Once again Keith Joseph 's powerful rhetoric was matched by more circumspect action.
We treated it with respect and were quite circumspect in our actions.
US secretary of state Mike Pompeo was more circumspect, saying "further action will be contemplated" at Monday's meeting of the regional Lima Group, in the Colombian capital Bogota, but focusing on sanctions, humanitarian aid and actions by Venezuelans themselves.
So the man who knows that his enemy is his competitor in life and repute is more heedful of himself, 88and more circumspect about his action, and brings his life into a more thorough harmony.
Unless you meant it was no longer 'careful and circumspect in... speech or actions, esp. in order to avoid causing offense'.
The extent to which bearing witness to their impossible choices diminishes Conrad's own life is salutary: Cartwright boldly contrasts lives of thought with lives of action, but is circumspect enough to note also the appalled, engrossed voyeurism that the fate of martyrs may inspire.
We have made some changes to the text, particularly in the Discussion, to make sure that we are appropriately circumspect regarding the mechanism of action of VCP.
But Mr. Halevy, who said he has watched the video several times, was circumspect when asked about the beating, characterizing the officers' actions as "irresponsible and not ethical".
He won small but sharp actions at Port Gibson, Raymond, and Jackson, while the circumspect Confederate defender of Vicksburg, John C. Pemberton, was unable to link up with a smaller Southern force under Joseph E. Johnston near Jackson.
It can be jarring for fans of American sports, in which players and coaches can be much more circumspect and protective (read: bland) in their public comments and actions.
