Word: cautious
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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AMERICANS, however, must exercise cautious optimism in evaluating the benefits of expanding contacts with China. While some analysts argue that the decision was primarily economically motivated, businessmen must not develop overinflated views of the China market. China is still a poor and underdeveloped nation and while scientific and technological exchange opportunities will no doubt expand, there are few indications that she will enter the world markets on a scale that some overeager investors envision...
...running, lawyers are in no rush to judgment, he explains. "Many antitrust counsel make a professional specialty out of procedural maneuver," states a draft of the final report of the National Commission for the Review of Antitrust Laws and Procedures. "Many others, while lacking ulterior motives, are nonetheless too cautious or timid to face the merits of a lawsuit quickly and directly." Delay can be used as a weapon, says the report, wearing down opponents to force a favorable settlement, or prolonging a profitable activity while its legality is interminably tested in court. When the Federal Trade Commission charged eight...
...deputy undersecretary of state, Nye transmitted the Carter policy to heads of state and tried to convince them to adopt a more cautious approach toward the proliferation of nuclear power and weapons...
These concerns added an extra element of urgency to Vance's shuttle. His last-minute attempt to meet the deadline produced a week of roller-coaster diplomacy. Carrying a battered briefcase bulging with notes and drafts of possible compromises, Vance was typically cautious as he flew into Cairo a week ago Sunday. He knew that he would have to get concessions from the Egyptians and that Sadat was going to try to rewrite parts of the draft treaty. Vance was determined to resist because any tampering with even minor points of a text in the late stages of talks risks...
Other scientists were slightly more cautious. Larry Smarr of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics pointed out that the orbital reduction could have been caused by other influences, perhaps the tug of another unknown massive object. Still, Smarr and other astrophysicists seemed generally impressed. Said the University of Rochester's David Douglass, who was handing out buttons in Munich saying GRAVITY WAVES DO EXIST: "It is quite unlikely that Taylor's claim will be disproved...