Word: temperance
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...just want to tell you there'll be no more political skits in this dining room," he said. Bryce later said he regretted losing his temper, and denied that the policy was a political one. "It has to do with protecting our privacy. The dining room is a private place" he said...
Even as repression has become more muted in the Soviet Union, social and economic forces are at work in the society to temper ideological fundamentalism. A fervent, unashamed patriotism is still evident, as is a certain loyalty to the ideal of Communism. Still, mass education, one of the system's most laudable achievements, has created legions of men and women who are less inclined than their unlettered peasant parents to accept without question the necessity for class warfare or some of the other brutal simplicities of Communism...
...always has with Scott, on whether he can confine his explosive energies to the discipline of acting. Always aware of the past that has scarred him, he says now: "My violent behavior is some sort of aberration, a character defect I'm not particularly proud of." Struggling to temper what he calls "my terrible fire," he remains acutely aware that he is still in danger of being consumed by the flames. From his view in the tenth row, Scott can also see that this is a risk that a great actor must...
Clenching his perfect attendance pin from P. S. 2. Dake then went on this rampage, scoring on eleven straight shots. With fifteen seconds left. Dake called time out and apologized to the entire Palestra crowd for losing his temper. To a standing ovation, the referee awarded Dake. a free foul shot for being "Palestra Do-Bee of the Year...
...this temper that the school's Committee on Academic Policy last Fall called for a "division of labor" among the nation's graduate schools of education, with the Harvard Ed School looking more extensively and specifically at social problems in education. The intention. Sizer said is to consolidate Harvard's current 21 separate degree programs into as few as five...