Word: caution
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Kawachi advised caution before taking action based on his report...
...post-cold war business of deactivating sites in six states, they face a mountain of regulations. Elaborate safety precautions set in place years ago for active bomb production are hindering cleanups. So are bloated payrolls, micromanagement by regulators and intense congressional oversight. Beyond that, a sense of excessive caution, born of past foul-ups and scandals, has led to even more rules...
...some men who envision a leadership role for themselves take their snowmobiles out onto the thin ice and fall through and drown in the cold water--their last thought in this life: "Boy, was this dumb or what?"--and so far I have not been one of them. Caution was bred into me: I never played with guns or made a hobby of pharmaceuticals or flung myself off a cliff while clinging to a kite. I read books instead. I read books in which men hearken to wild imperatives, and that is enough...
...sexual assault and two other crimes near the Charles River in recent weeks led the Harvard Police to issue a safety advisory urging caution in those areas...
...tenure process at Harvard certainly reflects that caution. While it draws praise for it's care and thoroughness, it is also criticized by many as ponderous and complex...