Word: approached
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Forces within the White House, led by chief of staff John Sununu, have seized upon the debate and persuaded President Bush to take a cautious approach to the problem. While not dismissing the greenhouse threat, the President has emphasized the need for more scientific research to help determine the proper policy response. This go-slow approach has irritated government officials in several other countries, especially in Western Europe. As the Europeans point out, many scientists still fear that global warming could take place unless strong action is taken to prevent...
...approach the issue from a position of care and concern for women," said Whitman, adding that she "would like to see parental issues addressed. Society is not very receptive to unwed mothers...
...tried to approach a lot and smash the ball down the middle to get them out of the groove," Piorkowski said. "And, I think Amy [deLone] was tired from the three-set match with Jen [Lane...
...leading the Gewandhaus Orchestra though performances of Beethoven's Fidelio and Bach's St. Matthew Passion at the Salzburg Easter Festival in Austria, Masur is capable of drawing passionate, powerful playing from his musicians. Neither a disciplinarian nor one of the boys, Masur favors a let-us-reason- together approach that prizes loyalty and enthusiasm over virtuosity. Not surprisingly, his repertoire is centered on the classics from Mozart to Mahler, which he conducts with short punchy gestures, usually without a baton. In Leipzig he led as many as 90 performances a year, including a healthy dollop of new music, mostly...
...legal vices. Legislators are working on 72 separate bills concerning tobacco products, while another flurry of proposals would impose new restrictions on beer, wine and spirits. Since last November federal law has required warning labels on all containers of alcoholic beverages sold in the U.S. Expanding on that approach, legislation sponsored by Senator Albert Gore of Tennessee and Representative Joe Kennedy of Massachusetts would require spoken health warnings in all TV and radio ads for beer and wine, including toll-free telephone numbers that would provide callers with information on how to cope with alcoholism. The legislation has garnered broad...