Word: lukewarmness
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...week after election day this year, the non-believers have been proven wrong. Barack Obama, the prophetic voice of hope crying in the partisan political wilderness, has reinvigorated Americans’ interest and engagement in the electoral process and especially inspired the once-lukewarm faith of the youth. And, like many converts, these youth—especially at Harvard—have expressed their new-found creed with an excess of zeal...
...many Israeli politicians an ex-soldier, appeared a better bet to security-minded Israelis than a black American with a Muslim middle name. "Obama's an enigma to us," said one Israeli official. "We're trying to figure out what his victory means." Radical Palestinians are at least as lukewarm, believing Obama will maintain Bush's pro-Israeli stance. ("McCain and Obama are both awful," one Hamas official declared.) But ordinary Palestinians are heartened by Obama's win. "We see Obama's victory as a victory for oppressed people, and since we're living under Israeli occupation, we feel...
...Senator Obama’s plan is not perfect. We are concerned about his support for agricultural subsidies, which distort the global market for food and prevent developing countries from being able to earn foreign exchange. His lukewarm stance on free trade—including a vague promise to “renegotiate” NAFTA and his refusal to support free trade agreements with important allies like South Korea—is also a cause for concern. But compared to the economic plan of his rival, a self-proclaimed “footsoldier in the Reagan Revolution...
...second time, the orchestra didn’t have the detachment from the audience that usually marks a classical performance. The audience and musicians were already familiar with one another, so there was little uncomfortable tension before the start of the piece.The performance of the Bartók was lukewarm. In the first two sections (of six), the strings played deftly, but the winds’ sound didn’t blend well and the orchestra sounded thick and almost noisy. In the third section, an energetic dance influenced by Romanian folk tunes, the strings came alive, unified hearty. While...
...nothing comes out of it,” Brown said. To counter this, he held pseudo-elections for positions on the GSC Executive Board, GSC Committees, and University committees, ranging from the Harvard College Safety Committee to the FAS Library Committee. But the energy in the room was lukewarm, dampened by the thick smell of pineapple pizza. “You just all elected Sarah,” Brown said after another bout of silence in response to a proposed candidate. “See how easy that worked!” Harvard Law School student Aaron D. Chadbourne...