1.   Dell executives show little patience for the diplomatic nuances.

2.   In a world where words are parsed over endless diplomatic nuance, Holbrooke is a straight talker.

3.   The closest the memo came to diplomatic nuance was to mention Ross by name while coyly leaving Clinton unnamed.

4.   There were no compromises, no negotiations, no diplomatic nuances signaling Baghdad that there would be rewards for good behavior.

5.   But in the world of diplomatic nuance, it was seen as significant that Clinton himself stated it publicly for the first time.

6.   Lukashenko is not known as a master of diplomatic nuance.