Word: refraining
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...common refrain expressed among the crowds snaking around Sotheby's last week was the desire "to buy a piece of history." These were not, by and large, run-of-the-mill collectors, people who amass hordes of stuff centered on a particular interest or obsession. Nor were most of them there in the hope of turning a profit later on their acquisitions. Bruce Wolmer, editor in chief of Art & Auction magazine, says of the high-priced Jackie items, "Most of them will probably not hold their value over the long haul. They won't lose it completely; they...
Dole knows he's a better legislator than campaigner, so his strategy is to campaign by legislating. His frequent refrain--"I'm a doer, not a talker"--can be demonstrated only by actually passing legislation. Unlike Newt Gingrich, who plots grand, overarching designs, Dole takes things as they come up, picking allies and sizing up enemies as necessary. It's as though he thinks it's bad luck to plan ahead. The Dole strategy is to depict himself as the driving force of change while portraying Clinton as the defender of the status quo: Senator Change vs. President Veto...
...some editorial writers wanted to believe. Of course, anyone who does not know the difference between a person who kills and one who does not kill has failed to grasp the first of civilization's house rules. That everyone is capable of murder, at least theoretically, but that most refrain from committing it is the start of social order...
...Trying to kick the habit? People using nicotine patches who are able to refrain completely from smoking during the first week of trying have the best chance of quitting permanently, according to a British study...
...criticism of the rally is two-pronged. First, it limits or, at least inhibits, ideological freedom because people with controversial views might refrain from speaking at the Kennedy School. Second, the rally gave students a superficial bird's-eye view of the controversy. Thus, by protesting the political ideology of a forum speaker, these students have potentially deprived themselves of other speakers who might offer different opinions. It seems as if the students who were walking in a circle, protesting and singing chants, were not just walking in circles in a literal sense...