Sentence examples for if delicately from inspiring English sources

But to Mr. Archerd, it was simply news, to be handled forthrightly and accurately, if delicately.

The press is largely hostile to Britain's becoming more active in European politics, a campaign that Blair is pushing forcefully if delicately because the country is not participating in the continent's major undertaking, adoption of the euro as its common currency.

Now only my arms are dancing -- slowly, as if delicately moving the air around me, and along with the air any feelings that are surfacing and radiating from me.

He was asked, delicately, if he was perhaps the primary fruitcake enthusiast in the home.

If she speaks delicately it is to ensure that she has settled on the right word.

It will only be possible if both sides delicately confront the ghosts of history.

A competitor puts it less delicately: "If you want good security, hire a thief .There are risks, too.

When Mr. Jennings asked her delicately if she was frustrated by the attention, she showed a little frustration with him.

Lee added delicately: "If you look carefully, you'll see that the woman is the sleeping partner as it were".

His friends feel sure Mr. Gore would move back to Carthage if, as Mr. Thompson delicately put it, "worse comes to worst".

If "The Corrections" delicately probes the ambiguous blessings of a society dedicated to pain-free living and chemical quick-fixes, Franzen in person is more explicit.