Word: circumspection
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...avoid being accused of meddling in Greece's internal politics, the U.S. has remained studiously neutral. But NATO'S commanders are not so circumspect. Says an officer assigned to the Southern Command: "If Papandreou does what he's said he's going to do, it could be a considerable threat." Supporters of the present government are hoping that the forceful Papandreou may have peaked too soon...
...Ramdas Nayak, general secretary of the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party. Nayak is charging that Antulay is guilty of "cheating, bribery and extortion," and should be put on trial. Meanwhile, Antulay has sent Gandhi his resignation. She is expected to make a decision on it when a suitable - and more circumspect - successor can be found...
...Helms is younger and sleeker than the others, and his North Carolina drawl is more circumspect. "The lesson today," he says, "is based on Moses' sermon to the Israelites, where he laid it out for 'em?didn't he, Red? Bear in mind, as I read, America of 1981 ... This land of ours was divinely inspired. Thomas Jefferson and all the rest were not smart enough to come up with this system. They got on their knees and prayed for it. That's what makes our country unique...
...finance officer for A T & T, pointed out: "We believe the award of $92 million is unjustified, but it is a far cry from the $570 million that Litton had sought. We will appeal the verdict." At Litton's Beverly Hills headquarters, General Counsel Robert Lentz was less circumspect. Said he: "Certainly we are not unhappy. The verdict vindicates our position that the Bell System violated the antitrust laws." Even so, Litton is not expected to return to the rapidly evolving telephone equipment business...
...million people in two widely separated regions of the country are living on meager government-supplied cereal rations as they cope with the twin catastrophes of flood and drought. For the first time in its 31-year history, the Chinese Communist regime has been forced to issue a circumspect appeal for large-scale international aid. So extraordinary is the request, and so explosive its implications, that both Chinese and United Nations officials have been trying to keep the revelation as muffled as possible...