Word: mild
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...Marxist purity in Moscow are not making anything like the case against Deng that might be expected. In private, they fear that China will be come an even greater military threat if the reforms succeed. But in public, Soviet journals have noted China's economic progress and expressed only mild doctrinal qualms. The Soviets must avoid name calling if they want to continue smoothing political relations with Peking. Also, suggests an Asian diplomat in Moscow, they "may want to keep their options open in case they decide, five years from now, that they want to try some of these things...
...counter resistance strategies." On Dec. 2, Rumsfeld approved 16 of 19 stronger coercive methods. Now the interrogators could use stress strategies like standing for prolonged periods, isolation for as long as 30 days, removal of clothing, forced shaving of facial hair, playing on "individual phobias" (such as dogs) and "mild, non-injurious physical contact such as grabbing, poking in the chest with the finger and light pushing." According to the log, al-Qahtani experienced several of those over the next five weeks. The techniques Rumsfeld balked at included "use of a wet towel or dripping water to induce the misperception...
Frightened early in her life by her mother’s battle with a mild form of cancer, Hopkins wanted to work on cancer research, and after earning her Ph.D., she went on to study tumors in animals and their relevance to human diseases...
Gasps and murmurs of shock resonated throughout the theater. At the front of the room, Summers and Kirby betrayed visible disbelief. When Ulrich had finished her statement—announcing that Skocpol’s more mild motion to censure the president had also passed—Summers covered his mouth with his hand...
...addition, this year was “a mild season” according to Allen. “Most of the lack of influenza can be attributed to that fact,” he said...