Word: timidation
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...biggest Protestant body in the U.S. with 16 million members - and probably one of the least involved of the American religious bodies in the battle against global warming. Merritt's declaration states, among other things, "We believe our current denominational engagement with these issues has often been too timid, failing to produce a unified moral voice. Our cautious response to these issues in the face of mounting evidence may be seen by the world as uncaring, reckless and ill-informed. We can do better and that threat is too grave to wait for perfect knowledge before addressing it." The declaration...
...Although experts like García see Raúl as more naturally open, a lot will hang, then, on how long Fidel survives. "On his own, I think he would want to make some timid economic reforms, some timid steps toward openness," says García. "Raúl has a greater awareness that there's paralysis in Cuban society today, a dangerous sense of immobility...
...have to respond." She has been particularly aggressive in going after Obama on health care, saying that his plan - the only one put forward by the top three contenders that does not contain a requirement that people buy coverage if their employers don't provide it - is timid...
...issue. Joe Trippi, Edwards' senior adviser, was quick to point out that Edwards was merely responding to a reporter's question. At the same time, Trippi noted that Edwards' criticisms of Clinton's lobbyist ties and his call for all Democrats to renounce contributions is somewhere Obama is too timid to follow. "This is where Obama will not go; he will not do this," Trippi said...
...contends that the city manager, who has been in office longer than any current councillor, cannot be relied on to guarantee that services are delivered efficiently to all neighborhoods. Other councillors, he says, are too timid to take on Healey because they need his approval to push through their projects...