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• n  consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense

• Cedric the Entertainer is a private eye who's all tenacity, no tact ("You want tact, call a tactician").
• In the best of light, Smith was the impolitic outlaw with more grit than tact, the archetypical don't-tread-on-me misfit without whom the fragile experiment at Jamestown would have .
• So Obama spent much of Wednesday taking a new tact in his fight for health reform: He reached for the stars.

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News & Articles

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• Gary Neal beats halftime buzzer with 3-pointer (video)
  The Spurs led by as many as 11 in the first half of Game 3, but the Heat tied the game late in the second half. Then Tony Parker made a 3-pointer, LeBron missed a shot, and Miami got ready for halftime. San Antonio, with its long-held lead back in tact, could have been satisfied,…
  June 12, 2013 - NBC Sports: ProBasketballTalk
• York School Board Votes To “Keep District Intact”
  The York City School Board voted unanimously this evening to keep the district in tact rather than go 100% chartered. York School Board President, Margie Orr, says the board is all on the same page with moving the district forward.…
  June 11, 2013 - FOX 43 Harrisburg
• NFL news roundup: Chad Johnson is headed to jail, Shawne Merriman recovering from alleged overdose
  Despite being the NFL's slow season, there's plenty of news from around the league. As teams prepare for their mini-camps we're getting a better sense of lingering injury and contract issues as the mandatory portion of the off-season program begin. Lets take a full look at today's news around the NFL. Chad Johnson is going to jail The former NFL receiver has never been known for his tact, and ...
  June 10, 2013 - SB Nation

Quotes

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• Brian Sabean in USA Today
  The best tact for us would be to be on the outside looking in,Sabean said. "Knowing Scott's due diligence, this is going to go to or through the winter meetings, so there's still time."
• Phil Savage in International Herald Tribune
  Honestly, I wasn't interested in late ones and late threes,Savage said. "I'm interested in keeping the player, keeping our offense in tact with Chud at the controls and bringing our playmakers back, having them at full strength, keeping...
• Goose Gossage in Inside Bay Area
  That's why I think that he's fighting so hard to keep his reputation in tact is because of the Hall of Fame. That's just my opinion,Gossage said, referring to Clemens. "I think where the frustration comes in is the possibility of not going...