Word: tactfulness
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...Naval War College, when he was sent abroad with the rank of Vice Admiral, commanding the U.S. Naval forces in European waters. He held that post throughout the War, and for a time was in command of all the Allied vessels in the Irish Sea. His skill and tact were admired by the Allies. Late in 1918 he was given the temporary rank of Admiral...
...childless King of Sweden [becoming King Charles XIV, 1818-1844]. Prince Olaf of Norway is said to have inherited the shrewd and clever brain of his grandfather, King Edward VII of England, while his first cousin, the Prince of Wales, has inherited Edward VII's social tact and charm...
...phase of the affair that I resent is my brother's inflammatory language directed toward our Secretary of State. I don't mind how he expresses himself, so long as he does it with the tact obligatory on a member of Parliament...
...Chase of the Watch and Ward Society who can keep anyone in Boston from reading almost any book he pleases, but even Mr. Chase does not operate with the facility and dispatch of Mayor Curley. Mr. Chase has to consult the book sellers, and employ, presumably, a modicum of tact and diplomacy. The mayor need not even be polite. And while Mr. Chase's is the empire of books. Mr. Curley's is power unlimited in theatres, lecture platforms, public meetings, street parades, and almost anything else one could mention...
...cannot be employed without an implication of libidinousness. Unidentified! The Tribune obviously wished to suggest that the gentleman had crawled up behind the golfers with the idea of rising to his feet just as the camera snapped. If a gentleman known in innumerable homes for his geniality, probity and tact, is not protected on the veranda of his own club from the slurs of the Tribune, who can deem himself safe...