Word: restrained
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...Bush administration has put the "moral clarity" of refusing to engage with an elected Hamas government above the realpolitik needed to manage a volatile region. Nor is it inclined to restrain Israel from actions that may have irreversible negative consequences. It has, in other words, left itself little scope to orchestrate a calming of the situation through pressure both on Israel and key Arab players. Gaza therefore reveals a certain paradox in the U.S.-Israel relationship: the closer the Bush administration has positioned itself alongside Israel, the less valuable its friendship may have become. After all, the best kind...
TIME's cover photo seems to show Natalie Maines' bandmates holding her around the waist as if they're trying to restrain her. If they would cover her mouth, the Chicks might get some of their fans back...
...TBTN, whose bottom line is not just about stopping rapes. TBTN’s residual orthodoxy is to “empower” women wherever, whenever it’s possible—in this case, bestowing power equivalent to that of sex-driven men who ought to restrain themselves but don’t because, thanks to the silent acquiescence of TBTN and groups you might expect to stand up to such behavior, they go unchallenged.And in the case of the Catholic Schoolgirl party, the prevailing logic goes that it’s simply inappropriate to question...
...closed, an Opus member intoned questions for them to ponder. "Do I realize that Christian life means finding and following Christ closely, no matter what the cost?" he asked: "Am I waging a generous inner struggle?" "Do I find in my work many opportunities for small sacrifices?" "Do I restrain my curiosity...
...they chided Iran for having conducted the latest experiment, Russia and China remain adamantly opposed to even threatening UN sanctions against Iran. And recent reports about U.S. planning for potential military action momentarily turned the conversation from how to deal with Iran's bad behavior to how to restrain...