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...nation where papers are regularly closed down and all other forms of media are government owned, Yoon and newspapermen like him tread a continual tightrope between their desire to maintain journalistic integrity and their need to avoid government wrath. It is a path which at times becomes exceedingly risky...
...most abstract works, those of the Russian Constructivists, are some of the best in the show. The hard-edged geometric shapes and angular explorations of space tread a thin line between cool control and explosive violence. The works, produced in Russia at the time of the Revolution, recapture the spirit of a nation seizing new politics and new technology...
...part of the game. Toronto Maple Leaf defenseman Bobby Baun once scored an overtime goal against Howe's Red Wings after breaking an ankle during regulation. As the Soviets and Montreal have repeatedly proved, however, intimidation is less important than strength. Violence has no place. Gordie Howe has best tread the tightrope...
...urged to tread lightly in a crucial region...
...curtail its influence on the Gulf states. Many of America's allies agree. British diplomats, for instance, are convinced that the Iranian Ayatullah Khomeini's Islamic Republic in its present form will not outlive the aging leader. It is therefore vital, say the British, that the U.S. tread as lightly as possible in Iran and do nothing that would prejudice the emergence of a more moderate Islamic regime...