Word: prudently
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...precisely because such bilateral deals offer an opportunity for obvious political manipulation, they are almost sure to be resisted not only by Third World countries but also by America's principal economic partners. The West, to use its wealth effectively, needs a common investment strategy. Hence a more prudent course would be to strengthen internal tional financial institutions. That means using America's still dom inant position on the governing boards of those bodies to improve their ability to tie - and occasion ally yank - the economic strings that must be attached to loans and aid programs...
...sophisticated qualities necessary for the prudent exercise of power and intelligent management of international relations-notably moral authority, self-confidence, respect for the rule of law, and political finesse-are stunted in the Soviet system and psychology. The present downward spiral of mutual mistrust and recrimination will clearly not lead to an inevitable nuclear apocalypse, but it can do a lot of damage just the same. It increases the difficulties and dangers involved in virtually every other international problem the U.S. faces. It thus follows that after a suitable interval the U.S. should take the initiative in statesmanship with...
...eagerly seeking his advice. And even those who view him as a joker will follow along, for fear of being left out of the action. If it becomes a given that the market will make like a submarine whenever the Moses of Holly Hills whistles, then the most prudent investors will have to follow his advice, or at least react...
...recommendation: "The 'prudent diet' should be followed by people who are concerned about heart disease. That means decreasing the amount of fats and cholesterol...
...revisions drastically altered the picture of Americans as buy-now, save-later free spenders. The new figures showed that consumers have saved perhaps 20% more of their incomes over the past decade than previously estimated. Between July and September, wage earners put away a prudent 6.1% of their disposable income, rather than the anemic 4.7% reported earlier. Observed Courtenay Slater, chief economist of the Commerce Department: "The notion that people are dipping into savings to sustain consumption is probably slightly exaggerated." The new figures also gave a somewhat brighter picture of the nation's lagging productivity. Real output...