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Example sentences for: tightrope
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Its royal House of Savoy walked a diplomatic tightrope between the rivalries of France, Switzerland, Spain, and the German emperors until the fall of Napoleon.
The degree to which they show their ambivalence shows their ability to walk the trendy pseudo-liberal tightrope of PC-ness.
(To read Slate's take on Bradley's tightrope walk on vouchers, click here.)
In the climax, the pair must walk a fraying tightrope between the twin towers of the world's tallest building (in Kuala Lumpur) while millennium fireworks explode around them.
She has successfully walked a tightrope in the censorship debates, using her administrative power to block grants that would have spelled trouble while sticking up for those that came under attack after they were awarded.