Word: treaded
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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While for some of us he has sometimes tread too cautiously, he cannot be criticized for avoiding complex problems. To the contrary, he had made a sincere effort to express his opinions and put them down on paper where they can be dissected and debated...
Israel's continuing economic problems, the prospect of weak government and the possibility of another round of elections within a year reflect a troubled and divided nation. Facing this future, Israel is potentially more dependent upon the U.S. than before. But the Administration would have to tread carefully in any attempts to influence Israel's leaders, whoever they turn out to be, since a weak Israeli government will be more anxious than ever to demonstrate its independence. -By Marguerite Johnson. Reported by David Aikman and Robert Rosenberg/Jerusalem
Bronfman, for now, is just quietly waiting. After all, he is earning $60 million in quarterly interest on the bundle of cash. Mindful of his own experience at art auctions, the sometimes impulsive Bronfman will tread carefully. Says he: "I do not want to wake up one night and say, 'My God, why did I buy that...
Where the court feared to tread, Helms and Hyde are prepared to march with flags flying. "Defining when life begins," says Hyde, "is the sort of question Congress is designed to answer, competent to answer, must answer." The wording of his bill is direct: "For the purpose of enforcing the obligation of the States under the 14th Amendment not to deprive persons of life without due process of law, human life shall be deemed to exist from conception." The intent is clear. Explains Hyde: "If the fetus is human life, as of course it is, it ought to be accorded...
...converts. But the church's fortunes soon ebbed. Four thousand of the new Christians were martyred in Nagasaki and elsewhere. Some were decapitated, some executed in scalding-hot springs by shoguns and local lords. The ruthless persecution continued over the centuries. Officials forced suspected believers to tread on Christian images. In some places an annual oath renouncing Christianity was obligatory. One reminder of the past: at least 7,000 kakure Kirishitan (crypto-Christians) persist even today in practicing an odd form of Catholicism, just as their ancestors had to do in order to preserve their faith...