Word: rashness
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...greatest confounder of moral and philosophical principles and dilemmas; it is not the occasion for lavish and indiscriminate bestowing of moral awards. A true conservative mind devoted to careful thought and pensive reflection would not offer such rash laud as did the President. No doubt, war has throughout history inspired in many individuals some of the noblest of moral traits: courage, loyalty, valor, honor, selflessness. These are not the traits embodied by the Contras, an outfit supported not only by the United States but by cocaine smuggling as well...
...humanitarianism. The law was designed to muffle nearly all dissent in the country and was of a piece with the regime's press censorship and powerful military. It sought to curb the growth of Islamic fundamentalism. After an antigovernment riot inspired by Muslim protesters in 1984 and a subsequent rash of political bombings, a number of prominent Suharto opponents, including a former Cabinet member, were imprisoned...
Last October a rash of bank holdups and armored-car robberies began in south Dade County. In one incident, a guard manning a Brink's truck was shot in the back by a gunman. As he lay bleeding on the ground, a second man walked up and shot him twice with an automatic rifle. Incredibly, he survived. The crooks often used stolen cars for their getaway vehicles. In two instances the automobiles had belonged to young men who were gunned down while target shooting in an abandoned quarry. The FBI soon joined the Florida police in a search...
...apprehension over travel to Europe and the Mediterranean is a direct result of the recent rash of bloody attacks directed against U.S. citizens in Italy and West Germany, of rioting in Egypt and of random bombings in France. Last week travelers had further cause to be spooked by the harsh words and bellicose gestures flying between the U.S. and Libya. Reasons other than the terrorism scare, such as a sharp decline in the value of the U.S. dollar abroad and an abundance of cheap gasoline at home, are also involved in the shuffle of itineraries. Even so, says Sam Massell...
Some Div School students are taking action in response to the rash of offenses. A group of about 12 students have put up warning posters and distributed additional leaflets about the incidents, said Baker "Awareness makes this place safer," she said...