The issue had until recently been treated rather gingerly in public.

Do not be taken in by small size and an adorable haircut; when such a beast is present, the driver must be treated gingerly.

See if any region other than the Sayshell Union was so gingerly treated.

But until six months ago, the question of how and why they died had always had to be treated gingerly at the official level.

While unwed motherhood may be common in real life these days, it is still treated gingerly on the screen.

Fair read the journal with interest, although his own work went far beyond ideas treated only gingerly by Gerald Mclntyre.

The older men's deepening obsession with the girl and boy is treated far too gingerly by the movie for its full creepiness to register.

But an occasion that in most places would be cause for national celebration is being treated gingerly by both church and state here.

The subject was treated gingerly: Peter Jennings spoke of "a certain anticipation" that a verdict "one way or the other" might lead to disturbances.

All appliances have their peccadilloes, and need to be treated gingerly.