Word: timidation
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...taxing plans, Democrats found much less to applaud. They knew that he was there, however amiably, to do them in politically. His biggest ovation in a 20-minute speech that was interrupted 13 times by applause came as he chided Congress for its past practice of taking only timid steps toward change. "The old and comfortable way is to shave a little here and add a little there," he said. "Well, that's not acceptable any more. I think this great and historic Congress knows that way is no longer acceptable." Republicans led the shouts of approval, then rose...
...turned out, the Wheaton nine shouldn't have been so timid. They didn't win, mind you, but they did become the first team in the Greater Boston area to hold the Crimson to less than 15 runs...
...subscriptions. Liquor ads were not accepted until 1979, and cigarette ads are still forbidden; In all he did, his wife, whose father was also a Presbyterian minister, was his support and his prod, and her influence was almost as great as his. In the early days, he was so timid that she often had to go to meetings with him. "Wally is the genius, all right," said a friend, "but Lila unwrapped him." He himself called her his "pillar of strength," and he would often stop to praise "that incredible and wonderful woman." They entertained rarely, and their few guests...
...predict Hollywood's future, it helps to be both Cassandra and John the Baptist. Most of the major directors see a timid few years ahead, followed by the explosion of technological liberation. Benton hopes "Coppola is right: that the software revolution will increase the demand for material and change the structure of film making." Redford is convinced that "with the cable market opening up, we need a larger supply of film makers, a wider range of options." To this end, he has established the Sundance Institute of Film and Video in Provo Canyon, Utah, which holds its first session...
...victories of the assembly have been few and far between--it is to be credited with helping win free toilet paper for the River Houses, and last year it staged a rock concert and a poorly attended spring picnic. Of late the assembly has grown even more timid; last week it refused to endorse the candlelight march against aid to El Salvador--as positive a student effort as this University has seen in three years--for fear of taking what one member called a "political stand...