Word: timidly
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...comes to aiding the poor and disadvantaged; sensible in forming policies that address pressing environmental challenges. And perhaps above all - as the next four pages show - the institutions that give shape to Europe's growing unity have made life better for those who live there. That seems a timid, small success. But for anyone old enough to remember the European misery out of which the Treaty of Rome took shape, it is a stunning miracle...
...guard Jeremy Lin said. “You have to be real smart about choosing when to attack him. I think he’s at a different level than most of the guys we’ve played against.” From the get-go, Harvard looked timid as the Quakers jumped out to a 7-0 lead. The Crimson clawed back early, behind two steals by sophomore forward Evan Harris, to get within two points at 13-11. Harvard would never get closer the rest of the game. Penn used another 7-0 run, capped...
...faced off.The freshman suffered a tough 5-3 loss to Leen in what was his only loss in dual meets this season.“He’s a tough competitor,” O’Connor said of Leen. “I wrestled a little timid and gave him a little too much respect. Once I got into the match, there wasn’t enough time left [for a comeback].”The matchup began with the 133-lb. bout, and Harvard quickly gave up six points when sophomore Simon Orozco was pinned...
...With this selection, however, the curators have been exceedingly timid. Fred Wilson’s groundbreaking “Mining the Museum” exhibition at the Maryland Historical Society in 1992 greatly expanded the possible approaches to exhibiting a museum within a museum...
...easily on this one. For a White House that was willing to battle all the way to the Supreme Court to keep Congressional and other eyes off the proceedings of Vice President Cheney's energy task force, walking away from a fight with three private advocacy groups seemed uncharacteristically timid, particularly since the Administration could just run out the clock until January...