Word: cautiousness
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...This movement has only been possible because Mahmoud shows promise of renewing a commitment to peace that wilted under Arafat. His promise to end the intifada and its attendant terrorism by either diplomacy or force is an exceptional step, if it is carried out. And there is room for cautious optimism, as his new security chiefs, including Mohammad Dahlan, may be more capable of asserting authority over the many political, religious and militant organizations. Rooting out terrorism is the first priority...
Though the spill was not dangerous, Griffin said police cordoned off the pathway from Boylston Hall to University Hall that runs behind Weld in an effort to be cautious...
Flanked by signs such as “Fix the Ad Board’” and “Support the report,” students—many from the Coalition Against Sexual Violence (CASV)—expressed cautious confidence in the Faculty’s expected endorsement...
Professional diplomats will say a summit is too ambitious. Relationships are built slowly, carefully. Groundwork must be done at the ministerial level. Diplomats are cautious, and they don't like to stage a summit unless a deal has been precooked. Fine, but a beginning must be made. The ultimate deal could be something as modest as a vague statement of mutual purpose: "We, the undersigned, agree that Iraq should continue to exist within its current borders with a federal government that represents all existing ethnic and religious interests." Or it could be as ambitious as the Afghanistan process, or even...
...much of Asia, cautious optimism is replacing blind panic as the new response to SARS. Sure, China remains a high-risk zone, and Taiwan's statistics are looking bad. But if SARS is eventually defeated, last week may be remembered as the beginning of the end. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the SARS outbreak contained in Vietnam, one of the first countries to be invaded by the virus, and it lifted the travel advisory on Toronto. Meanwhile, Singapore and Hong Kong have brought their rates of new infections down to levels that many residents view as acceptable. "Our hope...