Word: timidly
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...Structure. The long weeks with no break in the case have led to friction between the law enforcement agencies involved in it. State investigators privately criticize the FBI for adopting "a timid approach" to the kidnaping. The bureau admittedly has followed its established practice of moving cautiously in kidnapings so as not to jeopardize the victim, and it continues to regard Patty as a victim, not a member of the S.L.A. But FBI officials challenged the charge that they were overly cautious. "We've practically turned Berkeley over," said John Kelley, assistant special agent in charge of the investigation...
...sore throat, the flu, or an infection under a toenail of my left foot. According to the enlightened standards of UHS, none of the above is a particularly accurate assessment of my bodily ailments. Instead, I am pregnant, about to become pregnant, confused about my sexuality, or too timid to ask for contraception...
...songs are not all pathos and bitterness. They are funny and boisterous too. The same Brel who can make you want to cry for sad old people can turn around, tongue-in-cheek, and say of timid people, "If you leave the world to them, they'll crochet it the color of gooseshit...
...possibility of challenging its hegemony is greater than ever. The media, though still pathetically timid, are more aggressive than in the past. One gang of law-and-order fascists has been thoroughly discredited. Alternative institutions are flourishing. The right of individuals to their own life styles is increasingly unquestioned...
...conversations with TIME correspondents last week, many of Kissinger's "old boys" remembered him as a reserved, hard-working scholar without flamboyance. Belgium's former Finance Minister Andre Vlerick (seminar of '53) recalled: "Henry Kissinger was very shy and timid. He was self-conscious about being considered a foreigner by the Americans...