Word: timidness
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Unfortunately, this first step towards reform is rather timid and was hampered by the selfish lobbying of France, Germany, Spain and Portugal (the countries that previously received the most net subsidies). Commodities such as beef, cereals (the single largest recipient of funds) and mutton will only partially decouple, while subsidies for olive oil, tobacco, cotton and sugar will still be determined solely on production...
...problem that many big-media journalists are now cautious, well-paid conformists distant from their audiences and more responsive to urban elites, powerful people and megacorporations--especially the ones they work for. Hence the bland news anchors who verge on self-parody; magazines so commercial they're practically catalogs; timid pack journalism (We love dotcoms too! I mean, we never believed in them either!); local newscasts shilling for their corporate parents ("Up next: the hottest Survivor finale parties! Plus, the rest of the news!"); saturation coverage of trials-of-the-minute and movies we know will be lousy but will...
...start to play kind of timid [after halftime],” junior goaltender Laura Mancini said. “When it’s so close we don’t want to take big risks and we’re afraid of making mistakes. We wait around too much instead of taking a more active role. And unfortunately that’s not the way to win a game...
Often, this can be an intimidating and awkward experience for a student, especially at Harvard where many faculty members are highly venerated and famous in their fields. “You can’t be very timid,” Ramer says. “If you see a professor you’re really interested in, talk to them after lecture, go to their office hours...
...They were doing a good job pressuring our offense,” Driscoll said. “I think we were being a little timid and also we wanted to get good shots off because their goalie is pretty incredible. I think we may have been a little too selective in our shooting...