Word: toning
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...worrying news is that over the past several months, China in particular has begun to replace the U.S. as the main obstacle to stronger action. During the IPCC negotiations that took place last week in Bangkok, Chinese delegates-with the support of India and other developing nations-tried to tone down the report, pushing to remove the most ambitious possible targets for future carbon-emission levels. The move failed, but it's unlikely to be the last time China and India drag their feet on climate change. "It's clear that the developed world will not move without something from...
...Back home, such a marked shift in tone will play well. Britons may expect their Prime Minister to be warm and friendly, but Blair's frequent and effusive expressions of amity toward his chum in the White House made many of them feel queasy. On that front, at least, they might welcome a little British reserve from Grumpy Gordon...
Last week, the Undergraduate Council (UC) circulated a declaration of grievances remonstrating against the cold shoulder the administration has turned to students recently. While we take issue with the petulant and self-righteous tone with which the declaration was written, we wholeheartedly sympathize with many of its complaints. The Harvard administration’s chronic deafness to student voices has alarmingly limited undergraduate input into the conduct and affairs of our University. As students, we do not demand that our opinions be put into immediate effect, but that our counsel be heard and given some degree of credence...
...dramatically setting back the image of the Republican Party and is why the conservative movement continues to be clouded by allegations of homophobia. As a leader of the conservative movement on campus, I want to say that our message is loud and clear: conservatism is no cover for homophobia.The tone of the conservative movement must change if we are to attract new blood in preparation for 2008 and inspire hope for the future. The Salient, unfortunately, only contributes to this negative perception by publishing reactionary and fringe ideas that distract from the larger political discourse and embarrass the vast majority...
...three years as dean of the Kennedy School. “I’ve been to a lot of forums, but I’m not sure I’ve ever felt quite a buzz and energy that I feel tonight,” he said. That tone was evident at the start of the queen’s remarks, when she talked about how much of a pleasure it is to visit the United States, “especially in the midst of such a lively and competitive election season...