Even Gary Carter, who last fall in his first confrontation with Scott requested the umpire to inspect the baseball, spoke diplomatically before the game.

They also faced opposition from the Japanese and French governments to releasing 15 year-old documents that were not "dead," diplomatically speaking.

Like almost every citizen of the Soviet Union, the Brodskys had their housing needs managed, diplomatically speaking, by the government.

It would be a challenge, diplomatically speaking.

Ms. Zanuck spoke diplomatically about the issue.

I have a feeling that parading Barrayaran uniforms in front of the quaddies just now is a bad idea, diplomatically speaking.

Speaking diplomatically, he said Sunday that he was preparing to start the second half of the season against the Ottawa Lynx.

Osborne, the retired coach, spoke diplomatically of the past.

Here I'd been so careful to speak diplomatically, and now Del was being too blunt.

His remarks were slightly premature, diplomatically speaking.