Word: restraint
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...have seen Miss Chatterton give some thoroughly unpleasant performances in the not too recent past, but in "Journal of a Crime" she seems to have resurrected the restraint that characterized her early hits and the result is a satisfactory piece of acting. Adolphe Menjou is his usual dignified self, but in those wistful eyes of his seems to be a yearning for a lighter part, perhaps a chance at humor. An unusually fine "bit" is contributed by Noel Madison who gives a poignant nonchalance to his role of the convicted murderer that registered deeply in the audience...
Dodsworth's dramatic impact is cerebral rather than physical. Some of Designer Jo Mielziner's eight crafty settings are repeated to mount 14 scenes on shipboard, in Zenith, Paris, Berlin, Naples, London, Switzerland. Occasional lack of restraint in the direction is well covered by the acting of Fay Bainter and Walter...
...liberals in our colleges and universities wish to bombard Senator Long and the politics of Louisiana let them go to it. They could search further and fare worse in any search for targets worthy of their fire. But a certain restraint in the written word is always advisable, particularly for amateurs seeking to lift the political scalp of such a wily old professional as Huey Long. New York...
...Council is wise, it will exercise great restraint in making its selections, While a few isolated cases may be found in which extra-curricular activities deserve predominant consideration, this cannot be true as a general rule...
...think there can be any compensation for unjust prices charged to the public. I do not think there can be any compensation for the destruction of small business. ... I do not believe it is possible to protect [the small businessman] so long as we permit these combinations in restraint of trade, so long as we permit the great combines to fix prices...