Word: tepidity
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...universal coverage in his bill. The implication: the Administration will seek to get that established as the prime goal and convert the dispute into a mere debate about the best way to achieve it -- an argument Clinton's aides think they can win. The First Lady, however, drew only tepid applause, in sharp contrast to the raves inspired by her congressional testimony a month earlier, an indication perhaps of how much the Administration's support has slipped. In any case, Clinton's lieutenants are prepared to make additional modifications in their plan to win votes away from the alternatives...
...investigate--a presentation from Marius and Associate Director Nancy Sommers. Deans of Undergraduate Education Lawrence Buell and David Pilbeam, Marius's direct superiors, have deferred to his judgment for even his most dubious decisions. Both deans, as well as Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Education Jeffrey Wolcowitz, have given only tepid responses to student concerns...
...bargains reflect the financial environment of the 1990s, a period in which interest rates are the lowest in decades and the stock market is setting record highs. With inflation and economic growth both down to a crawl, the low cost of borrowing has become the prime mover of the tepid U.S. economic recovery and the key to how Americans save and invest...
...omigods and say-it- ain't-so's. Both the star and the boy are figures who cry out to be believed. An edgy Hollywood has not rushed to Jackson's defense. Though Sony, with which he has a multizillion-dollar movie and music deal, and Pepsi have offered tepid support, many of Jackson's closest colleagues were conveniently on vacation when they might have spoken up for him. His unauthorized biographer will testify, however. "I believe all these charges will be found to be ludicrous," says J. Randy Taraborrelli (Michael Jackson: The Magic and the Madness). "I've seen...
...response to the problem of widespread sexual abuse of children, the Pope offered a tepid response in his letter to the US bishops, saying that, "said situations such as these invite us to look at the mystery of the church with eyes of faith...