The internationalism that he preaches is an especially French form of it, one that assumes the assertion of sovereignty and identity alongside a global reach, achieved less by ideological clarity than by a constant delicate nudging and balancing of its more obstreperous German and American allies.
On board was Frank G. Wisner, an adroit ex-diplomat whom President Obama had asked hours before to undertake a supremely delicate mission: nudging President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt out of power.
As applied by the coalition, corrective pressure has been yet more delicate than that advocated by Nudge's authors.
Sleep is delicate, and using chemicals to nudge us up has a taxing impact on our bodies.
A new type of fencing made by a Canadian company, ElectroBraid, creates a psychological barrier to deer by shocking them as they nudge forward with their delicate noses.
As she quickly replied "yes" with her tiny and delicate voice, her proud father lovingly nudged her forward to retrieve her birth certificate from the Nampula Governor's representative.
Mr. Obama, even as he projected a softer image, did nudge the Chinese on some delicate issues.
Yet after stabilizing the situation, Bernanke left Yellen a task that was in some ways just as difficult, and probably more delicate, than the one he faced: how to nudge the recovery along until it was self-sustaining.
"Coming out to your family during the holidays is never easy," says Ritcher. "It can be a delicate process, and sometimes you need a helpful nudge.
He can't help but see Taiwanese Yuyu as a delicate flower; Irish Steve as a drunk; Salah as a polygamous "nudge-nudge" Muslim.
Nudging Giambi toward D.H. will require Torre's delicate touch.
