Word: restraint
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...tradition, with the schizophrenia of the band’s tempos and chords supplementing the delicate imperfections of Andrea Zollo’s vulnerable voice. The disc’s highlight, “This Is Our Emergency,” serves as a perfect exercise in false-climactic restraint...
...announced, some 6,000 people signed a petition protesting the new rules—motivated the MBTA to halt enforcement of its Street Performer Regulations for a week for further discussion. The MBTA should heed the sentiments of their critics and allow street musicians to continue performing with little restraint...
...goes on to provide an unsatisfying explanation for not challenging such a despicable policy. “Particularly in light of the highly constructive partnership that exists between higher education and the federal government in a great many areas, the University must exercise considerable restraint when it comes to the quintessentially adversarial act of filing a lawsuit,” he wrote...
...restraint is necessary with kidney beans, lentils, chickpeas and their brother beans. They're low in fat and calories and packed with fiber, protein and minerals--and they fill you up to boot. There's a big, beautiful world of legumes, and they play an important role in many ethnic cuisines. Use them dried, fresh, canned or frozen in soups, stews, chilies, curries, pilafs and falafel...
...Dingping, a political science professor at Shanghai's Fudan University. "They're now focusing more on long-term interests instead of insignificant altercations across the strait." Still, politicians in Taiwan caution that subtlety doesn't mean China has softened its cross-strait stance. "Beijing may be showing self-restraint in public," says a high-ranking government aide in Taipei, "but in private they seem to be trying to give us hell." Indeed, China is steadily chipping away at Taiwan's sovereignty by stripping the island of nations that still maintain diplomatic relations with Taipei. Just last week, little Liberia switched...