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...worst it could do severe damage to the loan system on which museums depend, while adding very little to the principles of restitution of stolen property. But that's what can happen when grandstanding pols and D.A.s get in on emotionally supercharged issues that ought to be resolved with tact and studious neutrality...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Hold Those Paintings! | 1/19/1998 | See Source »

...pass ?unpopular measures? through his divided cabinet,? says Silver. ?He?s playing for time and the Americans are acquiescing.? Silver believes that, during meetings last week, Assistant Secretary of State Martin Indyk gave Netanyahu at least another month to come up with a plan. It was probably diplomatic tact that prevented Albright from taking the Levy option. Her only comment on the meeting: it was ?very pleasant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Albright's Pointless Appointment | 12/17/1997 | See Source »

...addition, she taught English as a second language in Chinatown and worked in alumni relations at the Business School. where Wilson said Hwang "responded to alumni with great tact and diplomacy...

Author: By George T. Hill, | Title: Radcliffe Awards Highest Honor Fay, Levi Prizes | 6/2/1997 | See Source »

...should students walk the fine line between tact and treason--speaking their mind without offending someone they may have to live next door to, eat with or sit by in class...

Author: By Molly Hennessy-fiske, | Title: Throwing Off the Veil of Political Correctness | 4/5/1997 | See Source »

...Commencement Speaker for that year? No poll was conducted to my knowledge, but I'd venture a guess: not many. Seldom has such myopia been demonstrated by an entire staff (minus three) of supposedly intelligent journalists. This essay demonstrates a lack of education, not to mention a lack of tact...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Opinion Page Too Much to Bear | 5/17/1996 | See Source »

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