U.N.officials described it as a very serious incident and urged both sides to exercise caution and restraint.

VOA: standard.2009.09.11

and we are still urging both parties to exercise maximum restraint."

VOA: standard.2010.08.03

"In lieu of the LTTE releasing people the U.N.Secretary General has called upon the government of Sri Lanka to exercise maximum restraint as it carries the fight to the LTTE in order to protect civilian lives,".

VOA: standard.2009.05.11

"I want to appeal to the nation to remain peaceful and exercise restraint, " he said.

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Clinton asked that India "continue to exercise restraint, " and settle the Kargil crisis bilaterally through direct talks.

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But for the judiciary to earn--and sustain--that pre-eminence, it needs to exercise restraint.

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