But the South's implementation of "biracialism" could just as well be labeled "bi-racialism" -- with a hyphenated emphasis on racial divisions of power, race-sensitive deliberations of policy, and sometimes dualistic programs for whites and blacks.
Petraeus was faulted for failing to attend the funeral of the two former Navy SEALS, both identified as CIA contractors, who died during the attack, and for later attending a screening of the spy-thriller "Argo" amid sensitive internal deliberations.
Daniel C. Richman, a Columbia University law professor, said trial judges "are very careful about signals they send a deliberating jury at what is thought to be a very sensitive point in its deliberations".
More plausible is the suggestion that one acts with free will when one's deliberation is sensitive to one's own judgments concerning what is best in the circumstances, whether or not one acts upon such a judgment.
reviews of some highly sensitive areas, notably monetary policy deliberations," Mr. Bernanke said, approvingly.
Coming at a sensitive moment in Congress's deliberations on the issue, the new ruling should undermine the argument advanced by opponents of campaign finance reform that banning soft money is unconstitutional.
Such a policy would be the first of its kind among Oklahoma Tribes, making these deliberations a potentially sensitive task.
Secretary of State William Rogers, who Nixon and Kissinger largely excluded from deliberations over Chile, was similarly sensitive to such a story leaking out.
Caitlin Hayden, a spokeswoman for the National Security Council, would not answer questions about the former official's assertions, saying that she "can't address specific operational matters and won't go into our internal deliberations," adding: "We cannot discuss the sensitive details of specific operations".
