Word: lukewarm
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While some of the jokes and songs received a lukewarm reception, the audience erupted with enthusiasm when the band started to play their final song, “Semi-Charmed Life,” prompting the band to return for a three-song encore...
...embrace direct elections. "They're anxious about moving too fast," says Anson Chan. "They're worried that there will be implications for stability; that Hong Kong will become a welfare state; that the wrong people will get elected." Most of Hong Kong's top business leaders have traditionally been lukewarm toward full democracy, too, fearing that it could lead to populist policies that would undermine both the economy and, perhaps, their influence...
...Dessert and Debriefing” event where students spoke openly about their own experiences and thoughts about the best ways to achieve mental health. MHAAG co-chair Eunice Yang ’08 said that student reaction to the group’s events had been lukewarm, and that only a few non-members had come to the rally, counseling session, or the evening event. Still, Yang said, the day’s goal had been reached. “The most important thing about this day is that people know that we’re here to talk...
...Nationalism in Turkey has been fueled in recent years by the lukewarm reception of Turkey's bid for membership in the European Union. Many in Europe have voiced misgivings over embracing the populous, mostly Muslim (although officially secular) country. The accession process, which began with great optimism in 2004, has slowed significantly in recent months. With Europe appearing ever distant, ambitious politicians on all sides have stepped up their nationalist, ethnocentric rhetoric ahead of elections slated for November this year. The country's right-wing parties especially have gained strength. So much so that even traditional leftist organizations like...
...Crimson’s win over BC did not carry the same weight—or, perhaps more importantly, come at the same time—as did the win over Stanford, but Harvard’s toppling of the Eagles will become the benchmark of an as yet lukewarm 2006-2007 season and a tool of great import in the future. The improbable and impossible wins, like those over Stanford and BC, make more probable the same results once big games roll around again. National exposure and impressive performances against top-25 opponents help smaller Division 1 programs land...