Word: tepid
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...Government's reaction, after all this time, remains tepid; even the decision to apply for membership in the E.E.C. was voted in a fashion extraordinarily nonchalant. The reaction of Labour remains officially non-existent. The Common Market has got the attention it deserves only from the press, notably the Economist, the Guardian, and the Observer, who have studied it, shouted about it, and provided most of the intelligent debate about it for months. Their opinion is strongly pro-European (for membership), and unlike their friends in Westminster they are not afraid to proselytize...
...other a dreary shockfest about a young actor who is emasculated by angry citizens when he returns with his aging Hollywood mistress to the town where he once "ruined" an innocent young girl (Williams condensed and somewhat defeathered his Sweet Bird for Latin American audiences). After a generally tepid reception in Buenos Aires and Montevideo, the group (which was headed by Rita Gam, Ben Piazza, Viveca Lindfors and Betty Field-all competent performers) moved on up to Rio and discovered to a fare-thee-well that there is no good will in bad Williams...
...helicopter's cable. In this case its opening was disastrous. The sea was comparatively calm, but the Liberty Bell 7 was not built for seaworthiness with its hatch open. It wobbled, took in a surge of water and began to sink. Astronaut Grissom swam through the tepid water in his buoyant, silvery space suit, taking in great gulps of sea water dyed bright green to mark his landing. Though his remarks from the capsule at first led observers to believe that he had released the new-style hatch, Grissom later reported that he only meant to indicate his intention...
...viewer unused to the apparent helplessness of the defendant in a French trial. Yet Director Clouzot's somewhat muddled J'Accuse is directed at more than the Napoleonic Code. It is intended to be a reproach to a callous society. But society will seize any excuse, even tepid acting, to avoid recognizing a reproach. And while Brigitte is an adequate comedienne, her dramatic acting is in the old cowboy tradition of two emotions-hat on and hat off. Except, of course, that with BB what comes...
...study of U.S. cold war capacities, will keep watch on military planning for world crises, serve as the White House's watchdog on the work of the Central Intelligence Agency. A brainy, courageous combat warrior, but not much of a team player, Taylor is likely to get a tepid "welcome back" as far as the Pentagon is concerned. Many top military thinkers suspect that Army Man Taylor-an ardent believer in strong, but conventionally armed ground forces-will have a greater say with the President than the Joint Chiefs, who are supposed to serve as Kennedy's principal...