Word: soberness
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...civil war during the past 30 years - countries such as Lebanon, Afghanistan, Bosnia and Somalia - and found that while historians could agree with hindsight on when those conflicts reached the point of no return, that point was never apparent to the leaders at the time. "This should sober us to the possibility that it may already be too late to save Iraq," the report warns...
...jitters. While the President this week stayed on message, proclaiming that "our nation is swiftly on track to becoming a superpower," anxiety over the possibility of a military confrontation with the U.S. in Iraq and further damage to Iran's international position has the country's leaders locked in sober, closed-door consultations. And Tehran's most influential businessmen are again debating whether to transfer their assets abroad. Says political analyst Saeed Laylaz: "At the highest levels of the regime, the situation today is being taken very, very seriously...
...best play of Simon's career took three days to write. But Producer Azenberg knew things would be all right as soon as Simon passed him a scrawled note, now framed in Azenberg's office. In its unassuming way the note summed up Neil Simon, the resilient man, the sober craftsman and the confident artist. It read, "Don't worry. I know...
...being Santa isn't all fun and games. At this summer's convention, the men learned the hazards of overbleaching a beard--the whiskers can snap off. On a more sober note, they discussed what to do if a child's Christmas wish is for a parent to stop hitting him or her. "Santa can't just get up from his chair and go make a phone call to child services," Connaghan says. One strategy: Urge the child to confide in a teacher until the teacher believes...
...That sentiment is a vital ingredient for a debate that is barely simmering, but which could easily boil over if stirred by tabloid sensationalism. In a more sober form, it's certainly a debate worth having...