Word: cautioning
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...presidency of George W. Bush are those introduced by President Reagan: Smaller government, reduced taxes and the confident projection of military against perceived threats abroad. Reagan believed America had paralyzed itself in the wake of the bruising it suffered in Vietnam, and saw reversing that psychology of caution over the use of force as an important goal if the confrontation with communism was to be pursued. He bombed Libya in 1986 after determining that it had authored a terror attack on U.S. servicemen in Berlin, and sent U.S. troops to invade the tiny Caribbean island of Grenada and topple...
...taking the issue to the U.N. seemed a great success, but Blair was undercut by American impatience and French obduracy. Similarly, Blair gained Bush's endorsement for the road map that would supposedly revive the Israel-Palestine peace process, but a combination of suicide bombers, Israeli intransigence and American caution means that there is nothing to show for the effort. This is the junior partner's dilemma. Not only the big decisions but the implementation depends on the main partner. Blair has been let down by the Bush Administration's half-heartedness in pursuing policies with which...
Like any other activity, gardening has its hazards as well. Health experts advise wearing sunscreen, keeping a water bottle on hand to stay hydrated, and exercising caution when attempting any heavy lifting...
...confirm that soaring high over hills and rooftops, carried only by the wind, is one of the most exhilarating, thrilling and uplifting experiences you can have. And almost anyone can do it. You don't have to be a world-class athlete: physical conditioning is less important than caution and alertness. Patience helps, too. Before you can venture solo, you will need to undergo at least two to three days of rigorous training on the ground and in the air; you can also opt to just fly in tandem with a certified instructor. In Switzerland, where I do most...
America's largest military-families group officially supports the ban. Joyce Raezer of the National Military Family Association in Alexandria, Va., says there is "no apparent consensus" among the group's 27,000 members, so it has chosen to err on the side of caution. "Some families tell us they find the pictures disturbing," Raezer says. Others disagree. Jane Bright, whose son Evan Ashcraft was killed in Iraq last July, spoke at a rally in Dover in March: "Let the media and the rest of America see the coffins ... It's the least we can do. Our children...