Word: temperedness
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Carrington is impatient with pomposity or snobbery. His sharp wit is tempered by a self-deprecating humor that allows him to make light of his 183-year-old title. "My name is Smith," he jokes; his family tree traces back to a banker named Tom Smith. The family seat is...
(9 of 10) quickly ruled out a Mayaguezor Entebbe-style attack as impractical under the circumstances. Nor did the Administration have the option of undertaking any kind of covert action inside Iran that might have tempered the situation. When the Shah fell last January, most of the U.S. intelligence apparatus...
Kennedy promptly took off on a three-day campaign blitz of seven cities, extending from Manchester, N.H., to Charleston, S.C. He drew large crowds, including the same kind of squealers, jumpers and touchers who used to flock to Jack. But tragedy has tempered his approach. While not avoiding large rallies...
But it's not that simple, Nicks, though passionate, is also remarkably lucid and even-tempered; McVie, though aggressive, is also reserved and aloof. McVie constantly harps on helpless love ("So go and do what you want/I know that you're happy/don't worry baby, I'll be all right/you...
Moshe Dayan, Israel's hot-tempered war hero and Foreign Minister, has long been angry about the creeping pace of negotiations on the future of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. He blames not only the Arabs but also the intransigents on the Israeli side for blocking any opportunity...