Word: restraint
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...estimated that one-fourth of the voters in 1972 will be independents, men and women who have been driven away from their old blind allegiance, by events and common sense.The appeal to them of a mature approach to leadership might bepolitically decisive. If an atmosphere of restraint, mutual respect and gentlemanly (or womanly) debate could be established, the massively obvious advantage of the incumbent would at least be reduced to acceptable proportions...
...price of a beer a girl is yours to fondle without restraint. For another 200 kip--about 40 cents--she will take off all her clothes, sit beside you, or jump on top of you at your urging...
...London Howling Wolf Sessions, with Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts, and others. The personality of Wolf towers over the record, which is a testimony both of the record, which is a testimony both of the power of the man and of the humility and restraint of his assistants. The sound is very clean and precise; and while the choice of material includes famous hits ("Red Rooster," "I Ain't Superstitious," "Sitting on Top of the World"), one could complain that a precious opportunity was missed to capture more of Wolf's vast unrecorded repertoire...
...reason Israel might well be less adamant in the hotel talks-and the reason Arab capitals reacted to the Phantom announcement with what Washington considers relative restraint -is the procedure for Phantom deliveries...
...Colts, Griese was expected to trade largely on the running attack of his battering backs, Larry Csonka and Jim Kiick. It would be futile, so the smart money figured, to pass against a zone defense that was reputedly an impenetrable wall. Although Griese used his aerial attack with restraint, the bombs that he threw picked the zone apart in short order...