Word: restraint
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...care of a few students of his own age, expressed a desire to see that which the President could not show to the King and Queen, namely: the dormitories, the kitchens, the class-rooms, and so forth. He seemed delighted to escape for a while from the restraint of an official ceremony, and a scholarly ceremony, at that...
...Little's acting was remarkable for its restraint and his understanding of the part. He never got "out of character" and, save in the drilling scene, he did not over-act. Mr. Williams, as Peer, the Deacon, and Mr. Packard, as the bailiff, showed real talent and never failed to make the most of their opportunities. Mr. Skinner was wholly delightful as Erasmus's younger brother. One could go on through the whole cast-- the acting was good throughout. From start to finish, it was a most artistic production of a highly entertaining play...
...utterances of its teachers without accepting responsibility for everything they do or say. It might not be amiss to suggest to Mr. Laski, however, that, as he is not a citizen of the United States, the amenities of the situation would seem to call for a reasonable measure of restraint in the criticism of our public officials. This is a sphere in which the average American is inclined to be very resentful of aspersion that comes from alien lips. HARVARD ALUMNI BULLETIN...
...implication running through the whole of Mr. Windle's argument is that civilized man will become so immediately capable of temperance, that no restraint is needed to keep him from alcoholic excess. The attainment of this condition will at best require a long process of steady development. Throughout this process, the excesses, and resultant losses to national usefulness and well-being are bound to continue...
...peace must, in many cases, be asked to rearrange their plans, their habits, and their work. The people concerned do not always see the connection between the change which is required of them and the winning of the war. Therefore they are sometimes impatient of the necessary discipline or restraint. Again, this redirection of the national energy necessarily involves more disarrangement of plans and change of occupation on the part of some than of others. They who were doing in time of peace things which are equally necessary in time of war will suffer no loss, and may even gain...