Word: temperedness
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Primakov is a combination of opposites: ambition tempered with caution; forcefulness allied with compromise; a secretive, taciturn official persona paired with a reputation for gregariousness and wit in private. His obsessive secrecy about his personal life has allowed legends and rumors to embed themselves in his biography: that he was...
The extent of corruption at a national level emerged last week in a report on the state purchase of grain. Out of a total of $65 billion set aside to buy grain from farmers since 1992, $25 billion--40%--had disappeared. Investigators found that much of the missing money had...
When evaluating the use of Gardner's theory in schools, it is easy for people to let their emotions run away with them. The notion that a child may have important abilities that are not measured by IQ tests is immensely appealing; it also happens to be true. As Siegler...
Ironically, yesterday was National Coming Out Day. This year, the celebration was tempered by mourning--and tempered by a bitter acknowledgement. For all the progress this nation has made in the nearly 30 years since the birth of the American gay rights movement in 1969, there remains a large and...
But McGwire, who grew up educated and middle class and is tight with his family, has some built-in advantages over the less-educated Maris. He has the kind of even-tempered nature often found in those who work hard at their craft. "I've seen two or three other...