Word: lukewarmness
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...again called for foreign intervention. Few observers would dispute that Burundi needs help. But the Secretary-General's proposal for a quick-reaction force based in Zaire or Tanzania that could intervene "in the event of a sudden deterioration of the situation" has so far met with only a lukewarm response. Western governments, wary of repeating the high-profile failure of the intervention in Somalia, are reluctant to commit foreign troops to a country with minimal strategic or commercial interests--and so far with few TV scenes of horror broadcast to prick the world's conscience. Western officials note, moreover...
...Captain Crimson" met with a somewhat lukewarm response from several students. The general consensus appeared to be that Harvard has not yet found a distinctive and suitable symbol...
...that left him unable to speak, the 83-year-old was able to direct Beyond the Clouds with the help of WIM WENDERS, himself a director of serious European art films. Instead of talking on the set, Antonioni gesticulated and sketched ideas for shots with one hand. Despite lukewarm reviews, the Oscar nominee's first film in 13 years drew standing ovations last week at the Venice Film Festival. Encouraged, he's undertaken a new movie...
Meanwhile, the New Orleans competition still offered the sort of carping and subjective judging that break gymnasts' spirits and infuriate fans. After eighth-finishing Amy Chow, 17, received a modest 9.425 out of a possible 10 for a lukewarm compulsory floor exercise, Moceanu earned a 9.8 for a routine that ignited the crowd. Sniffed one judge: "If Chow got a 9.425, Moceanu deserved an 11." But in the interest of creating a cohesive U.S. team, even flamboyant rival coaches Steve Nunno and Bela Karolyi kept their egos somewhat in check. Nunno, who in '92 boasted, "Bela is an '80s coach...
...words that worked were sometimes quite revealing. Straightforward oral sex, for example, generally got a lukewarm response. But when Thomas described the same images using words like choke or choking, consumer demand doubled...