Word: restraint
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...truth is, the slightest nipple tweak or the act of laying down on someone is an act of restraint and bondage," she continues...
...That restraint was followed by a flurry of statements from Israeli officials that show the Jewish state's desire to sit down with Palestinian representatives and leaders of Arab countries to work out a peace settlement for the region...
Analysts blame the slow economy for only a part of Atlantic City's dismal showing. Unlike Las Vegas, the New Jersey coastal town has no major airport or convention center and is not open 24 hours a day. Concludes gaming analyst David Leibowitz, with restraint: "Atlantic City can't outglitz Las Vegas...
...Robert Trojanowicz, director of Michigan State University's School of Criminal Justice, points out that departments increasingly emphasize better screening of candidates to lower the incidence of police violence. "Generally, police officers as a group use remarkable restraint in highly charged, emotional situations," says Trojanowicz, who believes most lawmen are deeply embarrassed by the Los Angeles beating...
...Bush Administration knows that the U.S. cannot impose conventional-arms limitations on its own and that coordinated restraint by the major arms- supplying nations is essential. But Western defense industries, particularly in Europe, have become heavily reliant on exports to finance research and development of new weapons systems. France, which once sent a third of its weapons exports to Iraq, is seeking new customers. Britain hopes to sell Challenger tanks and Tornado aircraft to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates...