Word: offendable
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...reach agreement on this kind of reform package that can help millions of people," Dole said, noting that things were now moving in the direction of his own plan. That one is even more scaled down, offering mostly subsidies and insurance reforms. By showing his peaceable side, Dole will offend the tooth- and-claw wing of the G.O.P., who say they have more to gain this November by denying Democrats any hint of a victory on health care. But as a congressional leader and presidential hopeful, Dole has to worry about leaving voters with the impression that obstructionism...
...worth, but because he was the one of the least oppressive candidates. This characteristic colors his entire artistic output--Haitink has been renowned for utter reliability and dependability, never for willful or idiosyncratic interpretations. Those seeking musical histrionics should look elsewhere. His sound can be counted on not to offend conventional acoustic sensibilities, but his middle-of-the-road path ensures that his interpretations will almost never be terribly memorable...
...lawsuit if Puerto Rico didn't agree. "We didn't want that," says an associate of Puerto Rico's governor. Rossello, at the time unaffiliated with either mainland political party, was on the verge of declaring himself a Democrat. Continues the associate: "He didn't want to offend Tyson frontally and get in a lawsuit with the Feds when he was trying to position himself closer to Clinton, who he knew was a good friend of Tyson's. We decided to drag it out, to fight a rearguard action through extended negotiations. We decided to talk...
...clout, forcing through the election of their candidate for party chairman and the adoption of a hard-right plank that gubernatorial candidate George W. Bush, the ex- President's son, will now have to run on. Wary moderates like Bush and Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson were careful not to offend the rightists, who rolled over anybody in their way. When one centrist delegate argued that the party was not a church, she was roundly booed...
...promise to refine and use the oil domestically, so it will not upset the world petroleum market. The very idea of limited oil sales for Iraq is anathema to the U.S. But Washington will reluctantly go along with the Security Council plan because the U.S. does not want to offend Turkey, an important friend that allows American jets based on its soil to patrol Iraqi airspace. "Turkey is a good ally," says an American diplomat at the U.N. "We are sympathetic to Turkey's needs...