Word: caution
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...that. But by sidestepping the arduous regulatory process, Strobel fanned the fears of those who think genetically altered bugs might behave unpredictably in the wild, setting off an ecological catastrophe or disrupting local ecosystems. Most scientists consider the public's fears exaggerated, but they nonetheless acknowledge the need for caution. Says David Drahos, a senior research group leader at Monsanto, the giant chemical maker that is sponsoring the Clemson test: "We are all in the process of learning something very new and wanting to do it wisely and carefully...
Monday's frightening plunge in stock prices posed an immediate dilemma for the candidates: what to say and when to say it. Most Democrats erred on the side of caution, preferring not to be seen as gloating over the partisan advantage to be reaped from the economy's distress. The economic crisis seemed a tonic to Michael Dukakis; he projected a confidence rarely seen in the weeks since his campaign was rocked by disclosure of its role in leaking a tape that helped sabotage the candidacy of Joseph Biden. Dukakis' public words were a careful mixture of reassurance and assault...
...this year. The Suzuki Samurai, the best-selling Japanese "toy jeep," has scored a 110% increase in sales over 1986. Its basic list price is under $7,000, considerably less than the $10,600-to-$25,000 range for American models. (A word of caution: the rear seat is just one of some 50 options.) Sales Manager Tony Pacheco of Cerritos Suzuki in Los Angeles County explains the popularity of the miniature vehicles. "In the 1960s everyone had a toy, like hot rods, but lower speed limits now prohibit those." Today's jeeps, like the earlier dragsters, can be souped...
...Stephen Frears, My Beautiful Launderette and Prick Up Your Ears, which dealt with homosexuality intelligently and forthrightly, shied away from exploring sexual intimacy on a par with straight films. The graphic homosexual sex in Law of Desire may seem irresponsible in light of AIDS, but in Almodovar's world, caution is irrelevant...
Lynda is a force of nature, whirlwinding through a seaside resort in the 1950s. She is one of those rare adolescents whose contempt for bourgeois caution is a kind of hormonal fire storm, too intense to be smothered by conventional explanation or even by unconventional sexual encounters. The most notable of these is with Eric (Tom Bell), who is old enough to be her father but not strong enough to be her mate. Or, in her estimation, the father of her child. Lynda's decision to have the baby may not qualify as a triumph of the human spirit...