Word: timidness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...network could successfully have been sued on such grounds. By paying money to Wigand and agreeing to indemnify him against a lawsuit, some contended, CBS had put itself at serious risk. Attorneys who have been involved in litigation against the tobacco industry, however, insisted that the network was needlessly timid. "I think it's appalling they would fold over such an iffy theory of law," says John P. Coale, a Washington lawyer who represents 50 law firms pursuing a class action against tobacco companies...
Democrats, who usually preach a message of inclusion and equality, are thus hampered in some ways. Yet there is no reason for Democrats to become timid and overly prone to compromise with their Republican enemies. There are may issues that Democrats could speak stridently about, such as corporate crime and greed, the bloated defense budget and the destruction of the environment. But today's Democrats are trying to convince the public that they are kinder, gentler Republicans. This is a suicidal agenda...
...reluctance to go to war against Iraq and his agreement to end the war before Saddam Hussein and his army were wiped out. As Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Powell had the chance to fundamentally reshape the armed forces for its post-cold war role. Instead he produced a timid and unimaginative plan that trimmed but did not reform the military. Yet he is a skillful facilitator and is seen as "an honest broker who can get things done." This does not make him a general in the mold of Eisenhower. But even the four-star general who calls Powell...
...timid step," Duehay said. "The city council should have gone much farther than they have done...
Within the play, however, the actors--each of whom, except Constance, plays several roles--demonstrate more talent than the script can readily accommodate. Lindsey Richardson's Constance is appropriately timid and awkward, and while her mannerisms tend towards the cute, this is no more than the character demands...