Word: tepidity
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...three reform plans since the legislature ended its regular session last month, with angry voters lighting up their switchboards. The House called for radical cuts of as much as $85 billion over the next five years, the Senate only $15 billion. Crist - whose conservative predecessor, Jeb Bush, was strangely tepid about property tax reform - has pledged to "make living in Florida more affordable" and has called for a $34 billion reduction as well as dramatic increases in the $25,000 exemption from taxable home value that homeowners currently receive...
...disturbed or fight over the remote. The plan thus seems like a win-win situation—students who want satellite television could get it and students who do not want it will not have to pay. And yet the administration’s support of the proposal remains tepid. The College says it may support the plan subject to approval by individual House Masters. Such arrangement, however, would be unfair. Because housing is randomized, every effort should be made to provide equal amenities rather than leaving things like television access—which could easily be equal across...
...iced cider become so hot while British beer sales are tepid? Big ad budgets have helped. C&C spent $41 million in advertising in the U.K. last year to launch Magners, and it's upping that investment to $54 million this year. Magners ads reinforce the traditional heritage of cider and make effective use of classic rock songs like Donovan's Sunshine Superman. Premium ciders have also benefited by offering an appealing alternative to beer at a time when the public is fortuitously tiring of alcopops - sweet, soda-like drinks laced with alcohol. "People were fed up with things that...
...chief Ron Gettelfinger opposed the Chrysler sale. But after a quick trip to DaimlerChrysler headquarters in Stuttgart, where Zetsche said he would not be dissuaded from selling and Cerberus was the best of the potential buyers, Gettelfinger offered a tepid endorsement. "It's going to happen, and we're going to make it happen in the best interest of our membership," he said...
...spring 2006 semester. Just one week after the announcement, Kirby resigns under pressure from Summers, setting off a wave of Faculty attacks on Summers that lead to Summers’ resignation in February. Summers’ and Kirby’s resignations, combined with tepid support for the November 2005 report, result in little progress being made on general education during the spring...