Word: painless
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Being overcautious in the use of military force is a Powell trademark. Powell also opposed intervening in the Bosnian crisis in its early days, when it would have been much less costly to resolve. The so-called "Powell Doctrine" calls for military intervention only when easy, painless success is all but guaranteed...
...anyone accuses them of courage in proposing such deep Medicare cuts, their proposal would still allow Medicare spending to rise; they merely want to slow the rate of growth, from 10% a year to 6.4%. American politicians of both parties love to declare a terrible crisis, then unveil a painless solution. But it is dishonest to suggest that slowing the growth of Medicare more than a third will not involve real cuts in benefits. Medicare is not projected to increase 10% a year because "Washington" is expanding the program. It is growing because the population is getting older. That means...
...procedure of the driving school, I would be taken to the DMV test site on Staten Island, an hour away from my home in Manhattan. I was to take the test in the car I had been practicing in and Rudy would accompany me. The whole process seemed painless; I could take the test in the morning and be home with my shiny new license by lunch...
Some people have pointed out, in these pages and elsewhere, that the painless process of first-year housing is the ideal. First-years have no control over their roommates or their housing when they first arrive here, and thus are spared much of the worry that comes along with upper-class housing. These arrangments often turn out very well. So, the argument goes, why not allow randomization and have this worryfree, stressless housing process for all students...
...seems likely because it's painless, term limits seem doomed because they're painful. There's no mystery here: those with power rarely relinquish it voluntarily. So while most members of Congress favor limits rhetorically, many are intent on ensuring that limits never become law. These members are like St. Augustine, who prayed to be given the virtue of chastity...