Word: self-restraint
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...It’s not June, you miniskirt-clad moron,” I wanted to say. But I am a model of self-restraint, and somehow, I resisted the overwhelming temptation to leap off a building...
...maudlin excesses cry out for more self-restraint, and the competitive haggling with terrorists for exclusives is obscene; but it is hard to fault television for photographing hostages when it could, so that families could see and judge their condition. The belief that every American life is of value can indeed be exploited by others, but it is part of what makes us the kind of people...
...have scientific reasons for a particular disease or a condition like obesity, but we all make choices when it comes to self-restraint and moral judgment. Americans just plain eat too much. Like most things in the U.S., everything has to be supersized. Anything you do without moderation will definitely hurt you. Leonard Lawal Lagos Your cover story on obesity is welcome. It would be appropriate to feature this problem on a monthly basis. I have noticed a disturbing trend in the U.S.: clothing is being resized, and everything is being made bigger. It is hard to believe any progress...
...shadow of churches and historic architecture, the market's stalls groan under the weight of mounds of olives, vast wheels of cheese, baskets of fresh herbs and eggplants the size of soccer balls. Even if you buy nothing - which would be a miracle of self-restraint - you'll find the atmosphere alone fulfilling. The Piazza Carlo Alberto market is open weekdays and Saturdays until 2 p.m. and is closed Sundays...
...says Guo Dingping, a political science professor at Shanghai's Fudan University. "They're now focusing more on long-term interests instead of insignificant altercations across the strait." Still, politicians in Taiwan caution that subtlety doesn't mean China has softened its cross-strait stance. "Beijing may be showing self-restraint in public," says a high-ranking government aide in Taipei, "but in private they seem to be trying to give us hell." Indeed, China is steadily chipping away at Taiwan's sovereignty by stripping the island of nations that still maintain diplomatic relations with Taipei. Just last week, little...