Word: cautious
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...keep their value from rising further. The Japanese have made many promises in the past to let in more foreign goods, but have not taken enough action to please the U.S. and Europe. And Fukuda, despite his decisiveness in shaking up his Cabinet, is regarded as an extremely cautious politician. Says one disgruntled former Cabinet member: "Fukuda might have done away with our import duties on cars as a kind of symbolic gesture. Even if we removed the duties, no one would buy those big American cars. Our roads are too small. But Fukuda hasn't even...
...President Carter's courageous but by no means all-encompassing proposal to cut domestic consumption of petroleum, the public reacted with little more than yawns, and it now appears that little fuss would be raised outside of the White House if Congress passed no energy bill at all. The cautious tones of compromise now sounding on the Hill stand in stark contrast to Carter's battle cry of eight months ago, so the public's disappointment and boredom are understandable...
...senior year, I had decided that I was not going to hide my sexuality anymore--from anybody. So by now, most of my friends--all of my really close ones--know that I am gay. Their reactions have been comparatively good. They are non-hostile and, even if cautious, somewhat approving...
...gave an interview to the Hebrew daily Yedioth Aharonoth, in which he offered a "worst case" scenario. Gur suggested that Sadat was preparing to launch a surprise attack on Israeli-occupied Sinai, similar to the one that started the 1973 October War. The general warned all Israelis to be "cautious and alert" while the visit was in progress...
Today, Sadat governs Egypt rather like the paternalistic elder of a maxi-village, which just happens to have 39 million people in it. Once regarded as an impetuous, dandified mediocrity, he has become more cautious since he succeeded Gamal Abdel Nasser as President in 1970. He usually makes decisions slowly but, as last week's events proved, he can make them very fast as well...