Balancing imports and exports is a delicate issue, because there are a number of protectionist policies available, and because other countries can retaliate.

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It is a delicate issue, however.

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Any plan to deport them on a large scale, as Malaysia has sometimes attempted, would be a delicate diplomatic issue.

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Change will remain a highly delicate issue for the church.

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LaPierre stood alone, looking angry and inflexible discussing a complex issue at an extremely delicate time in the formation of public opinion.

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The issue is, of course, a delicate one for airline employees to approach with obese passengers.

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The issue of lost women workers remains a delicate one for many companies, particularly in highly skilled professions, such as consulting or banking.

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First, the business community must continue speaking to this issue with the right tone, a task that requires a delicate but achievable balancing act.

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The delicate issue now is how to manage excess debt without causing a convulsive situation such as additional job losses and a contraction of our economy.

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Fleischer, a die-hard Yankee supporter who donned a team cap to announce Bush would go to the game, dodged the delicate issue of which team the president would support.

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