Word: tame
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...Crimson would prefer a tame, invisible student government, I’m afraid they won’t find one under this leadership. On the other hand, if they hope to see a council that attempts to challenge itself with revolutionary, innovative and, at times rebellious projects, then it seems that their mean-spirited and condescending editorializing will only hinder such efforts, undercutting the council’s goal of maximizing its effectiveness in lobbying the administration for change and improvement. The Undergraduate Council is tackling bigger and bolder initiatives; setting higher standards for ourselves; and witnessing greater success. Obviously...
...terra firma, the trauma of the crossing becomes worthwhile. The camp, a settlement of about 30 tribal families, was once engaged in the capture and breaking of wild elephants. Today the residents breed and train the ones they already have, and put on shows for tourists. Sounds pretty tame, but the camp's denizens love to point to a rogue jumbo, tethered with heavy chains nearby, and recount the harrowing tale of the time he ran amok in the forest. It's enough to make you want to get back on the boat...
...family decide to emigrate to Canada, zoo animals in tow, but their ship sinks into the Pacific, leaving Pi and the tiger?named Richard Parker due to circumstances that would take too long to describe here?bobbing in a lifeboat. With no escape for either, Pi must tame the tiger if they are both going to survive...
...little girl and a teddy-bear-size monster face two big challenges. One is for the girl (Lilo) to tame her angry new pet from outer space (Stitch) while persuading a social worker to let her stay with her big sister. The other is that the Disney movie they are in, Lilo & Stitch, must make a bundle--or Hollywood could hear a death knell for the traditional animated feature. Disney's beleaguered boss, Michael Eisner, has to hope there is still profit in the hand-drawn cartoons that made Disney's name and fortune but have faded as computer-generated...
...ceremony itself was rather tame. After Harvard was founded in 1636, problems getting the college off the ground delayed the first Commencement until September...