The matter of gun control is particularly touchy in Pennsylvania, another state that remains too close to call.

It is a particularly touchy question in the office.

Because they have not been accepted off the field, blacks are particularly touchy about labels.

Some of the Barrayaran plants she'd started were particularly touchy about their illumination.

Johns is particularly touchy on the subject of his childhood.

For Africa, the issue is particularly touchy because it is tinged with racism.

The subject of private-treaty sales is particularly touchy.

This is a particularly touchy subject for Maine.

Labor unrest is a particularly touchy subject, since strikes are illegal in the Soviet Union.

Mr. Fisher was focusing on a particularly touchy issue for members of Congress, who have been trying to avoid criticism along just such lines.