Word: cautioned
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Koso head out after dinner in a four-wheel-drive to show their presence; in the dim, 40-watt glow of surrounding villages, officials are working late to ensure they're ready to meet the first voters when polling begins at 7 a.m. Curragh leaves the vehicle to caution one of chief Daga's buddies, who is drinking beer by the side of the road. After some coaxing, the man empties onto the ground a full bottle he has been carrying in his back pocket. "He knows it's against the law," says Curragh of the middle-aged man. "Look...
...Embrey dams (each hundreds of feet long and more than 20 ft. high) are among the most imposing structures that America's dam busters have tackled to date. But while a handful of large dams are scheduled to come down soon, those involved in their demolition are proceeding with caution, wary of what hazards they might unleash. As University of Utah political scientist Daniel McCool puts it, "We don't know how to remove big dams yet. We're still learning...
...travel books came with warnings, the one for Afghanistan: A Companion and Guide would read, "Caution: may inspire actual voyage." But then, this lavishly produced guide couldn't help do otherwise?especially if you're partial to adventure. By the time you've read the account in Chapter 6 of Alexander the Great's legacy in Herat, you'll be drawing up an itinerary. And once you finish the chapter on Bamiyan and its ancient Buddhist kingdoms, you may well be on the phone to your travel agent. All of this is testimony to the skill of authors Bijan Omrani...
...leave a legacy that would rank with those of the lesser lights in the court's history, O'Connor's impact was far greater in part because she could join either the more liberal or the more conservative side of a divided court, depending on the case. Her caution and sense of specificity made her the deciding voter on the nation's most highly charged social issues, such as abortion and affirmative action. Over the past decade, according to Goldstein & Howe, a Washington law firm, she voted with the majority in more than three-fourths of court rulings that were...
...other hand, this reviewer must caution readers about purchasing Abram’s memoirs prematurely. With threats to the First Amendment looming, Abrams—still an actively practicing attorney 45 years after graduating from Yale Law School—will certainly be a figure in the coming fights. A “Speaking Freely: Second Edition” might soon be in order...