None of the arms-control instruments of the 1960s, however, put a cap on the arms race or restrained the signatories from doing anything in the strategic area they had a desire to do anyway.
Swimming a wonderfully controlled race, Malchow restrained the urge to chase the leaders early and took over the 200 butterfly in the final 50 meters, winning a gold medal in 1 minute 55.35 seconds, an Olympic record and the third-fastest time ever.
St. Gatien, who looked "magnificent" before the race, was restrained by Wood towards the back of the twenty runner field before being moved into contention two furlongs out.
Ladas started well, but was held up (restrained) by Watts and raced in fourth or fifth place in the early stages as Matchbox and Bullingdon made the running.
The first agreements, known as SALT I and SALT II, were signed by the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in 1972 and 1979, respectively, and were intended to restrain the arms race in strategic (long-range or intercontinental) ballistic missiles armed with nuclear weapons.
Compared with the relative hysteria elsewhere, the race can seem restrained.
As the night (or Beijing morning) moved toward Phelps's live race shortly after 11 p.m. Eastern time, NBC restrained its urge to over-promote his eighth race.
In 2004, 15-year-old Gareth Myatt, who was mixed race, died after being restrained by three officers in Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre.
Restrained by the federal constitution from discriminating against the negro race, the convention discriminated against its characteristics and the offenses to which its weaker members were prone.
Its hope is that Japan's reaction would be restrained by America, which does not want a nuclear arms race in the region any more than China does.
