Word: timidation
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...Washington agreed that Jimmy Byrnes's new powers are ample, that the President expects him to boss the home front. Now came signs that Byrnes, unlike too many timid czars before him, really intended to use his powers...
Most handicapped people must acquire skills and self-confidence so they can work. Many are too timid to apply. Some of them need hearing aids, special exercises, artificial limbs and braces. To help such people...
Roundabout is Straightaway. Those who attend Presidential press conferences know May Craig as the small, pert woman who always gets to the front row, always asks deft, roundabout questions in a far-from-timid voice. When President Roosevelt's reticence in disclosing his Third Term plans had the U.S. in a dither, May noticed that some of his naval prints had been removed from the conference-room walls. Instead of asking the direct Third...
Just Enough Trouble. John Bricker believes in moderation in all things. He has not been so overpoweringly successful as to frighten away timid voters. He has introduced no startling innovations to Ohio government, has left no legislative landmarks...
...think it should be noted that there are those weak, timid and suspicious souls who believe that the nations now struggling for the preservation and re-establishment of democratic principles throughout the world, and for the sovereignty of states, may be so strong through the armaments they are building up for the achievement of victory . . . that the power, whether it be military or economic, or both, will be used unwisely and against the interests of the smaller states...