Word: cautiously
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...rebels have said they intend to stay in their positions in the hills, which the government has said is unacceptable. Trajkovski remains cautious because an offensive is a high-risk strategy. The situation could quickly deteriorate either if his own forces suffer losses, or if there are civilian casualties. So he postponed taking action, hoping that he won't have to. But with no sign of retreat by the rebels - there were even reports of skirmishes last night - Trajkovski faces a serious dilemma. Risky or not, he will have to do something in the next several days...
Hollywood is the upside-down town--brazen when it should be cautious, craven when it could be smart. Studio bosses blithely green-light teen comedies gross enough to bring a blush to the ghost of Lenny Bruce, yet they shudder at mounting a musical. Apparently that's the last dirty word you can't say in Hollywood...
...Still, some players were cautious during halftime...
...collision was correct; he was angry, firm and clear about what he and the U.S. wanted [NATION, April 16]. We should have instantly sent the message that a lack of Chinese cooperation would result in consequences--small at first but then escalating. Instead the State Department strategy became overly cautious, apparently out of a desire to demonstrate that we understood the Chinese. All that was demonstrated was just how well the Chinese have come to understand us. LYNN PARANA Los Angeles...
...Those growth numbers aren't steroidal, but they're still growth numbers. And that's what all the cautious optimism is about. The world isn't likely to go into recession unless the U.S. does, in the U.S., the current thinking is that with Greenspan still slashing interest rates and the apparent winter trough of U.S. growth receding in the rear-view mirror, the worst of America's troubles with its burst bubble may be over...