Word: lukewarmness
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...itself. Magdelon fell in love right & left; Cateau, barring her affair with the gold-leaf-like Due de Candale, was virtually incapable of love, even of much pleasure. In middle age Magdelon went for young men as some women go horsy; Cateau settled down to a kindly, lukewarm, almost suburban domesticity with a lover only twelve years her junior...
Usually he shaved in leftover lukewarm tea, but this morning, knowing he might not shave again for a fortnight, he had allowed himself the luxury of heating water to shave...
When Jinnah and his followers took their walk last week, most observers felt that it was chiefly a delayed-action protest against the Council. But it also seemed clearer than ever that if Britain wants more than lukewarm cooperation in fighting World War II, she must do more than talk about settling India's problems...
Rascher played with European dance bands, gave up the lukewarm licks after his first date, nine years ago, with a concert orchestra. He perfected a finger and blowing technique of his own, ironed out the wobbles, slithers and wails of the commercial saxophonist. To get something respectable to play, he transcribed from the classics, begged saxophone pieces from contemporaries-well-known ones like Coates, Glazounov, Ibert, and unknowns named Tarp, Jacobi, Bentzon, Borck...
...gospel the priests heard was on the pro-labor extreme "liberal" side. The doctor who discussed socialized medicine was lukewarm in its support. The speakers included not only A.F. of L. and C.I.O. organizers, but also a representative of a local utility and an industrial engineer. And the young lawyer who debated unionism against a C.I.O. man one evening made such sharp points that several times the chairman felt he had to step in and give the laborite a helping hand. By & large, however, the spirit of the meeting was as far to the left as the thinking...