Word: indirection
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Galluccio suggested police take a similarly indirect approach to reducing minor crimes such as pan-handling and public intoxication. He advocated adopting tactics used by the New York Police Department, which targets pan-handlers and public drunkards for offenses such as jay-walking and obstructing public walkways...
...feel any pressure to mute your criticism of the government? Before, I was just assistant bishop, but now I'm the bishop, so maybe I have to be a little more indirect...
...documents. An outstanding fraud case was effectively made moot by a "false accounting'' law passed in April by the governing coalition that decriminalized all but the most serious accounting infractions. And there are the inevitable questions that on any of these issues, Berlusconi's direct or indirect control of the private TV networks and the three state-run stations slants the debate in his favor. Luciano Violante, an opposition leader and former speaker of the lower house, said Parliament has spent far too much time arguing over laws aimed solely at benefiting the Prime Minister. "Italy is the world...
...What's interesting is that despite the government's traditional heavy-handedness in dealing with the media, the novel has been released in Singapore and has even made a local best-seller list. Nevertheless, Lau still feels she must resort to allegory to make indirect attacks on the ruling party. Perhaps she also feels such an antigovernment work could be written only from the safety of exile?Lau migrated to Australia a few years ago, where the novel has garnered numerous awards, including the NSW Premier's Literary Award and the Queensland Premier's Literary Award. It's heartening...
...Airbus is jointly owned by two private aerospace companies, European Aeronautic Defense & Space Co. and BAE Systems, but is receiving subsidies from European governments in the form of $3 billion in loans that don't have to be repaid if the A380 fails to turn a profit. Boeing gets indirect handouts through its lucrative defense contracts, but critics say they aren't sufficient to level the playing field, and U.S. officials occasionally threaten to punish Airbus. The political equation may be changing, though. "U.S. companies are thrilled to be a part of the A380," says Mark Sullivan of engine maker...