1.   He urged restraint on the security forces.

2.   Urging restraint in the development of conventional forces, the statement said that otherwise these could exacerbate political tensions.

3.   American diplomats tried to mediate the dispute, and the State Department urged restraint.

4.   And then he can say that the democratically elected representatives of his own people have urged restraint.

5.   And while they seek negotiations and urge restraint once again, it is clear they are resigned to blinking.

6.   Bush has repeatedly urged restraint in Chechnya, for instance, as he did last October when he met with Putin in Shanghai.

7.   But even as he launched the military strike, Bush urged restraint.

8.   But many continued to urge American restraint, applauding what they viewed as a tempered approach so far.

9.   But the majority of hosts across the country were urging restraint, said Michael Harrison, editor of Talkers, a monthly magazine that covers talk radio.