Word: temperance
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Famous for his temper and contempt for authority, Dr. Gallo has weathered his share of scientific catfights. A brilliant scientist, he is the author or co-author of more than 1,000 scientific papers and one of the world's most frequently cited researchers. In the 1970s, while at the National Cancer Institute, he discovered the immune-boosting molecule interleukin-2 and isolated the first cancer-causing retroviruses in humans...
...formal vote was hours away, but by lunchtime the champagne corks were popping on the 37th floor of the United Nations Secretariat in New York City. The preceding weeks had been filled with intense diplomatic scuffling, terminating in one final big-power temper tantrum. But by 1 o'clock Friday afternoon, it was certain that Kofi Annan of Ghana was to be the seventh Secretary-General of the U.N., succeeding the reluctantly retiring Boutros Boutros-Ghali on Jan. 1. The jubilation in the U.N. building was heartfelt: Annan was perhaps the most popular candidate among those who worked...
...candidate. At the first big debate-preparation session, in a lovely wooden theater on the grounds of the Chautauqua Institution in upstate New York, Penn counseled Clinton to "engage, engage, engage." Stephanopoulos, however, thought Clinton should treat the debate like a press conference. When Penn saw Clinton losing his temper with a smooth George Mitchell (who was playing Dole), he realized his mistake. "Mark immediately dropped the engagement line," said Stephanopoulos. "It was very Dick-like...
...weapons plentiful and--a cornerstone of his campaign--the income tax would be replaced by a regressive national sales tax. Jenkins, who made a name for himself in the legislature by sponsoring a "shoot-the-burglar" law and carrying a plastic fetus to abortion debates, made no attempt to temper his conservative views. He counted on the rising Republican tide in the state and strong support from groups such as the Christian Coalition and Gun Owners of America to put him over the top. Landrieu's win shows that even in an increasingly conservative state like Louisiana, the political middle...
QUOTE OF NOTE: "I am not a complex person. I say what I believe. People who say that I'm out of control mistake passion for temper...