Word: circumspectly
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...Allen asked about how far along the White House was in determining who the culprits were and what the retaliation would be. The CIA had briefed the Hill that they were moving fast. Bush was circumspect. Bush's emotions were roiling inside him, Allen told me afterwards. It seemed to Allen that the President didn't want to dwell too much on the human loss because it choked him up when he talked about it. "He wants to be a strong leader, while compassionate," Allen said...
...most celebrated of the new cancer fighters are the antiangiogenesis drugs. Like monoclonal antibodies before them, these compounds, which keep tumors from growing their own blood supplies, were briefly touted as magic one-shot cancer cures?although Folkman, who pioneered the field in the 1970s, was always circumspect about making premature claims. "I think the antiangiogenesis field got some unfair negative publicity," says Saltz. "Our expectations were too high, but there is a lot of brilliant science behind...
...most celebrated of the new cancer fighters are the antiangiogenesis drugs. Like monoclonal antibodies before them, these compounds, which keep tumors from growing their own blood supplies, were briefly touted as magic one-shot cancer cures--although Folkman, who pioneered the field in the 1970s, was always circumspect about making premature claims. "I think the antiangiogenesis field got some unfair negative publicity," says Saltz. "Our expectations were too high, but there is a lot of brilliant science behind...
...Alcohol possession by a minor is a class C misdemeanor in Texas, punishable by a fine or community service. "We respect the privacy of this young woman, and we're not going to comment on her personal life," said Noelia Rodriguez, spokeswoman for Laura Bush. Jenna Bush was similarly circumspect. When reached at home, thanks to a number on a copy of the citation rather obliviously faxed to inquiring reporters by the Austin police department, she said simply, "I don't want to talk to you. I'm sorry." Might be time to get a new phone number...
...that they get extra test-taking time. He was horrified by a visit to his granddaughters' prep school. The 12-year-olds, he says, "spend hours each month--directly and indirectly--preparing for the SAT, studying long lists of verbal analogies such as 'untruthful is to mendaciousness' as 'circumspect is to caution.'" Atkinson, once a distinguished visiting scholar at E.T.S., decided to take several SAT sample tests, hoping to find some value in all the kids' efforts. His conclusion: "America's overemphasis on the SAT is compromising our educational system...