Word: restraint
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...soldiers from the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division. Under their watchful gaze, the man who is second in popularity to President Jean- Bertrand Aristide was able to deliver an emotional speech celebrating the end of military rule and admonishing his fellow Haitians to exercise patience, mercy and restraint. His only rhetorical barb was reserved for junta leader Lieut. General Raoul Cedras. "Bye lakou blanche!" he declared. Rough translation: "Hit the road...
...most surprising aspect of the collapse of civil authority outside the capital was the restraint exhibited by Aristide's supporters. In Cap Haitien, several attache thugs were escorted safely through an angry crowd by Aristide men, who warned that reprisals might be used as an excuse to block the return of their exiled President. The captives were passed over the razor-wire barricades and safely delivered into the hands of American sentries...
...Mexican history -- and over objections from members of his own party. "(This would be) a personal matter and my own decision, which would not be subject to negotiation with other parties," he said. Lopez says Zedillo's prospective beau geste isn't politically necessary: "I think he showed great restraint. He could be gloating...
...even some relief officials, while praising the general discipline and restraint of Tutsi leaders, are wary of the expressions of good intention from an ethnic group that enjoyed all the educational and economic advantage for decades. "The R.P.F. ideology is self-serving, designed for Western ears," says Alex DeWaal, co-director of Africa Rights in London. "Playing down ethnicity promotes the interests of a relatively wealthy and well-educated minority and hides the enduring contempt many Tutsi commanders feel for the Hutu...
Though he never throws restraint entirely to the winds, I would guess that Haitink perspires quite a bit in the last movement, ending with a satisfying rendition of the tiered descending scales and "stuck car-horn" trombone soli...