Word: caution
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...That kind of caution is fine and good--youhave to be prudent but it's a two-edged sword,"says Professor of History Steven Ozment. "Cautionand prudence can lead you to dawdle to a pointwhere no change occurs...
...couples must read a pamphlet on FAS before they can obtain a marriage license. Beginning in November, liquor bottles will carry a cigarette-style & warning label advising women that alcohol and pregnancy do not mix. But for women who are addicted to alcohol, the need to drink often overcomes caution and reason. Until better ways are found to identify and treat alcoholics, they will continue to inflict a devastating toll on their children...
...week when Budget Director Richard Darman, appearing on NBC's Meet the Press, accused the Federal Reserve Board of keeping interest rates too high because of an exaggerated concern about inflation. "If we do have a recession, I think it will be because they erred on the side of caution," said Darman...
...this is not to suggest that caution is a bad thing: Romeo and Juliet died prematurely, after all. Romance has always included some degree of calculation. Indeed, the very notion of true love, according to many scholars, is a relatively recent invention; in most places, in most times, marriage has been a practical arrangement. Those who scoff at matrimonial ads in Indian papers may have few qualms about placing SWM notices in their local tabloids; a blind date is only an arranged marriage in potentia. If disease and collision liability have put a crimp in promiscuity, that...
...wrong impression when celebrities share their private lives. Some stars appear eager to confide their most personal secrets in popular magazines, and they allow cameras to roam freely in their homes -- even their bedrooms -- on shows like Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. "There's a tremendous need for caution and restraint," says Theresa Saldana. But she and others argue that it is their profession more than their publicity that exposes stars to the public...