Word: restraints
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...King, Infanta or Pope; he does not satirize the dwarfs and idiots kept for the court's amusement. Nothing human is alien to him. Everything is worthy of respect -- a respect whose sign is an unswerving attentiveness. The morality of his art is one of transparency and proud restraint. He was, as all who knew him agreed, a paragon of the phlegmatic temperament: a walking mirror whose reflections could not be argued with...
Counter-demonstrators argued that criticism of Mitzna, an Israeli moderate who has won respect in his country for restraint in his handling of the uprising, was unfounded and that denying Mitzna the fellowship would be a form of censorship...
Arnowitt's playing became much more emotional and moving through the course of the performance. The pianist's slight build belied the powerful tone that he attained particularly in the latter portion of the concert. The lilting restraint of the Adagio in the third sonata was haunting. The playful Allegro assai revealed the pianist's versatility. But Arnowitt's performance of the fourth sonata proved to be his strongest of the evening both technically and artistically...
...hard to believe Euzhan Palcy (Sugar Cane Alley) has directed only two movies. A Dry White Season shows a mature restraint one wouldn't expect from a newcomer. Instead of dwelling on the violence in the townships she doles it out in shocking fragments...
While Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan is a loyal Republican, he has taken pains to avoid any appearance of partisanship. And for its part, the Bush Administration has refrained from publicly admonishing Greenspan over monetary policy. But that restraint evaporated last week when Budget Director Richard Darman, appearing on NBC's Meet the Press, accused the Federal Reserve Board of keeping interest rates too high because of an exaggerated concern about inflation. "If we do have a recession, I think it will be because they erred on the side of caution," said Darman...