| So he sighed and resigned himself to signing many autographs and tactfully declining many offers of marriage. |
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| He tactfully asked Lady Lucy to sit and talk to Rupert while I danced with him, cheek to cheek. |
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| The film's punchline is also a beaut, all the more so because it's tactfully handled, and you never see it coming. |
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| The question is how can she bring up the topic tactfully, without hurting her father? |
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| I had decided that I should raise the issue tactfully towards the end of our conversation. |
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| I tactfully informed her I had at long last managed to get to sleep and her call had woken me. |
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| I spent about twenty minutes reading the wrong manual until JoAnn tactfully pointed out the mistake. |
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| We will use our skill and experience effectively and tactfully to help you accomplish your projects for the future. |
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| The ARF was supposed to be a way of engaging China, and tactfully addressing worries about its growing military clout. |
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| But that topic is left tactfully unbroached, along with real fur, size zero and other potentially disrespectful subjects. |
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| Since it was the start of the Sabbath, I wondered how most tactfully to beg off. |
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| Of course, you must speak tactfully to avoid tearing down others' self-images. |
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| Lord Agni tactfully burns up the Karma that causes obstructions and leads the worshiper to live a contented and joyful life. |
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| It should express its concerns tactfully, but insist firmly on the damage that the reform might cause to the Convention. |
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| There was an infinitesimal pause before the last word, as the principal tactfully searched for the right word, but an untrained ear wouldn't have noticed it. |
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| Darwin's doctors also acknowledged the importance of his nervous system and tactfully dealt with his delicate mental constitution as well as they could. |
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| That is why, as I mentioned in my statement, we must approach it as tactfully as possible, and abide by the rules. |
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| They do not obey the truth as it is, but they distort it tactfully for their own benefit. |
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| To keep things from getting awkward, we offer tips on how to tactfully fill uncomfortable silences, toast each other, and more. |
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| How can I prevent the topic from coming up, and tactfully move it aside if it does? |
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| Downing Street last night tried to gloss over Lord Butler's scathing, but tactfully phrased verdict on its shambolically informal style of government. |
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| So, I tactfully swivelled round on my stool, and pretended to watch the guys playing darts, until my mate Barry returned from the bar with a couple of fresh pints. |
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| Live, On Stage, Uncensored tactfully addresses an issue that many people in the Waterloo Region prefer to sweep under the carpet. |
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| The unaesthetic pose that Russia has taken, by trying to sit on two chairs between the East and the West, has ceased to be tactfully not noticed. |
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| The rejection slip was so tactfully worded that he felt kindly toward the editor. |
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| Kashmir-oriented groups, meanwhile, are to be handled more tactfully, partly to keep pressure on India and partly to discourage them from making common cause with other jihadi groups. The backlash has begun. |
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| In any event, the right is exercised by lieutenant governors discreetly, impartially and tactfully, and does not include the right to obstruct or divert government policy or to advance personal or partisan agendas. |
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| To stay current with the ever-changing socio-economic issues faced by the various types of fish harvesters who often have competing interests in order to tactfully and safely settle disputes between groups. |
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| Similarly, the economic and social repercussions in less developed countries should be handled tactfully and efficiently on the basis of the choices of the developing countries themselves. |
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| This leaves open the possibility for you to discretely manipulate the discussion either to open up different avenues of debate or to tactfully remove a participant who is not keeping to the rules. |
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| They can tactfully be asked again before they leave the hospital. |
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| Paragraphs 10 and 11, while tactfully formulated, are, nevertheless, an unambiguous exposition of the problems faced by those Council of Europe member states that are also bound by European Union rules. |
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| The doctor must answer any questions tactfully and in an appropriate way. |
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| When news arrived of Cerialis' victory over Civilis, Mucianus tactfully dissuaded Domitian from pursuing further military endeavours. |
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| Dear Miriam HOW do I explain tactfully to my stepdaughter that I'd rather not babysit her two young children if she asks me? |
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