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restraint
noun as in self-control
noun as in limitation; something that holds
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But under all that restraint was something undeniably alive.
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"Whether this restraint will ripple through the rest of the Geneva season remains to be seen."
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Instead, she said it was more about adapting to freedoms after the restraints she had experienced in Afghanistan.
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The Fed is reducing restraint but it isn’t stimulating loan growth.
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“The borrowers will always be willing to take a great deal for themselves. It’s up to the lenders to show restraint, and when they lose it, watch out.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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