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...That can, indeed, be a trial. On the other hand, the evidence of the last 200 years or so would suggest that the U.S. political system has not served its nation badly. As David Brooks of the New York Times argued recently, "the founders created a government that was cautious so that society might be dynamic." Put it this way: Any constitutional structure that throws up a lawmaker like Ted Kennedy ain't too shabby...
...There's friction in the doll community. Number 1 (Christopher Plummer) is a cautious, shriveled type, who rules the gang from atop a throne in the remains of a former church and prefers to hide from the mechanical beasts. Given that the dolls are about eight inches tall and the mechanical beasts appear to be the size of dinosaurs or giant arachnids, this seems rational enough. The dolls have no needs (not for air, food or fuel, although they find an occasional lightbulb useful) and neither do the machines, so you'd think everyone could go to their respective corners...
Lipsitch said the UHS flu procedures for isolating students were exceptionally cautious...
Moreland sees other market data flashing the same yellow light. "The uncertainty in [analysts'] forward-looking earnings estimates, and I've thought this all year, has been a reason to stay cautious in this market," he says, adding that he began raising cash two weeks ago in anticipation of a market decline. "It seems to me there's another phase we have to go through [in the financial crisis] and that has a huge amount of uncertainty surrounding it," he says...
...language about allowing thesis writers to stay sounds very cautious, and leaves a lot of wiggle-room for rejection...