Word: temperedness
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Both his love and his criticism are tempered by his keen intellect and the immigrant's perspective on what he found in this country that was utterly different from what he left in Nazi Europe. As a young man, he is struck by the silliness of American attention to newspaper...
BOOKS . . . ONE MAN'S AMERICA: When Henry Grunwald left Vienna in August 1938, he was a boy alone, carrying a single suitcase and fleeing the Nazis. When he returned in 1988, he was the ambassador of the United States of America, riding in a limousine with the Stars and Stripes...
BETHLEHEM, West Bank: Increased tension between Israel and Palestinians has tempered celebration of the second Christmas in Bethlehem under Palestinian rule. While last year's Christmas Eve turned into a joyous national celebration, Tuesday's atmosphere was more subdued, reflecting recent setbacks and delays in Arab- Israeli peace negotiations. Palestinian...
Penn was sliding into Morris' job: molding the message, refining the ads, conferring daily with the President. Clintonites couldn't help noticing his taking over not just Morris' responsibilities but his persona as well. Gone was the shambling professor; enter the adviser who brooked no interference, who seemed as confident...
Smith suffered a narrow loss in a January special election to fill the vacant Senate seat of Bob Packwood, who left under a cloud of scandal. In this bitter race, Smith has accused Tom Bruggere of hiring a San Francisco private-investigation firm to "dig dirt." Smith has tempered some...