Word: cautiously
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...E.C.S. asked a panel of reviewers to comment freely on the science report. Most expressed cautious hope that the country's schools will take a hard look at the results and sharpen their teaching accordingly. But one commentator, Curriculum Consultant Dr. Richard J. Merrill of California, livened his remarks with a list of "Pleasant and Unpleasant Surprises." A sampler of the Unpleasant: "Only 38% of nines and 49% of adults could time ten swings of a pendulum. Only 41% of 17s and 45% of adults knew the function of the placenta. Only 18% of 17s knew that nuclei...
...public. Their action precipitated a panic. Lawyers for Frenkil and others, claiming only to represent "John Doe, Peter Poe and Richard Roe, et al.," petitioned the court to prevent publication of the document, which they felt would damage their clients. In response, Federal District Judge Roszel Thornsen steered a cautious middle course. He suppressed the grand jury's presentment and released a watered-down summary of his own. Then he expunged the presentment from the court records...
...born 100 years ago into the family of a grain merchant. He took up the study of law and turned seriously to painting only when he was 22. He married, had three children and emphasized to interviewers that he lived an entirely ordinary, suburban life. Outwardly he was reserved, cautious, methodical-in style of life the lawyer still. He could be diffident to the point of anguish about a work in progress. Despite the anguish, how he did work: twelve hours a day nearly every day for 60 years...
President's Turn. As the roll call began, cautious Republicans held back to see if their votes would be crucial enough to save Nixon. They would not. In the end, 59 Republicans defected. The vote on the resolution itself...
...Hint of Quinine. Detecting the on-the-job addict is a much more ticklish task than spotting an alcoholic. The addict's symptoms-dilated eyes, shaky coordination, impaired depth perception -are not always obvious to even trained observers. Because most narcotics are illegal, company officials are cautious about accusing a worker of addiction or even examining his locker; a mistake could lead to a costly lawsuit. William Britter, security official at Western Electric's Los Angeles service center, says: "Most people will agree that employing an undercover agent or informant is the only...