Word: tame
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Catholic priests and bishops released a petition urging Arroyo to do everything in her power to gain his freedom. Rallies in the capital, Manila, were getting rowdier by the day. "The only logical explanation for this change in policy and her willingness to risk disappointing her allies is to tame the protests," says Representative Teodoro Casi?o. Senator Rodolfo Biazon notes: "Had [Arroyo] not listened to the pulse of the people, she could have been toppled." Still, Roh and Koizumi stood fast, despite the political risks back home. By showing that kidnapping pays, Arroyo might find she has created even bigger...
...first year as associate dean seems tame compared with the volatile situation Kidd originally encountered, when she was installed as head of public service...
...Another common complaint is that Megawati has done little to tame the corruption that saps Indonesia's economic vitality. In a survey of businessmen and academics conducted last year...
After all the R-Rated dancing, FM needed a stiff drink and a cigarette before heading out for the after party. Oddly, however, the bumping and grinding at the Phoenix seemed positively tame in comparison to what went before...
...stores. The court ruled that the magazine had violated the privacy of a woman named Manako. The three-page story describes, in rather boring detail, how the woman had married despite the objections of her parents, yet recently divorced after just one year of marriage. It's all pretty tame, but in addition to the privacy issue, Manako happens to be the daughter of Makiko Tanaka, a former Foreign Minister...