Word: tepidity
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Clinton could impose each of these measures unilaterally, but there's no evidence yet that he is even considering such actions. Assuming, then, that the latest tepid sanctions fail, Clinton will face two other choices. He could do nothing, which would allow the carnage to continue. Or he could invade...
...first two hours of The Stand, which Mick Garris directed from a screenplay by King, are as gripping as anything in recent TV memory. But after the cities have been cleaned out, the mini-series mutates into a more tepid apocalyptic soap opera. The narrative coalesces around a few disparate survivors (who have an unexplained immunity to the flu), among them an easygoing Texan (Gary Sinise), a pregnant young woman from Maine (Molly Ringwald), a rock singer (Adam Storke) and an angelic deaf-mute (Rob Lowe). The few people left are mystically drawn into two camps...
After the Cowboys' second Super Bowl victory, in January, the tensions boiled over. At an N.F.L. owners' meeting in Orlando two weeks ago, Jones was reportedly offended at Johnson's tepid response to a toast he proposed. Later, after some drinks, Jones pouted that there were "500 coaches who could have won the Super Bowl with our team." Johnson admits, "I got my feelings hurt by some of his comments," but says the incident was ultimately "beneficial" because "it forced Jerry and me to sit down and be candid about our feelings...
...differ. And we'd like to note that this kind of search in particularly suspect in a program that has been criticized by current and former staffers for its tepid efforts at affirmative action...
Director Jacques Cartier uses the sets ably and has done a good job of staging the play--the tea scene between Gwendolen and Cecily is especially imaginative. But when such a good play is often dragged down by a plodding pace and often tepid performances it is usually the director's fault. While this production is still worth seeing (particularly for those who have never seen Earnest before and who won't know what they're missing) stronger direction might have shaken up the cast a bit more and made it a production worthy of wilde...