Word: circumspectly
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...Most of the leaders of mainstream Jewish organizations are more circumspect in their public utterances, but they have been bombarding Jerusalem with private warnings that Shamir is losing support in the U.S. Both the Conference of Presidents and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee ignored Jerusalem's cue to protest Washington's decision to deal with the P.L.O. Moreover, there has been a growing inclination by Jewish leaders to display what has been quietly obvious for years: a preference for the Israeli Labor Party's more flexible approach. Theodore Mann, former head of the American Jewish Congress, argues that Jewish...
...question of the emotional repercussions of an abortion, Koop was more circumspect. Although pro-life advocates say the condition created by abortions can cause serious psychological problems as long as ten years afterward, the Surgeon General explained that in reviewing more than 250 studies, he had found "major methodological flaws" and could not draw any definite conclusions about the so-called post-abortion syndrome. "There is no doubt that some people have severe psychological effects after abortion," Koop said, "but anecdotes do not make good scientific material...
Sweden's dapper King Carl XVI Gustaf has never had trouble ruling his own temper. But the characteristically circumspect monarch displayed a rare flash of royal wrath last week as he lashed out at Norway's Prime Minister for failing to stop the slaughter of baby seals in her country. Said the King: "If Gro Harlem Brundtland can't take care of the seal problem, how is she supposed to take care of the Norwegian people...
Given her confrontational past, Harris has been uncharacteristically circumspect in victory. Says she: "I have been elected bishop of the church, not a symbol or a token." Her emphasis will be on the job that she has been called to do, Harris insists, not on her precedent-shattering election. However, two years ago, Harris observed with typically caustic humor that any woman who joined the Episcopal hierarchy would need "a high tolerance for indecisiveness, an inordinate amount of patience with unimaginative leadership . . . and an appetite for ambiguity." In the coming months, such qualities will surely be tested in Harris herself...
...scientists who found galaxy 4C41.17 -- the other discoverer is George Miley of Leiden University in the Netherlands -- say they are confident of its existence and distance. But they are, nonetheless, circumspect about the implications of their findings. "If every galaxy in our universe was formed at this time," says Chambers, "there are some serious problems with current theory." But, he adds judiciously, 4C41.17 has some peculiarities that cannot be ignored: it is more lumpy, elongated and turbulent than most other galaxies. Chambers speculates that "it may also be atypical in its time of formation, which would make current theory hold...