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  • Tactfully, so as not to embarrass the Spirit, my father handled all the glasses, first his own, then the other, back and forth like every other night.

    The Best American Poetry 2010 Amy Gerstler 2010

  • Tactfully, so as not to embarrass the Spirit, my father handled all the glasses, first his own, then the other, back and forth like every other night.

    The Best American Poetry 2010 Amy Gerstler 2010

  • Tactfully, he engaged in conversations with the workers, large men with calloused hands and sunburnt faces.

    Drilling Down: A Troubled Legacy in Oil 2010

  • Tactfully, so as not to embarrass the Spirit, my father handled all the glasses, first his own, then the other, back and forth like every other night.

    The Best American Poetry 2010 Amy Gerstler 2010

  • Tactfully excised from the TV version, airing July 28 on PBS: Sir Paul's jab at George W. Bush.

    PBS leaves Paul McCartney's George W. Bush jab on the cutting room floor 2010

  • Tactfully he complained "˜that this appeared rather inhuman, 'only to be told by a soldier that" ˜they breed so. '

    Cue outrage in three, two, one… 2007

  • Tactfully (and, perhaps, tactically) Senator Clinton apologized for her husband's attempt to belittle Obama's victory in South Carolina and Ms. Ferraro's preposterous statements, which belittled Obama's message and character, as well as his very formidable intellectual, personal and organizational skills by subordinating them to his so-called "luck" to be a black presidential candidate at this moment in history.

    Bacon's Rebellion and Hillary's Wink and a Nod to Pennsylvania's "Racially Sensitive" Voters 2008

  • Tactfully, and with surprisingly little shock being caused, these ancient doctrines were dusted off, and suggestions made about their possible relevance to the future governance of Britain.

    Archive 2007-10-01 Burke's Corner 2007

  • Tactfully, and with surprisingly little shock being caused, these ancient doctrines were dusted off, and suggestions made about their possible relevance to the future governance of Britain.

    An Orange revolution? Burke's Corner 2007

  • Tactfully avoid answering the question, What is your current salary?

    © Matthew Baek Study Up Negotiating... 2006

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