Word: restraints
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...clear case of aggression on the part of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, seeking to establish himself as the unquestioned leader of the hard-line Arab nations. However reprehensible Americans may find that aggression, the United States clearly cannot--and should not--take sides in this conflict. President Carter's restraint in taking any action on the war is commendable...
...power to an elected civilian government, violent uprisings erupted in Seoul, Kwangju and other cities. Kim was arrested and indicted on six charges, including the capital crimes of sedition and conspiracy to commit sedition. He denied those charges, insisting that in fact he had pleaded with antigovernment students for restraint. Kim further testified that a plot to overthrow the government would hardly make sense since he had reason to believe he could win the election. In the end, the inciting of sedition charge was dropped, but the prosecution demanded the death penalty for conspiracy...
Heller: I'm not wild about the Revitalization Board idea either, but a governmental hands-off approach can be carried too far. I've heard nothing about Reagan's wage and price policy. Without wage and price restraint, no strategy against inflation is realistic. Reagan would simply return to the discipline of the marketplace-the same discipline that has GM, Ford and Chrysler raising prices in the face of the slowest summer auto sales in almost 20 years...
While admitting the necessity for a certain degree of spending restraint, the Democrats urge a number of costly new initiatives to assist America's needy: comprehensive national health insurance, federal takeover of state and local welfare programs, a "massive increase" in urban programs. Pointing to the Carter Administration's record of placing more women, blacks and Hispanics in high federal office and the judiciary than any other Administration in history, the party promises to do even better in the future...
Ever since they took over, the Sandinistas have demonstrated a surprising restraint of their own. They have so far shown little inclination to intervene in such volatile neighboring countries as Guatemala and El Salvador. On the domestic front as well, the Sandinistas have exhibited a degree of moderation that has belied their Marxist slogans. Their strongest efforts appear to have been devoted to a remarkable teaching campaign that has reduced illiteracy from 50% to about...