Word: restraint
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...reined in his party's hotheads and diluted its hard-line agenda, and admired his skill at holding together his fractious coalition for an unprecedented three years. He had almost persuaded the U.S. to blacklist Pakistan as a terrorist state for supporting the Kashmir jihadis, while practicing admirable restraint by not retaliating directly against Pakistan...
...live as proud females." Looking at both cultures, a Canadian man felt it might be best to merge them: "If there is an answer, it lies in the proud and beautiful faces of the Turkish women you pictured, who have found a way to combine the restraint of the East with the liberties of the West, avoiding the extremes of both...
TIME: The U.S. typically urges restraint from Israel after terrorist attacks. This time, the U.S. didn...
...these holiday list sports columnists call for an end to arrogance where each player conducts himself with elegance and class. They also want timidity. They want restraint and reluctance. They want the athlete’s soul to be seen on the court, field or ice, but not heard...
...film’s ambience, and lends a sentimentality to Ocean’s reasons for pulling the job. Danny wants to bring down Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia), the owner of all three casinos, because he’s dating Tess, and thanks to Clooney’s restraint, he’s surprisingly credible. It may be Ocean’s crew in name, but the individual characters, deliberately stereotyped, frequently steal scenes from the stars. Roberts—appearing uncharacteristically un-attractive—may have top-billing, but she is merely an ornament to the plot...