Word: mild
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...questions about the erratic behavior of China's ally, North Korea. A formal ministry statement blandly stated that China was "seriously concerned" by Pyongyang's July 5 test-firing of seven ballistic missiles, launches that drew international condemnation as a dangerous provocation. Even by Chinese standards, it was a mild response, particularly so because Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao had made a pointed and very public request that North Korea refrain from conducting the tests...
...SYDNEY: The relatively mild Australian winter lasts from June to August, with the mercury in Sydney rarely dipping below 8?C. That's too cold for the city's beaches, but perfect for hiking in the nearby Blue Mountains, sitting by the fire in a historic Rocks-district pub, and taking in a game of Australian Rules football?the traditional winter sport. Or come in fall (March to May) for events like the popular Cracker Comedy Festival and the thrilling Hoopla Festival of acrobatics and street performance...
...scientist, the discovery of the baby's spaceship by an elderly couple near the Midwestern town of Smallville. And the gradual revelations of the child's superhuman strength, the foster parents' exhortation that he "must use it to assist humanity," the youth's adoption of a dual identity--the mild-mannered, blue-suited newspaper reporter, Clark Kent, and the red-caped, blue-haired Superman, the man of steel ... [He] is a figure who somehow manages to embody the best qualities in that nebulous thing known as the American character. He is honest, he tells the truth, he is idealistic...
...Calm and softly spoken, McGorry has a way of making the experimental use of antipsychotics seem like the only responsible course. As executive director of the University of Melbourne?affiliated Orygen Youth Health, he sees patients aged 15 to 24 whose symptoms may include mild paranoia and social impairment. Fish oil and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) are sound first-up treatments, he says, but if they don't work it's unacceptable to wait for patients to slide into madness, though it's impossible to predict with certainty which ones will. "You've got to do something," McGorry says, meaning...
Most of the reactions Teuber and her co-authors describe were mild: itching, swelling and wheezing. But allergies can be additive: repeated exposure to even tiny quantities can cause the body to react more aggressively each time. That's why a series of mild rashes will sometimes escalate into severe breathing problems and even shock...