Word: tepidity
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...there much enthusiasm for former Chancellor Helmut Schmidt's admonition that Rau "will need your solidarity and self-discipline to win." The delegates' tepid response seemed emblematic of the near-total exclusion of Schmidt's moderate, pragmatic faction from the party leadership since he ) resigned as the Social Democratic vice chairman in 1983. Since then, Schmidt's pro-NATO, anti-Communist views have been eclipsed by party chairman and ex- Chancellor Willy Brandt's policies, which are based on the view that the Soviet Union poses no military threat to Western Europe. If there is a threat...
...from a unified bloc, are not universally enthusiastic about Robertson's candidacy. "We've got a badly fragmented Christian community that cannot be lumped together," says Robert Grant, head of the religious-right lobbying group Christian Voice. Grant agrees with Robertson on most issues, but is tepid about his candidacy. Jerry Falwell, who founded the Moral Majority, has endorsed Bush...
...speech that received a tepid reception from the National Association of Manufacturers, President Reagan called the trade bill a "kamikaze" measure that would "send our economy into the steepest nose dive since the Great Depression." But to show his concern for the trade deficit, he announced that Washington was close to an agreement with Tokyo that would open Japanese markets to more U.S. computer chips...
Elsewhere in New Delhi, the reception was tepid. The Pope's meeting with Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi lasted just 20 minutes. Indian officials released little information about the meeting, which some observers interpreted as evidence that the government aimed to downplay the Pope's trip. John Paul's multireligious gathering at the Indira Gandhi stadium produced such lengthy oratory that by the time the Pope spoke, hundreds had already gone home...
Marcos faced the same Chambers of Commerce in Manila the day after Aquino, but his reception was markedly tepid. The President attacked his opponent for naively believing that the country's Communist insurgents would lay down their arms in response to a six-month cease-fire, which is part of her campaign platform. But even though Marcos announced that he would, among other things, cut sales taxes and reduce domestic oil prices, applause from the business audience was merely polite...