. On the right of the British line Some were tactful and clever in appreciation of other values than a mere readiness to salute, and those drew our affection and a ready measure of confidence. Merchantmen-at-arms : the British merchants' service in the war It may not be tactful," Olear remarked, "but if you've got your takings cached away somewhere to hold up the Earth for a big ransom, you'd better come across right now. Astounding Stories, June, 1931 The well-bred, quiet, tactful lady whom the old Border fighter had married had left her mark upon the range girl. Frances of the Ranges The Old Ranchman's Treasure The judge, after an instant's hesitation, accepted the Scotch; and Gwynne felt that he had a tactful and dangerous man to deal with. Ancestors A Novel It showed a vigorous mind, at least a tactful mind. The "Genius" But in spite of Pert's well-laid plans to leave them in quiet corners together, in spite of her many little tactful suggestions, Arthur remained unresponsive. Checkers A Hard-luck Story Here was good reason to be as tactful as possible. Bring Me His Ears No one could be more tactful or adroit when a crisis arrived whose gravity he had foreseen. Studies in Contemporary Biography But she was a very tactful person and was about to drop the subject, when Isabel slowly turned her eyes. Ancestors A Novel He was anxious to know what collectors were paid but he thought it scarcely tactful to ask. The "Genius" Therefore, it behooves us to be very tactful in telling father and mother that you are a Logan. Crestlands A Centennial Story of Cane Ridge That was tactful, and indeed his courtesy and pleasant words during her first brief meeting with him in the Embankment Hotel had conveyed the same favorable impression. The Silent Barrier By the time of Queen Victoria the possession of piety and of gifts of speech had become more important qualifications, but the main thing was tactful moderation. Studies in Contemporary Biography Quiet and unobtrusive men for the most part, dogged, tactful, and resourceful, they must always be ready to act at a moment's notice as individuals or as part of a machine. Scotland Yard The methods and organisation of the Metropolitan Police
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