Word: restraints
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...euphemisms to avoid using the N word. Television has made the strategy riskier. Because of the medium's power and unpredictable effects, candidates have been reluctant to use the small screen for political sallies. But the flurry of so-called comparative ads during last week's primary showed that restraint has been cast aside. The tone and character of much of the TV advertising for the rest of the primaries may be tough, accusatory, even mean...
Holmes, undefeated this season, practiced every wrestling element except restraint on Lion George Crum in the 167-lb. match. Holmes was awarded the technical pin after taking a 17-2 lead early in the third round. His victory gave the Crimson its last five points of the afternoon...
...factories closed after managers panicked when called on to make decisions and failed to issue essential orders. New banks did little business, in part because few Bulgarians understood commercial finance. The media remained mostly muzzled. At last month's party conference, Zhivkov delivered an underlying message of caution and restraint even as he insisted that "revolutionary changes" would continue in Bulgaria. Stressing that Bulgaria's development henceforth would be "stage by stage," Zhivkov indicated that some major reforms would be delayed until...
...room -- impractical and unenlightened. Many recall their own experimentation with booze and resolve to teach their children how to drink responsibly. Since fake identification cards, drive-through liquor stores and unsupervised parties are facts of adolescent life, parents are determined to walk a precarious line between tolerance and restraint, to encourage moderation and keep the lines of communication open...
Since the mid-1970s the Israeli military, which runs the territories with a combination of soldiers and civilian administrators, has kept rebellion in check with a relentlessly efficient system of control and surveillance. It is a tribute to Israeli security, or to the self-restraint of the Palestinians, that not a single gun has turned up in Palestinian hands during the current unrest. But Jerusalem's peace of mind over the years has come only at the expense of basic civil liberties...