Word: refraining
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Through it all we hear the refrain of the semi-religious, semi-philosophical, semi-Freudian collegiate discussion. Early in the play Brown asks Dion to room with him at college, and he might just as well have added "so we can philosophize together in private, instead of detaining this audience...
...Pentagon, Van Fleet's blast was embarrassing, since Defense Secretary Robert McNamara has exposed himself to congressional fire by insisting that military officers refrain from sounding off on national and foreign-policy matters beyond their scope. But the Army happily pointed out that Van Fleet had not yet begun his tour of consultant's duty when he made his speech. That meant that Old Soldier Van Fleet spoke as a civilian-and therefore had a civilian's right to say whatever he chose, no matter how ill-advised his words may have been...
Facing this kind of defense, the Crimson is almost certain to refrain from any very daring aerial attempts...
...really must slow down'-this is becoming the repeated refrain of my children and friends," noted Reluctant Dowager Eleanor Roosevelt. She was obviously not listening as she sailed into her 78th year ( she has decided to celebrate only every fifth birthday ) with a convocation appearance at Memorial University in St John's. Nfld. and a call on the A.F.L.-C.I.O.'s palaver in Manhattan. "How can I slow down." she wondered, "when the world is so challenging? I think I must have a good deal of my Uncle Theodore Roosevelt in m, because I enjoy a good...
...seldom refrain from commenting on the importance of financial stability. There are many prominent supporters of inflation who claim that it is a necessary adjunct of growth. But I have taken a close look at inflation in quite a few countries. I have seen it upset governments, take the bread out of the mouths of workers, the old, the helpless, undermine the operations of business. So I continue to class it as a dangerous fever, which gives the patient a temporary spurt but quickly saps his strength...