Word: tactfulness
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When Buck Burshears heard of this he reacted with speed and tact. Would the Zuñi chiefs honor the Koshare troop by appointing two representatives to attend a performance of the sacred dances, to see for themselves that no mock was being made of the gods? And to show that the white chief spoke with no forked tongue, he sent two round-trip railroad tickets to La Junta...
...receptions and 27 children's displays. She will open six Parliaments, lay seven wreaths, unveil three memorials, plant six trees, dedicate a school in Fiji, a road in Jamaica and a cathedral in New Zealand. If all this does not in itself add up to history, the tact, charm and grace with which Elizabeth and her husband perform their courtesy calls will have an important bearing on the future of their realm...
...leading daily, Corriere della Sera: "What happened has been to a great extent the work of a woman, of Mrs. [Clare Boothe] Luce, and it is right and necessary that the Italian people know it . . . Perhaps one day we will learn with what patience, intelligence and diplomatic tact Mrs. Luce succeeded in bringing this arduous task to a happy end." But Ambassador Luce, in a press conference, attributed the plan's adoption to the concerted efforts of Anglo-American embassies and foreign offices...
...must invariably take his side. He rebuked her for having gone "aside to pull up your stockings" while they were taking a walk, and refused her permission to ice-skate ("It might necessitate being arm-in-arm with another man"). When she met his domineering demands with amiable tact, Freud became enraged. Martha must learn, he insisted, that "sparing each other can only lead to estrangement." Every disagreement must be probed, dissected and fought out to the bitter...
This week, with only a fraction of the 23,000 non-repatriates still to arrive, the tumult in Indian Village began to subside. Sandhurst-trained General Thorat and his troops-the pick of India's professional army-showed impressive efficiency and tact in handling the physical transfer of the prisoners. There was considerable doubt, however, that the Indians would prove equally competent to handle the skulduggery sure to take place when the Communists get their chance to "explain" to each prisoner why he should change his mind and accept repatriation. And they were not prepared for a possible mass...