Word: lukewarm
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Customers looking for delicacies beyond the signature lukewarm slice can now find an unnervingly violent host of new offerings, including “regent bull,” “chicken bomb,” and “New England clam chowder.” Très chic...
Experience at other colleges has shown that a J-Term is only successful where there is strong interest and desire among the faculty teaching the seminars, and we are by no means convinced that the so-far lukewarm response from members of the Harvard Faculty can be surmounted. To be fair, there are members of the Faculty who are thrilled with the prospect of new opportunities for developing small, dynamic and engaging courses—the kinds of pedagogical endeavors which are sometimes precluded by the traditional semester format. But a handful of professors will not fill a catalogue...
...when visiting a War hospital, "How lucky you are to have hot water. We live [at Buckingham Palace] in one corner of the room to keep warm, and only have one hot bath-once a week. The hot water business is a problem: you can't shave with lukewarm water...
...page Intelligence-Reform Bill that congress passed last week is the most sweeping overhaul of the U.S. spy community since World War II. President Bush, who plans to sign the bill soon, was at first lukewarm about it, and conservative House Republicans almost derailed it. But congressional holdouts bowed to pressure from the Sept. 11 victims' families, who demanded the system be fixed. How will it work? Here are answers to five crucial questions...
...life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Kerry reminded the crowd at its national convention in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Aug. 18 that he was "a combat veteran who has walked in your shoes." Kerry's reception was no better than lukewarm--a sharp contrast to the enthusiasm that had greeted Bush there only two days before. During the 35 minutes Kerry spoke of keeping faith with all the experiences and values that combat veterans shared--mentioning his military service no fewer than two dozen times--two members of the graying Massachusetts delegation stood at attention, with their backs...