Word: temperedness
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Like many college students today, alumni remembered their college years as a time of adventure and fun tempered by bitter disappointment.
The Likud's swing toward moderation was greatly influenced by Yigal Amir's assassination of Rabin. "This is the one event that has tempered the campaign more than any other," says political scientist Aryeh Unger of Jerusalem's Hebrew University. "There's a postmortem charisma about Rabin that has pushed...
"I was really bad when I was 13 years old," Blake says. "I mean, I couldn't even win a match. My coach calmed me down and taught me to be more even-tempered. He was always pushing me to work harder."
This historic reversal has been welcomed by many in the African-American community. In some cities--Denver, for example--the dismantling of mandatory desegregation has been initiated by black leaders, since it is often black children who bear the brunt of such plans--forced to travel long distances to schools...
Such excitement is tempered with caution though, because as Purin explains, "I don't have any idea what to expect or what the scene is like [in Europe]."