Word: cautionings
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...neutralist's case begins with a plausible but, in fact, totally fallacious appreciation of the present world situation, which he presents as two ferocious giants, each of them power drunk, locked in mortal combat. Is it not, then, he asks, the path of caution, and even of benignity, to stand apart from the conflict rather than getting dragged in on one side or the other? Instead of making a costly and perhaps futile contribution to a Western defensive system through NATO, why not disengage, and be ready when a suitable moment arises to act as mediator? It is very...
...decision on the Trieste issue (see INTERNATIONAL). It may be hard, in the face of Tito's bluster, to make the Trieste verdict stick. But on this and a thousand other points, the danger is too great for continued vacillation. With no net below, the trapeze requires caution, but it also requires an alert eye and a quick, unfaltering hand...
Lira-Pinching. As Premier. Pella has stuck to caution in domestic affairs and well-timed excursions into foreign affairs to build his popularity in the country. Employing the almost forgotten wile of courtesy, he has so far won the support of the Monarchists and toned down enemies like Togliatti and Nenni. He still treats each lira as if it were the last of the species: he never uses the Premier's special railroad car, has dismissed his police-escort car, recently borrowed a tiny Fiat for a vacation trip instead of using his gas-greedy Alfa Romeo. With...
British industry. The report urged public ownership for only one industry: water supply, which is already largely controlled by national and local boards. While making no apologies for the nationalization brought about by Labor (steel, transport, coal) in its six years in power, the unions said cannily that caution and further study are necessary before further nationalization is attempted. It was a remarkably conservative stand ("The report goes far beyond caution about nationalization," commented the influential Economist. "It goes against nationalization"). "Betrayal!" cried voices from the left wing. But the majority did not think so. Armed with proxies...
...than 50% of the thousands of patients receiving it. Moreover, experience has shown physicians how to deal with some of the undesirable side effects, e.g., hypertension, psychosis, by careful dosage and the combined use of hormones with other drugs. Even So, Dr. Hench sounded the usual note of medical caution: many more years of experience will be necessary before cortisone will be fully understood...