That delicate calculation of a manager's declining stock, of the likelihood of a turnaround, of the available alternatives, all pointed to the decision that was made this afternoon by FSG.
"It's a game, things need very delicate calculation.
It is also possible that a delicate political calculation has been made - that the official avowal of the IRA link will do more than anything else to establish Mr Major's sincerity in 'going for peace' with the IRA.
Despite managing the Sorbonne evacuation, Nicolas Sarkozy, his interior minister and potential rival candidate in next year's presidential election, has been almost audibly quiet.In the face of such hostility, each of the presidential hopefuls faces a delicate political calculation.
Newspapers have suggested that Nicolas Sarkozy, his interior minister and potential rival candidate in next year's presidential election, is poised to abandon Mr de Villepin if there is no compromise.In the face of such hostility, each of the presidential hopefuls faces a delicate political calculation.
It calls for perfect delicate calculation of how much power to expend before a brutal final phase, the speed to surge from the back, while the ability to position oneself in the bunch and avoid being trapped at the back is critical.
In Missouri, a perennial swing state with a deeply divided electorate, it has long been one of the politically delicate calculations a candidate can make.
Romney, who is expected to challenge Obama in November, did not directly criticise the president's handling of the case but urged a tough line with China, complicating already delicate calculations.
