Word: restraint
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Ronald Reagan's Republican revolution vowed fiscal restraint, national security and morality. Today's G.O.P. has brought heavy spending, an apparent spawning ground for terrorists and a sex scandal. Readers debated the party's fortunes and whether our cover image captured its predicament...
...Vegemite teaches restraint. Unlike peanut butter or Nutella, it actually tastes worse the more you put on your toast. I have eaten unrefrigerated Vegemite almost half a decade beyond its use by date with no noticeable decline in taste or texture. This stuff would survive a nuclear holocaust. It's almost impossible to consume Vegemite without a drink close by, and thus it has a symbiotic relationship with the breakfast beverage industry. It has no fat. It's made by an American-owned company. Also I'm pretty sure you could polish silver with...
...form of military intervention in the domestic affairs of other nations. Most Republicans, for example, opposed America’s interventions in Bosnia and Kosovo during the 90s, humanitarian operations that involved no clear American interests. While I support both interventions, they are great examples of former Republican military restraint...
...violin writing abounds with expressive portamentos and sliding glissandos, often evoking both traditional Asian music as well as the Blues. It’s easy to become indulgent and overly sentimental when playing music like this, but Silverman never succumbs to that level. Instead, he plays with grace and restraint, making the occasional outburst even more ecstatic and satisfying for the listener.Silverman plays a much more rhythmic and syncopated line in the second movement, “Sri Moonshine.” The jazzy and chromatic melody plays in rhythmic counterpoint with the piano, harp, percussion, and brass?...
...international community for the DPRK [North Korea] nuclear test on the one hand and, on the other, dispels the possibility for the use of force against DPRK and restrains from imposing all-round sanctions against the nation." It suggests that the measures could be revoked if North Korea shows restraint and agrees to return to the six-party negotiations over its nuclear program, and emphasizes the importance of backing the sanctions resolution with intensified diplomacy: "The resolution is more balanced with a prevalent possibility for international community to go on intensifying consultations and close coordination, and to work for sober...