The money is used to cover a slew of off-the-books expenses, like paying off lawmakers or underwriting delicate diplomatic trips or informal negotiations.
The British are obsessed with the war, yet we're often too delicate for a trip to Poland, which is seen as too morbid or even scary, because of the Holocaust.
Senior administration officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity because of the delicate nature of the trip, said Friday that Mr. Webb was traveling independently and "not carrying a message from the administration," although he had been briefed by the State Department before he left.
When focusing on the food alone, the answer was a resounding 'yes.' " In a glowing review in Texas Monthly, Patricia Sharpe tripped a delicate minuet around the assault arrest, mentioning only the chef's "unfortunately well-publicized stint in rehab".
Americans, Dickens thought, starting his 1842 trip, "are as delicate, as considerate, as careful of giving the least offence, as the best Englishmen I ever saw".
A. "Many seeds, including tomatoes, have an impermeable outer layer that protects the seed and allows the delicate embryo to survive the trip through an animal's digestive system," said Kerry Barringer, curator of the herbarium at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
With a health care reform proposal being patched together for final consideration in the House of Representatives, gripes over a key element of the legislation could trip up the delicate process.
These days, the invasions are different but still aggressive: weekend shopping expeditions and culinary raids for spicy Korean kimchi or delicate Japanese specialties, or school trips, amusement park visits and health spa "cures".
Mr. da Silva is scheduled to discuss the issue on Sunday with his Iranian counterpart, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, but the trip comes at a delicate diplomatic moment.
The reported trip comes at a particularly delicate time.
