Word: restraint
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...year-old acquired in the U.S.--symbolized by the black suede Pokemon chain Elian wore when he arrived from Washington, a capitalist contrast to the Young Communist Pioneer scarves that dozens of his shouting, flag-waving Cuban classmates donned to greet him. In a calculated show of political restraint, Castro didn't come to the airport to hail the pint-size icon. Instead, he broadcast a Cuban animated cartoon character to welcome Elian on national television--Elpidio Valdes, the patriotic, machete-swinging colonel who tells children to eat their vegetables, brush their teeth, and recently exhorted them to march against...
...time, Tiger's intensity came across as grim and joyless. It was wearing him out. He didn't like to deal with autographs. But he has visibly loosened up, with help from his exceptional parents, girlfriend and coach. And he has developed a restraint remarkable for one so young. Unlike a Greg Norman, who believes birdies are good and pars are boring, Tiger knows that pars can be beautiful in a major championship. He calmly, clinically took Pebble apart, knowing when to play safe, when...
...very encouraging to me when someone like Dr. Laura cleans the clock of the petulant interviewer you provided. Her clarity, restraint, and morality completely upstaged the heterophobic views of the interviewer...
...This year, the council showed signs of financial restraint in the face of the upcoming drought...
Thesis-writing was a lonely experience--full of long and wasteful hours at the Law School library. Deprived of companionship and free time, I could not bear self-restraint in any other domain. I found chocolate-covered cookie-dough balls at Broadway Market. The nuggets of crunchy sugar eventually caused my throat to ache, but the suffering and the sweetness went hand-in-hand. The bag was usually emptied before my computer could start...