| 单词 | timidity |
| 例句 | “Ackkk, a wonderful, miserable age. Not a boy, not a teenager. Impatience but timidity too. Emotional incontinence.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z With timidity, I placed the three volumes of Locke upon the heap of clothes, which little library rested there rocking atop the frock-coats and shirts. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Unburdened by a dairy cow's timidity and great bother of fat, she charged the soccer players as if seeking revenge in the name of oppressed cattle the world over. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I remembered how my father had spoken to Clay’s mother in a halting, polite English and how he had excused her son for taking advantage of my timidity and misunderstandings. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Where are you taking me?” he asked in a voice soft with timidity and guilt, his gaze still averted. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Anyone who does otherwise, either out of timidity or because of bad advice, is always obliged to keep his knife in his hand. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Finally I overcame my timidity and asked him: "Sir, why did you become interested in the school?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Such impotence, such timidity in a grown man irritated the boy. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z During the daylight hours, they dove into the surf with abandon, emerging tanned and sure-footed, as if they were selkies who had let their timidity float out on the tide like a false skin. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Flora Baumbach lost her timidity; the judge let her chat away. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Then a very young captain who had always been outstanding for his timidity raised a cautious index finger. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z At any rate I have lost my diffidence, my timidity, my shyness with strangers. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “You go, dear, I’ll keep Jolene company until her mother comes for her,” Mrs. Clutter said, and then, addressing the child with unconquerable timidity, added, “If Jolene doesn’t mind keeping me company.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Anger had displaced timidity, and he was going to play shifgrethor with me. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z He was young, almost an adolescent, with no sign of timidity and with a natural pleasant manner that had not shown itself until then. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z We were not unforward nor imprecise in our criticism of our officers, muttering that cowering timidity was but poor cover for past incompetence. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z In spite of his condition he had no timidity about inching forward a bit on the spodess floor of the living room. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z “The view is so grand that all timidity left me and my watch on the movement of the car was abandoned.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The black men and women were mumbling quietly among themselves; they had not known one another before they had come here, but now their timidity and shame were wearing off and they were exchanging experiences. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z This was too bitter for Piggy, who forgot his timidity in the agony of his loss. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z It was cold enough to shake out the curtains of rum in Adam’s head without restoring his timidity. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Sensing Hannah’s timidity, Gitl kept her close as she greeted everyone by name, thanking them for the gifts as if she were the bride herself. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He thought her unnatural; she looked at him as a man might look, without timidity or fear, and her voice could be very loud and as angry as a lion’s roar. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z These experiences relieved him of whatever teenage timidity he had left. Marcus King, a Bluesy Rocker Who Stared Down His Own Crossroads 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z Hollywood got a bad name for a reason, not least the gatekeeping of executives defined by greed and timidity. Over the hills: Quentin Tarantino and the end of Hollywood as we know it 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z A song that is really about a deep-seated fear of commitment remained a sensitive expression of timidity and ambivalence, lacking in terror. Music Review: A Bachelor, Five Couples and All Their Tuneful Discontents 2011-04-08T23:21:13Z Political timidity was the order of the day. Norman Lloyd: Hitchcock's Saboteur Is a World-Class Raconteur 2012-05-26T23:41:42Z My crippling insecurity and timidity made me an easy target for violent bullies. A letter to… my angry father 2020-01-11T05:00:00Z As if in reaction to Ms. Ono’s eruptive brashness, it is low key to the point of timidity. Art Review: ‘Soundings’ Features Art With Audio Elements 2013-08-08T20:41:20Z A lanky, soft-spoken older man whose name matches his timidity, Douglas Whymper is living a variation on the actor’s nightmare. Theater Review: ‘The Shape of Something Squashed’ Takes a Poke at Actors 2014-03-05T18:04:22Z But “Passengers” increasingly succumbs to timidity and begins shrinking into a bland science-fiction adventure whose feats of daring and skill feel stale and secondhand. Review: Two ‘Passengers’ Trapped on a Spaceship Find Love Amid Despair 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z Readers will learn that one man’s quiet timidity should not be taken at face value. Books of The Times: ‘The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry,’ by Rachel Joyce 2012-07-29T21:26:22Z On Monday, Ms. Westbroek sang splendidly, conveying the tremulous timidity of this young woman, who is trapped in a marriage to the brutish Hunding, unaware that she is the daughter of the god Wotan. ArtsBeat: Levine Buoyed by Well-Wishers During Next-to-Last 'Walk?re' 2011-05-10T16:15:03Z Whether that’s a byproduct of timidity or oversight, it’s a missed opportunity. Kacey Musgraves and Other ‘Tomatoes’ Give Country Its Bite 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z At times he shows the watchful timidity of a hermit lured back into society. Crowe pays homage to Elton John, Leon Russell 2011-04-24T22:07:44Z It isn’t a critique of aesthetic or romantic ennui, but an example of intellectual timidity. ‘Under the Silver Lake’ Review: Andrew Garfield Gets Lost in a Haze of Pop-Culture Allusions 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z But the performance itself was spectacular, and even more of a call-out of country music's timidity than most people realize. America needs the Dixie Chicks' candor and audacity now more than ever 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z Sometimes that meant an excuse for timidity — who needed to speak when they could speak for me? Intense girlhood friendships are “excellent practice for surviving the heartbreak … of future love affairs” 2017-02-12T05:00:00Z Campbell wrote about translations, and book titles, and clichés, and publicity campaigns, and the timidity of reviewers. Columns That Scrutinized, and Skewered, the Literary World 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z The scale and graphic nature of the crimes have raised difficult questions about whether timidity about confronting the issue of race had prompted authorities to turn a blind eye. Golden Globe winner Morton says UK police never investigated child abuse 2014-09-13T04:00:00Z The timidity takes the form of refusing to accurately call the administration's horrific behaviors by their proper definition. Jon Stewart is right: How long will the media play Trump’s game? 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z But despite these flashes of timidity and an overlong running time, the musical is a fun romp with plenty of, ahem, killer tunes. ‘Heathers: The Musical’ Review: For the Cliques 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z In each case the satire is wrapped in an overall gentleness, perhaps out of some lingering timidity regarding the subject matter. ‘Rev.’ and ‘The Yard,’ Two Short Series on Hulu 2012-06-13T16:30:55Z Volatile financial markets and rising interest rates left collectors with less liquidity and more timidity going into the auctions. 5 Takeaways From Auction Week 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z He thinks it might be his politeness that gets mistaken for complicity, and I suspect he may be right, for even off-camera he has a kind of courtesy that can come across as intellectual timidity. Louis Theroux: 'I'm not that comfortable doing polemic' 2011-01-30T20:30:00Z Edwards accused Clinton and Obama of timidity during the recent debate over the war funding bill in Congress. Democrats Focus on Iraq In Contentious Second Debate 2007-06-04T10:00:00Z But he agreed with his black friends that Reconstruction’s failures followed not from Northern overreach but from timidity. The Tumultuous Path From Emancipation to Segregation 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z His timidity has turned into guardedness; now there is a hint of defiance in his gaze. ‘The Night Of’ Season 1, Episode 4: Friends or Foes 2016-07-31T04:00:00Z In fact, she wanted the part so much that she put aside her usual timidity and lobbied hard for it. Fancying Prewar Hats Instead of the Fast Lane 2011-01-04T00:57:36Z Its hero is a hunched ball of timidity named Gilderoy, played by Toby Jones as a man who may well have been born wearing his brown cardigan. Peter Strickland: 'I'm glad British film produces mainstream crowd-pleasers, but I don't want to make one' 2012-08-23T20:00:02Z What is a little odd is the timidity of the pilot, which will be broadcast on Wednesday, especially compared with the first episode of “Grey’s Anatomy.” | 'Off the Map': Doctors Operating Abroad, With Lots of Body Language 2011-01-12T00:12:29Z “It’s the idea of women artists being more of a risk, which seems to speak to a sort of institutional timidity,” said Charlotte Burns, the executive editor of “In Other Words.” Female Artists Made Little Progress in Museums Since 2008, Survey Finds 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z However, I was bemused by both the timing and timidity of Hunt's "big" philanthropy plan. To save the arts, we need a seismic shift in our culture of giving 2011-08-02T12:39:30Z The film’s timidity places it squarely in a tradition of Hollywood anti-political comedy that has flourished at least since Mr. Smith went to Washington. Movie Review: Movie Review: ‘The Campaign,’ Starring Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis 2012-08-10T03:56:14Z As these recaps have frequently argued, Stevens has a face, a frame and a charisma that are better suited for boldness — and even badness — than for timidity. ‘Legion’ Season 1, Episode 5: Running With the Devil 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z Men who are brave on screen are often wimps in life, but I doubt he ever forgot her or stopped cursing his timidity. Patricia Neal: a beauty that cut like a knife 2010-08-09T13:09:00Z When Fiona, his wife of forty-five years, must move into a nursing home, Grant initially approaches his wife’s transformation with “timidity, humility, alarm.” A Place Beyond Words: The Literature of Alzheimer’s 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z This timidity brings up the most frustrating aspect of American orchestras over all: a deep-rooted fear of jettisoning the weekly subscription series format, or at least cutting back on it. Critic’s Notebook: Alan Gilbert Shapes a Legacy of Change at the Philharmonic 2013-07-15T20:46:01Z There is an obvious racial dimension to their conflict, though “Fist Fight” tiptoes around it, winking and whispering, with typical big-studio timidity. Review: Ice Cube and Charlie Day Face Off in ‘Fist Fight’ 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z “Partituur” shares preoccupations with “We Are Still Watching,” and also a civilized timidity. ‘Partituur,’ a Romp by Ivana Müller in Crossing the Line 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z Celebrate your shortcomings, he enjoins, citing his skinniness and timidity around women as examples. Imran Yusuf ? review 2011-08-15T14:14:29Z There are different reasons for this timidity, the most obvious being a fear of the audience’s tricky sensitivities. ‘Stillwater’ Review: Another American Tragedy 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z Greatness is attainable, he continues, "but not by me ... with all my hesitations, my timidity, my half-assed methodology of doing what was expected of me but little more." Wannabe chef faces his own flaws at famed CIA 2011-05-02T18:05:15Z Above all, it is pragmatic, its idealism tempered not by timidity or cupidity or corporate fealty but by a respect for its own limits. A Battle for the ‘Soul of America’? It’s as Old as America, One Historian Notes 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z In an 1872 Supreme Court case, for instance, Justice Joseph Bradley ruled that “the natural and proper timidity and delicacy which belongs to the female sex evidently unfits it for many occupations of civil life.” After “Lean In,” the road to workplace equality 2013-09-17T11:43:00Z The tenors and sopranos shied away from the swiftly moving harmonies, reflecting a general timidity among all the choristers when they didn’t have a clear melody to sing. Review: ‘The Ordering of Moses’ Shines at Riverside Church 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z In his 1967 essay “Objectivity and the Shrinking Self” he lamented the intellectual timidity of the art history of his day. Leo Steinberg, Adventurous Art Historian, Dies at 90 2011-03-14T23:19:13Z Such figures typically end up stranded and thwarted in Mr. Gurney’s plays, paralyzed by timidity and bad faith. Review: What Would Sophocles Do? Pucker Up, Perhaps 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z Kayla’s online persona, talkative and confident, contrasts with her quiet timidity in person. Bo Burnham’s “Eighth Grade,” Reviewed: A Teen Coming-of-Age Story Plagued by Niceness 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z There’s a fluttering, quavering quality to her voice that manages to convey confidence instead of timidity — Weaver hovers gently above the track, always ready for lift-off, never struggling to grab ahold of where it’s going. Hear the Title Track from Ryn Weaver's 'The Fool' 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z No one can fault this production for timidity. Peter Gelb?s Tenure at Metropolitan Opera 2011-11-25T15:13:27Z Liberated from the role of ingénue, Ms. Hudson is a whirlwind of brassy vulgarity, but her good-humored, unembarrassed energy only highlights the dire timidity of the movie itself. | 'Something Borrowed': New Lovers and the Old Triangle 2011-05-06T05:23:01Z Produced by Norman Lear, the series broke through the timidity of U.S. Jean Stapleton, TV’s Edith Bunker, Dies at 90 2013-06-01T21:24:50Z USA Today’s real failure is not just its original blunder, or even its second, but the timidity in embracing what it wanted to say. The American media has no idea how to talk about race on-screen 2013-12-05T00:00:00Z Still, the musical timidity of “The Seagull” tries your patience. Music Review: Amorous Confusion in Pasatieri?s Adaptation of Chekhov?s Play 2010-09-27T21:44:00Z It will be a challenge because Hollywood's collective timidity in creative endeavours has spoiled many a great concept. Planet of the Apes keeps on rising at US box office with The Help close at hand 2011-08-15T12:39:56Z In most cases, the studio approach remains culturally myopic and reflects a chronic artistic timidity. Blockbusters rake in summer cash as ruthless targeting bears fruit 2013-07-01T12:49:11Z She combats what seems to me a natural timidity with true courage. With ‘The Chi,’ Lena Waithe Heads Home in Search of the Real Chicago 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z Even this timidity, though, outdid The Danish Girl. A fantastic leap – trans cinema's breakthrough moment 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z So are sobriety, frugality and timidity — all of which are in ever shorter supply as the afternoon advances, the house music booms louder and the bottles of Champagne flow more freely. 36 Hours: 36 Hours in St.-Tropez 2011-06-23T19:28:50Z They are the last place where kids who mask their timidity through magic can find someone to help them overcome the challenges of art and life. Steal this album: What happens if no one pays for music? 2012-06-20T11:45:00Z It’s hard to tell whether her quiet manner bespeaks timidity or terrifying self-possession. Review: ‘Carol’ Explores the Sweet Science of Magnetism 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z Even if his approach might not meet contemporary ethical standards, the way he championed new music and exposed artistic timidity remains a model of how to do the job. An Essential Music Critic, but Nobody’s Role Model 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z What kept The Walk from progressing for so long was the timidity of the modern film industry. ‘If you hate heights, you won’t be comfortable watching’: Robert Zemeckis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt on high-wire drama The Walk 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z I, old man, in my new timidity,think how, profligate, I wasted time – those yawning postponements on rainy days,those paperhat hours of benign frivolity. The Saturday poem: Talking to Myself by Dannie Abse 2013-04-05T19:00:01Z The larger problem is a certain structural timidity that assures us early on that these dear characters are always protected no matter what temporary challenges they may face. An engineer and a young widow meet cute in 19th century Paris. Will love follow? 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z This timidity is but one example of the ways in which the show comes up short, both as a feminist text and as a tribute to Spears’s songbook — and, yes, her life. ‘Once Upon a One More Time’ Review: Cinderella, Liberated (Again) 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z And Mr. Broderick, whose default acting mode of sly timidity has seldom been better used, is first-rate. Review: ‘Evening at the Talk House’ Is Just the Dystopia Next Door 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z In addition to his natural shyness and timidity was an added element of guilt from having cadged the money from his unsuspecting mother. Tolstoy’s granddaughter. Dali’s sleek couch. How Serge Gainsbourg became Serge Gainsbourg 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z Their ambitious ideas caused a stir, but were met by resistance and timidity. Stefanos Lazaridis obituary 2010-05-16T17:48:00Z In the meantime, Ohtsubo is still working and still teaching, even if he’s often disappointed by his students’ timidity. The Japanese Artist Turning Fruits and Vegetables Into Sculpture 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z But his timidity on this night was disappointing. Andris Nelsons Begins Tenure Leading Boston Symphony 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z And "Stranger Things" is far from alone in this timidity. Why "Stranger Things" should have let Hopper stay dead 2022-06-04T04:00:00Z And as his media partners at Fox News Channel picked up that catchy refrain, a concurrent timidity and habit of meeting outrage with outrage resulted. Jon Stewart is right: How long will the media play Trump’s game? 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z Even the habitual timidity of Bollywood will have to change as it is forced to address a subject it has previously kept to one side. How Bollywood is starting to deal with India's caste system 2010-12-16T22:30:02Z He added, “ We talked and moved in the direction of a simpler tale, one of narcissism, of bravura, and, at least from Clyde’s point of view, of sexual timidity.” Arthur Penn, Director of ?Bonnie and Clyde,? Is Dead 2010-09-29T14:59:00Z These stories can be humorous, but they can also call to mind Orson Welles’s deathless put-down of Woody Allen: “That particular combination of arrogance and timidity sets my teeth on edge.” The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: A Neurotic Filmmaker’s Life Story 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z When Donna Hole, a volunteer at the Esther Community hostel, first met Michelle, she was struck by both her timidity and vulnerability. Britain's hidden homeless and the death of Michelle Conroy 2013-01-20T08:00:00Z One consequence of this timidity is that most individual careers seem to have been put on hold since June. Critic?s Notebook: In City Ballet?s Fall Season, a Need for Surprises 2011-10-12T17:07:24Z Her drinking was a veil, hiding a secret shyness and timidity, and her candour guarded, with well-concealed ferocity, her privacy. Dame Beryl Bainbridge obituary 2010-07-02T12:46:00Z But the point is that mounting costs and managerial timidity mean that brand-new shows, unless they're by Sondheim or Lloyd Webber, stand no chance in today's West End. Snooty? Us? 2010-03-16T16:51:00Z But too often these days it seems that the endless rebooting and updating of movies is driven by commercial calculation and imaginative timidity, rather than lively engagement with already existing stories. Recycled Films and Bitsy Screens 2011-05-22T00:43:01Z They seem as withdrawn as Simon, not wanting to call attention to themselves with anything but the mushiest phrases and most reticent rhymes — a timidity that lets the ear write them off as unimportant. Review: ‘Superhero,’ a Comic-Book Musical Too Flimsy to Fly 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z A traditional dancer, as curving and precise as a signature in Sanskrit, is affectionately mocked by pupils who mimic her practices – the wheedling, the teasing with eyes, the pretence of timidity and restraint. Julius Caesar; The Physicists; Wah! Wah! Girls – review 2012-06-09T23:08:07Z She sent it to publishers “with no timidity or sense of irony,” and although “it ended up in a box,” lines she wrote at 13 and 15 would later show up in “reconstituted poems.” Louise Glück, former U.S. poet laureate and Nobel winner who wrote with 'austere beauty,' dies at 80 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z You could call that faithfulness or fidelity, but in the context of “Shortcomings,” it also reads as an excess of timidity, a failure of nerve. Amusing and fitfully insightful, Randall Park's 'Shortcomings' has a few of its own 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z “Part is lack of funding but it’s mixed with timidity, fear of the backlash.” After helping prevent extinctions for 50 years, the Endangered Species Act itself may be in peril 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z Some Republicans may try to Etch A Sketch away their timidity toward Trump come the fall campaign. Column: Trump's Big Lie and the Republican Etch A Sketch strategy 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z While economics is clearly a factor in an industry that has lost jobs so dramatically that many newspapers are mere ghosts of themselves, experts say timidity also explains the dwindling number of cartoonists. Editorial cartoonists’ firings point to steady decline of opinion pages in newspapers 2023-07-16T04:00:00Z That frankness speaks to a clarity and focus that are sorely needed on a board mired in timidity and inertia. The Seattle Times editorial board recommends: Ben Gitenstein for Seattle School Board District 3 | Editorial 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z Of the many words used to describe the writer-director’s previous two films — “Hereditary” and “Midsommar” — timidity was never one of them. Here are the new movies opening at Seattle-area theaters this week 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z “In part it’s a lack of opportunity,” Mr. Indyk said, “but in part there’s a timidity that needs to be shaken off.” For Biden, an Era When Treaties Are More Likely to Be Broken Than Brokered 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z Many Republican leaders may quietly agree, but their electorate and the nature of the places they represent push them toward timidity. Opinion | Why we’re still stuck in Trump’s world 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z When Japan ended a decades-long ban on military exports in 2014, it did not spur industry growth because of corporate timidity and overly cautious bureaucrats, analysts say. Japan battles to persuade its big brands to join military buildout 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z Eight years later, signs of timidity at Fox appeared in the days after its Arizona call. Records in Fox defamation case show pressures on reporters 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z The opposite was true, and the timidity of Ukraine’s allies invited the Russian invasion. Opinion: Biden's visit to Ukraine should put Putin on notice 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z “It’s so strange that in granting mercy, we see such timidity.” Newsom told 123 prisoners they could get out early. Why are a third still behind bars? 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z She said the boy did better today but he's still showing so much timidity. Organ harvesting plot: Interpreter tried to help transplant bid - court 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z “Moving forward with care,” she added, “does not mean moving forward with timidity.” Arlington lawmakers to consider a missing middle plan with no eightplexes 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z A real break with Berlin's post World War Two timidity and preference for allies to lead in security matters. Why Germany delayed sending Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z Following his appointment, the bar launched a series of investigations into high-profile lawyers, a startling departure from the timidity the agency often displayed in the past. Another legacy for Tom Girardi: Tighter regulation of California lawyers 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z Even then some socialists accused it of timidity, of aping Tony Blair's New Labour by embracing the capitalist consensus. SNP budget may go down in left-leaning history 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z The DEA agents knew little about Águila’s personal life or why he didn’t seem tainted by some of the worst aspects of Mexican officialdom — the corruption, the timidity, the wariness of foreigners. They call him the Eagle: How the U.S. lost a key ally in Mexico as fentanyl took off Though an anxious timidity makes me averse to doing things I’ve never done before, I find great pleasure in doing things a second time, third time, fifth time, hundredth time. Opinion | The joy of reading Dickens proves that God blessed us, every one 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z Maintaining the current policy of timidity will inevitably lead to a Russian victory. Opinion | How to achieve peace in Ukraine 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z Pre-election polls showed the race was tied, but Hobbs’ victory was still a surprise to many Democrats who feared her timidity would turn off voters. Hobbs wins Arizona governor’s race, flipping state for Dems 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z But she was also criticized during the Trump years for political timidity. Sheryl Sandberg’s next chapter: Pledging millions to fight abortion bans 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z And while world leaders have largely refrained from voicing opinions on how Ukraine should fight the war, Mr. Musk, whose musings tend to garner widespread attention on social media, showed no timidity in weighing in. Elon Musk weighs in on how to end the war in Ukraine. 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z Their timidity has fostered the free-fire environment in which Trump operates. Opinion | Trump’s latest attack on McConnell sets a new standard of despicable 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z He has criticized the timidity of national Democratic leaders and attacked Republican Govs. Voters dissatisfied about direction of California but still back Newsom, poll shows 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z In a news conference Wednesday, you seemed fed up with carping about the perceived timidity and inertia of your department and you. The rule of law could use a win 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z “And like a coin-fed gas meter, the price of western leaders’ timidity and shortsightedness ticks upwards by the hour.” Analysis | Record heat wave deepens Europe’s energy crisis 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z But, she says, she found that her timidity went away when she performed. 'Pachinko' actress knows her character's troubles because her grandmother lived them 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z Here, then, the Greens have been beneficiaries of Labor's timidity regarding emissions targets. Australia election: A great shock to the system 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z I found my editors’ timidity both amusing and offensive, but being both obedient and ambitious, I never spoke out. The L.A. Riots Were 30 Years Ago. I’m Still Trying to Understand Them. 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z The bulk of President Biden’s agenda is stalled in Congress, and the White House has been reluctant to the point of timidity when it comes to the use of executive orders to achieve its goals. Opinion | Democrats, You Can’t Ignore the Culture Wars Any Longer 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z Sen. Tom Cotton, Arkansas Republican, slammed Mr. Biden in an op-ed published Tuesday by Fox News, saying the president is responding with “timidity and half measures” to Mr. Putin’s aggressive military actions. Biden sets Europe trip as Russia inches forward in Ukraine 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z Sen. Tom Cotton on Tuesday slammed President Biden’s handling of the Ukraine crisis, accusing him of responding with “timidity and half measures” to Russia’s invasion. Sen. Tom Cotton blasts Biden’s ‘timid leadership’ on Ukraine crisis as GOP escalates criticism 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z At warp speed, he has overturned decades of post-Cold War German foreign policy, an approach so often predicated on caution and timidity towards the Russian leader. Ukraine crisis: The free world fights back against Putin 2022-03-05T05:00:00Z But New York's attorney general, Letitia James, has not shared Garland's timidity in the face of Trump's relentless threats of lawsuits and counter-filings. Trumpers fold like cards — you just have to stand up to them 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z Government and regulators must "end their timidity" in helping savers as a result, he added. Pension Wise: MPs call for automatic pension help appointments 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z What seems like deftness and nuance in one era, of course, can come across as timidity in another. Sidney Poitier was more than a symbol. He was one of the great movie stars, full stop 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z “Biden’s fighter fiasco is only the latest example of his timidity in the face of Russian aggression,” he wrote. Sen. Tom Cotton blasts Biden’s ‘timid leadership’ on Ukraine crisis as GOP escalates criticism 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z The widespread acceptance of this lie has bred a shameful timidity among Republican politicians who know better. Opinion | President Biden, push the voting bills now 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z Stymied by timidity and a porous run defense, and down, 27-10, Allen led scoring drives of 75, 46, and 70 yards in the fourth quarter to force an overtime Buffalo had no business being in. What We Learned From Week 14 in the N.F.L. 2021-12-12T05:00:00Z "I am not making a decision based on any timidity," Khan told journalists during the court's annual gathering of member states. ICC prosecutor defends war crimes probe of Afghanistan's Taliban 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z “Over the last 40 years, the English-speaking Caribbean has displayed too much timidity when boldness was required.” Barbados to cast off Queen Elizabeth II as Prince Charles watches 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z It hinted at a timidity that runs throughout the United side. What went wrong at Man Utd under Solskjaer? 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z But she also chided Democrats for their timidity, warning that tough conversations were needed to rebuild trust between parents and their schools. Republicans Pounce on Schools as a Wedge Issue to Unite the Party 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z “Justice Barrett has shown a little humility, which isn’t to be confused with timidity,” said Jonathan Adler, a law professor at Case Western Reserve University. Opinion | It’s Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court Now 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z At the same time, they knew that councils of wars are breeding grounds of timidity. Wars like Vietnam, Afghanistan bound to fail without congressional sign-off 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z Later that night, I reflected on how Novak had asked me, with uncharacteristic timidity, to enter the booth with her. A Brief Introduction to Philosophy (Through a Certain Sex Act) 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z What counts as intimidation might be a function of a particular individual’s timidity regarding criticism. Opinion | It may be news to Terry McAuliffe, but Virginia parents have rights 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z Tu approached Hussain with the timidity that is inherent to a freshman existence but also the eagerness that comes with the potential of a new friendship. At Thomas Jefferson, one of the country’s best high schools, football gains a foothold 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z Now is not the time for timidity, or frugality. After awakening fan base during playoff chase, Mariners have reason to ‘Believe Big’ this offseason 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z Online, criticisms of union leadership swirled, with some members decrying what they said were cozy relationships with management or too much timidity in the planned strike. Seattle-area carpenter strike begins; hundreds of job sites could be affected 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z As we reported earlier, fears of legal pushback and general timidity have prompted many employers to use vaccination incentives and offer escape clauses that work against employee interests. Column: Here's why Biden's vaccine mandate is right — and should stand up to legal challenges 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z Fleeing to the U.S. from Germany with his family, Mann ashamedly recognizes his own timidity. Colm Tóibín pens gripping retelling of Thomas Mann’s life in ‘The Magician’ 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z It’s tempting, then, to attribute the stultifying homogeneity of Kidman’s more recent TV roles to her sudden timidity regarding her collaborators. Perspective | Nicole Kidman is one of our most unpredictable film actors. So why aren’t her TV roles more interesting? 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z To some extent, employers’ timidity about imposing vaccination mandates is understandable. Column: More employers are talking about vaccination mandates, but they need to turn talk into action 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z At the same time, the timidity of defeat to Canada indicates that perhaps the U.S. is caught between cycles. Paying the Price for Premier League Riches 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z In one episode that week, Mr. Rogan — whose enduring efforts to identify cultural overreach can sometimes leave him reaching, as well — had lamented the timidity of modern comedies. Joe Rogan Is Too Big to Cancel 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z There is a great deal of timidity and apprehension about going after a former president. Why isn't Trump in jail? Former George W. Bush lawyer says Biden's DOJ is protecting him 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z Gorsuch’s concurring opinion criticized the majority for timidity in not directly confronting whether to overrule Smith. Supreme Court unanimously rules for Catholic group in Philadelphia foster-care dispute 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z Thomas, the longest-serving current justice, has long complained about his colleagues’ timidity on these topics. Conservatives push big issues to fore at Supreme Court 2021-05-18T04:00:00Z Most of his colleagues concluded that as long as Ms. Cheney was highlighting Mr. Trump’s conspiracy-mongering, and their own timidity, it would prove difficult to fully capitalize on those long-term advantages. Republicans’ Overthrow of Liz Cheney Risks Worsening Their Headaches 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z Dueling proposals to fund the nation’s ailing infrastructure network follow decades of timidity in Washington — a period that has seen roads crumble and a warming climate threaten investments of the past. In Biden’s infrastructure moonshot, a big question: Can the nation still achieve its highest ambitions? 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z Republicans propose timidity, obstructionism, conspiracy thinking, cultural warfare and sedition — or at least the tolerance of sedition. Opinion | From Democrats, a credible ideology. From Republicans, a dangerous mess. 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z “At what point does NZ’s quiet shift on China, look more like timidity, even appeasement?” New Zealand defends absence from joint statement on WHO coronavirus report 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z Faculty members, however, pointed to a pattern that they say reflects the college’s growing timidity in the face of allegations from students, especially around the issue of race and ethnicity. Inside a Battle Over Race, Class and Power at Smith College 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z To the extent we fail in this duty — because of partisanship, timidity, hardness of heart or some other reason — we fall short of what our faith demands. Opinion | Biden’s stance on abortion contradicts his Catholicism 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z After the Trojans’ most recent loss to Oregon State, when Mobley receded from view for long stretches, Enfield sat him down and rolled the tape of his timidity in the paint. Evan Mobley will be the center of attention when USC and UCLA renew rivalry 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z The New York Democrat said on the Senate floor he would not suffer “timidity or delay.” Conservative groups preparing to score Congress on Democrats’ coronavirus legislation 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z Perhaps the biggest one is that Republican timidity is much greater now than in the 1970s, when Nixon's own party played an instrumental role in convincing him to step down. How should Joe Biden handle Donald Trump's post-presidency? Gerald Ford provides a guide 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z Indiana needs Holcomb to lead with keen foresight and unshakable courage, not timidity and caution. Editorial Roundup: Indiana 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z Not everyone in officialdom shares the timidity of GOP lawmakers when it comes to standing up to Trump. Trump putting democracy to the test after his loss to Biden 2020-11-14T05:00:00Z But the latest dispute goes to the heart of institutional responsibility and what critics describe as a surfeit of fear, caution, complacency and timidity. Sense or censorship? Row over Klan images in Tate’s postponed show 2020-09-27T04:00:00Z But that “is not and never will be the theory of the Democratic Party. This is no time for fear, for reaction or for timidity.” No president or nominee ever spoke at a convention. Then FDR broke the rules. 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, U.S. leaders are responding to the upheaval in Belarus with excessive timidity. Opinion | The Trump administration claims it’s tough on Russia. Here’s a chance to show it. 2020-08-17T04:00:00Z They feared that explicit condemnation of the Kennedy administration’s timidity and the threat of a “scorched earth” approach would create a political backlash. John Lewis, front-line civil rights leader and eminence of Capitol Hill, dies at 80 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z He said the opinion’s “timidity forsakes the court’s duty to apply the law according to neutral principles, and the ripple effects of the majority’s error will be felt throughout our system of self-government.” Trump has no patience for legal intricacies. The Supreme Court is all about them. 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z Lincoln ousted McClellan after the general repeatedly exhibited timidity as a commander and ignored the president’s entreaties to pursue and engage rebel forces. Military brass clashing publicly with a president is rare in America 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z Far from reflecting a fear of white backlash, Biden’s speech suggested an awareness that the moment requires resolve, not timidity. Opinion | The mass nonviolent uprising reflects the life of our democracy, not its death 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z Yes, if that would solve the problem of the driver’s timidity with doorbells. Waiting for Sauvignon Blanc: Pandemic reveals Samuel Beckett as the ultimate realist 2020-05-25T04:00:00Z “If President Trump responds with the same timidity as President Hoover did, I fear the nation would suffer the same consequences as it did in the past,” he added. Schumer calls for ‘Rooseveltian’ relief in next coronavirus package 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z This is the third damaging emotion I alluded to above: timidity. How to become good, or at least less terrible, at Texas Hold ‘Em: A novice's guide - Golf Digest 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z Now is not the time for timidity or bickering, but for assertive action. Opinion | The coronavirus is an emergency that warrants an expensive economic rescue 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z But in his 1979 memoir, “Disturbing the Universe,” he rued his youthful timidity and conformism and consequent failure to take action to change policies. Freeman Dyson, a visionary and renaissance physicist, dies at 96 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z Against the Cavaliers, Beal missed his first three-point attempt, but a few plays later he showed no timidity in lofting another, sinking one from the corner off a pass from point guard Ish Smith. Bradley Beal’s dunk was nice, but his shooting in the Wizards’ loss to the Cavaliers was not 2020-02-22T05:00:00Z Nearly a year later, after 18 MLS appearances, a U-20 World Cup and a call-up to the senior national team, that timidity is gone, replaced by the knowledge that he is where he belongs. U.S. men's soccer team pinning high expectations on 18-year-old Julian Araujo 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z One of the reasons for this timidity is its preposterous assumption that if land is unsuitable for commercial forestry, it’s unsuitable for trees. Let's abandon climate targets, and do something completely different | George Monbiot 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z Disillusioned with the church’s timidity, she now edits an independent one called “Christian culture”, which attacks the intrusion of rightwing populism into Hungary’s religious life. The pastor versus the populist: Hungary’s new faith faultline 2019-12-29T05:00:00Z In Trump’s version of events, he was protecting “warriors” from the pettifogging timidity of the so-called deep state. Opinion | Trump has adopted the coward’s conception of heroism 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z The American mainstream press was cowed, and they embraced this timidity. Eric Boehlert on how the "liberal" media put Trump in the White House 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z Although the Western alliance won the most lopsided victory in recent history, Mr. Bush’s subsequent timidity resulted in the failure to solidify the victory. Opinion | George H.W. Bush’s diplomatic genius is a myth 2019-11-17T05:00:00Z Its ‘boldness’ with Tanzania made up for past timidity. Pandemic policy can learn from arms control 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z I was embarrassed about going into shops in West Germany and being a grey and dark-blue complex of drab timidity amidst all the colours. German novelists on the fall of the Berlin wall: ‘It was a source of energy we lived off for years’ 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z And that means that the target audience now should be wavering Republican voters appalled by Trump’s conduct and Republican legislators who are privately ashamed of their timidity. Stonewalling Congress may be no more effective for Trump than it was for Nixon | Walter Shapiro 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z The Federal Reserve’s timidity on standing up against this president’s political pressure on interest rates is alarming. Opinion | Negative interest rates would be a disaster 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z The mainstream, Israel suggests, was constrained in its ability to critique laws and conventions by its intellectual and social timidity. Why western liberals have long picked the wrong historical hero | Kenan Malik 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z These were some of the best players in the world, but Hachimura displayed no timidity. Analysis | Rui Hachimura posterized an NBA player but has a ways to go in competing against the best 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z When you’re about to bend down and scoop up your beloved’s odoriferous bequest, there’s no snobbery and no timidity, only solidarity. Opinion | Dogs Will Fix Our Broken Democracy 2019-08-31T04:00:00Z Given the legislative climate, and lawmakers’ control over the state budget, environmentalists say they’re not surprised by the timidity at DEQ. 'It smells like a decomposing body': North Carolina's polluting pig farms 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z “There’s no timidity with Jen when it comes to things she cares about and causes she holds dear,” he said. California ‘First Partner’ puts focus on gender equality 2019-08-10T04:00:00Z Other than political timidity, there is no sound reason to open the door to the insurance industry’s corrosive business practices. Here Is the fatal flaw in Kamala Harris’ health plan 2019-08-04T04:00:00Z But the moderates opened themselves to charges of timidity as they amplified their warnings against bold changes backed by Sanders and Warren. In contentious Democratic debate, deep divisions on health care separate liberals and moderates 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z It is their view that the only reason that their platform isn’t being adopted is the political timidity, maybe the malign influence of money. Barney Frank Defends Nancy Pelosi From Her Critics 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z Oswalt is a fine replacement for Max, able to connect with the character’s timidity, wonder and blossoming courage. Review: ‘The Secret Life of Pets 2’ is a well-crafted sequel 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z Seemingly unfazed by the stage lights and television cameras, one gifted adolescent after the next approached the microphone on Thursday night and without a hint of timidity correctly spelled daunting words like “erysipelas” and “aiguillette.” There Are 472,000 Words in the Dictionary. For the Spelling Bee, That May Not Be Enough. 2019-06-01T04:00:00Z Instead, it tries to walk a middle road in addressing its racial angle, and the timidity doesn’t always serve it well. Ma should be more daring about its vague racial themes 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z There were reasons for that – my timidity, mostly. 'I even loved his Twankey': Dench, Hopkins, Mirren and more on Ian McKellen at 80 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z “The Catholic Church does a lot in the community, but obviously scandal, as well as instances of timidity on issues of race, sometimes cause members like me to want more out of leadership.” Washington’s black Catholic community looks to Archbishop Gregory for new leadership 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z “This is not a moment for incrementalism or timidity; it is a moment for moral clarity about the structure of our economy, our society, and our democracy,” he wrote. Elizabeth Warren is on a roll, but still facing big obstacles in 2020 presidential bid 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z Where braggadocio often hides timidity, frivolity can be a sign of deeper confidence. How the Carolina Hurricanes hit back against the NHL's war on fun 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z "We cannot allow this bad president to set bad precedent. If Trump once again faces only Republican silence and Democratic timidity, he will continue to erode our democracy by assuming more and more power." Steven Mnuchin misses third deadline to turn over President Trump's tax returns to Congress 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z But that imagination is what is most conspicuously lacking in “Tolkien,” which too often falls back into a pose of intellectual and aesthetic timidity. Review: 'Tolkien' fails to open a window into the mind behind 'The Lord of the Rings' 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z But with opponents of impeachment easily outnumbering supporters, the political dynamic encourages timidity. Polling suggests public isn't buying Trump's 'exoneration' claims 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z The residents as well as the state and the company are paying today for that regulatory timidity, and will continue to pay for some time to come. Editorials from around New England 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z This is not a time for timidity on transparency. Opinion | Barr’s redactions on the Mueller report don’t deserve the benefit of the doubt 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z Rather than counseling timidity, his remarks were most of all a call for progressives to set priorities and plan realistically for how to obtain them. Democrats walk a tightrope between timidity and inflexibility | Andrew Gawthorpe 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z If we despise relentless self-promotion it may be because it exposes our own limitations and timidity. Headbutts, snark and furious obsession: a toxic history of literary rivalries 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z I sense timidity from others because it hasn’t been done before, but we need to go pedal to the metal.” Jay Inslee, potential 2020 contender, on climate: 'We need to blow the bugle' 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z I imagine many Dems will balk at dramatic reforms, not because of timidity, but because they’re fearful of what Republicans would do if given the same partisan powers. A sleeper issue emerges for Dems in 2020: the future of the filibuster 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z A team that shows the least bit of timidity or uncertainty will likely find itself beaten before taking the field. Column: How will brash Rams cope with wily ol’ Patriots? 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z One of the saddest, and most maddening, aspects of Brexit has been the timidity of many British politicians to speak their mind about what is happening to the country. Is a Parliamentary Official Trying to Stop Brexit? 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z At a Thursday court hearing to review progress implementing a federal consent decree, Bredar stressed that the force’s “timidity must be replaced by a culture of absolute intolerance for those who misbehave.” Judge: Baltimore police timid when confronting corruption 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z James disdains the way sex is often written in literary fiction, with timidity and avoidance dressed up as discretion. Why Marlon James Decided to Write an African “Game of Thrones” 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z There are deeper and less obvious explanations for the American people timidity in the face of Donald Trump and the Republican Party's betrayal as well. Faced with the "greatest scandal" in our history, what will the American people do? 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z The effect might have been positively creepy if Blunt weren’t an innately appealing screen presence, though her charisma feels stifled here by the director’s timidity and the audience’s impossible expectations. Review: ‘Mary Poppins Returns,’ and she really shouldn’t have 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z Some American officials have said they were frustrated by what they viewed as President Trump’s timidity at taking on the Russians involved in election meddling. U.S. Begins First Cyberoperation Against Russia Aimed at Protecting Elections 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z After years of controlling the gun debate and scaring legislators into timidity, the National Rife Association is being outgunned by backers of Initiative-1639. NRA startled by popularity of Initiative 1639 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z It wasn’t surprising that Joy Division appealed to me: bookish, nihilistic, caught somewhere between timidity and self-destruction. Joy Division inspired me to write – but could I write about their music? | Sophie Mackintosh 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z And so does the media timidity about fully bringing to light the fabricators and their unfolding tales. Opinion | Get brave, media — ASAP 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z Both sides mounted minor threats in the first half and, as the match unfolded, the timidity faced when playing in a large venue seemed to fade. Maryland, Virginia men take their rivalry to Audi Field, settle for scoreless draw 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z “There remains a profound disconnect between the boldness of his rhetoric and the timidity of the Department of Education’s policy,” he said. Richard Carranza Is Talking About Integration. Can He Make It Happen? 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z “Even when we must give a little to get a little. Even when our efforts manage just 3 yards and a cloud of dust, while critics on both sides denounce us for timidity.” Opinion | McCain Championed a Strong Senate 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z There was no blushing, no adolescent timidity or raucous, incoherent humour. How to be human: the man who was raised by wolves 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z If the kitchen has a fault, it’s occasional timidity. Review | Sichuan and Shaanxi cuisines get a beautiful new showcase in Rockville 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z They focus on tiny flaws when the problem may be born of timidity. Perspective | Nats welcome back ‘good’ Gio Gonzalez and suddenly feel better about themselves 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z The contest, which as in most such shows runs against a clock, involves the usual issues of time management, of timidity, of overreach. Review: Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman host handmade tales with 'Making It' 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z If timidity is what we choose in the end – and I’m sure it won’t be – that would be a wrong judgment. Jon Sopel: ‘I wake up at six every morning to see if Trump has tweeted’ 2018-07-29T04:00:00Z Rescuing and rebuilding the American middle class require boldness, not timidity, he says, and an engagement with the persistent experimentation that Franklin D. Roosevelt championed. Opinion | Democratic socialism’s time has come around 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z One thing all politicians should have learned from the rise of Trump is that voters are in no mood for timidity. Opinion | Republicans are trying to make Democrats self-implode 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z Today, Sarah Moffitt is Sarah Myhre, having reclaimed her maiden name after shedding a marriage, a foot of hair, and much of the timidity of her younger self. A sea change in science 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z He knocks reporters for laziness and editors for timidity. I, Sy: Seymour Hersh’s Memoir of a Life Making the Mighty Sweat 2018-06-03T04:00:00Z The elegance and the timidity, the grace and the apparently effortless, always hid the fact Zidane saw himself above all as a competitor. Zinedine Zidane knew storms are never far away at Real Madrid 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z “And the whole cast had to learn some sign language. There’s a little timidity at first about that. But it’s great, because it gets everyone on the same level.” 5th Avenue Theatre’s ‘Hunchback of Notre Dame’ retells the Hugo (and Disney) classic in 2 languages 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z The couple's interlocking awkwardness, timidity and even fear is powerfully conveyed and painful to experience. Saoirse Ronan and Ian McEwan reunite for tragic romance 'On Chesil Beach' 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z Hutchison’s adoption of the name is an avowal of his timidity, and an affirmation that insecurity and pensiveness don’t need to be character flaws. Frightened Rabbit's Scott Hutchison: a songwriter who found humanity in our flaws 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z Southampton fans live in hope – not much, but a little – of extricating themselves from their current pickle, but the timidity of their team’s recent performances suggests relegation is a formality. Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z “Qualified immunity exists to protect the public from unwarranted timidity on the part of public officials,” they said. Supreme Court shields a police officer from lawsuit for shooting a woman in her front yard 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z Living up to this daunting ideal required eradicating all traces of feminine timidity and childishness. The crisis in modern masculinity 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z "Qualified immunity exists to protect the public from unwarranted timidity on the part of public officials," they said. Supreme Court draws criticism for shielding police against wrongful-shooting claims 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z Wars must be won, and timidity loses them. Trump, Tell Us About Your Flu Shot 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z But why such timidity from the media and other politicians? Fascism is back in Italy and it’s paralysing the political system | Roberto Saviano 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z At the same time, western timidity, divisions and neglect boosted authoritarian leaders from Moscow and Beijing to Ankara and Riyadh, while arguably encouraging the growth of Islamist terror groups. The epic failure of our age: how the west let down Syria 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z It does this not out of timidity or laziness — quite the opposite — but because the particular alchemy it’s attempting is so tricky. The second time is still the charm in the exquisite 'Paddington 2' 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z Their complacency, timidity, blindness, and ignorance is unforgivable. As Economy Strengthens, Fed Ponders New Approach 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z “Everybody in the public health community recognizes that there is a slowly growing timidity by colleagues whose budgets are dependent on the federal government,” Dr Galea said. Health leaders alarmed by report 'fetus', 'transgender' among CDC banned words 2017-12-17T05:00:00Z Jones noticed the spiders’ behavior—alternating between boldness and timidity—were also tightly linked to the time of day. Meet the Spiders That Completely Defy What We Know as Jet Lag 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z The film, he insisted, was not meant to be a definitive statement and had no set agenda, beyond the evil of slavery and the timidity of Union Gen. George C. McClellan. Debate over Ken Burns Civil War doc continues over decades 2017-11-04T04:00:00Z So it’s possible the government’s timidity and dysfunction will indirectly cause the sites to spread willy-nilly. The drug-injection site idea is dying because we’re all NIMBYs. Here’s how to revive it. 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z The manager was pleased with his team’s composed passing in midfield but he was unhappy with their decisions in the final third and critical of his forwards for their timidity. Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z Such timidity may confirm to Mr. Aliyev that the United States under President Trump doesn’t really care when human rights and the rule of law are trampled abroad. Opinion | This tyrant’s reach knows no borders 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z By rolling back refugee admissions to levels negligible when measured against the need, the administration would accelerate Washington’s retreat from the global stage and inaugurate a new age of American timidity. Opinion | Trump flirts with a new age of American timidity 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z The chief causes of the continuing surge, according to population experts, include religious taboos, political timidity and public ignorance, especially in rural areas. ‘A disaster in the making’: Pakistan’s population surges to 207.7 million 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z But counteracting her timidity actually led to her taking up ventriloquism 2.5 years ago. Oklahoma girl to appear on ‘America’s Got Talent’ 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z Trump accused his White House predecessors of timidity, of letting Kim get away with such threats without blowback. Trump steps up war of words against North Korea, while his Defense secretary stresses diplomacy 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z Jealous, who served as the co-chairman of Sanders’s campaign in Maryland, said he and Sanders both believe that “now is not a time for timidity.” Sen. Bernie Sanders to endorse Ben Jealous, former NAACP president, in Maryland governor’s race 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z Senate Republicans on Tuesday delayed a vote on their health-care bill until after the July 4 recess, and the timidity and opportunism of too many Senators suggest they may never get 50 GOP votes. The GOP’s Schumer Option 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z The apparent timidity hid a toughness to which others testify, a competitiveness. Zinedine Zidane the manager more successful even than Zinedine Zidane the player 2017-06-04T04:00:00Z Laffer blames politics and timidity rather than economic theory for Kansas’s woes. 'We are a cautionary tale': Kansas feels the pain of massive Trump-style tax cuts 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z Trump’s remarks drew praise from some Jewish leaders who criticized him for his silence or timidity at earlier junctures. Trump denounces anti-Semitism, answering calls to be more forceful 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z There was no apparent timidity from either pitcher. Angels' Garrett Richards, Tyler Skaggs pitch to hitters at training facility 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z Maybe this is how Aristotle was so smart: the Golden Mean between timidity and rashness. Why I Taught Myself to Procrastinate 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z That probably says more about the stupidity and timidity of Republicans than anything else. Liberal judges set up Trump constitutional showdown 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z But not before Mrs. May was attacked for timidity in the face of outrage by her own legislators and by the opposition. For Leaders of U.S. Allies, Getting Close to Trump Can Sting 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z Tie that up with a perceived social imbalance such as an inherent timidity, a little edge-of-the-party anxiety, or a less-than-conventional-looking face or body, and it can snowball into something that feels inescapable. Why don’t I have a girlfriend? You asked Google – here’s the answer | Joel Golby 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z The Wall Street Journal is one of the world’s great newspapers, and I dearly hope that Baker will choose honesty over timidity when the two conflict. Lies, Journalism and Objectivity 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z The timidity of Mr. Gentiloni’s platform reflects how little political capital the new premier enjoys. Italy’s New Premier Sets Out Priorities Before Confidence Vote 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z Her whole personality was the opposite of reticent, and timidity was a stranger to her. The life and example of Gwen Ifill 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z But the true disgrace is the timidity and opportunism of Republican leaders. Defeating both Trump and Trumpism 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z No timidity, no indecisiveness, no signs of backing down. How Alexander Hamilton Can Help You Get Promoted 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z Peres, who never served in combat, was mocked at home as an “accomplished loser” who repeatedly hurt his career through scheming, timidity, aloofness and vanity. Shimon Peres dead at 93 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z Infractions are met with a wide range of punishment, depending on the timidity and/or lateness of the pedestrians attempting to squeeze by. Defying an Unwritten Rule of Escalator Riding 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z Plus, there may be some timidity about the stock market because the financial crisis of late last decade is a recent memory. A Beginner’s Guide to Building a Portfolio 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z Shares of Bayer and Monsanto climbed less than 1 percent on Wednesday, a reflection of investors’ timidity over a potential antitrust block. Bayer agrees to buy Monsanto in $66 billion deal that could reshape agriculture 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z Trump has a way of making dignity look like timidity. Editorials from around New England 2016-09-03T04:00:00Z But Brodkin was a formidable supporter of his producers and writers as they explored provocative issues during an era of prime-time timidity and “The Benefactor” cemented its legacy in that arena. 'The Defenders' finally gets justice with DVD release 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z One answer is that a higher target would free the central bank from a “timidity trap”, as Paul Krugman of the New York Times calls it. The Jackson four 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z Gone are the character’s often-referenced limp and the extremes of her timidity. This immersive ‘Glass Menagerie’ is pathos served with pot roast 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z China’s timidity, and the international community’s willingness to accommodate it, only ensures a continual repetition of the cycle with ever-increasing risk of escalation and potential catastrophe. North Korea nuclear tests show need for sanctions, not diplomacy 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z They embody a calculating timidity as they worry about Trump’s impact on their party while also fearing for the electoral chances of their candidates if they push away Trump’s constituency. Trump’s cruelty 2016-07-31T04:00:00Z Current Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is most often accused of timidity and an eagerness to please the permanent members—the U.S. in particular. Who
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The U.N.? 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z The recent drought stems from several shortcomings: timidity in front of goal, poor service on set pieces, lack of patience in the final third. D.C. United finally gets home but won’t bring all its defense vs. Revolution 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z He ticked off the names of high-profile killers, including Charles Manson, and wrote of their victims, “Their appalling ineptitude and timidity virtually assisted in their own murders.” How Fear Helps the Gun Business 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z He criticized Dr. King and other leaders of the civil-rights movement for their timidity. Muhammad Ali, the Greatest, Dies at 74 2016-06-05T04:00:00Z His critics argued that the heavyweight champion of the world refusing to fight on behalf of his fellow citizens represented both moral and physical timidity, not to mention irony of mountainous proportions. Muhammad Ali: fighter, joker, magician, religious disciple, preacher 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z Republican leaders have a lot to answer for, and not only the incompetence and timidity of their stop-Trump efforts. Please don’t mainstream Trump 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z It wouldn’t be the first time Miami benefited from other teams’ timidity regarding weed. SNYDER: In NFL, immoral behavior not an issue until players are caught 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z But that same style—that rejection of clerical timidity—recruited me to his way of thinking. Daniel Berrigan, My Dangerous Friend 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z Trump has exposed the timidity of the GOP’s leadership class and the bankruptcy of an old conservative ideology that can no longer rally the faithful. Trump escalates his gender war 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z The Russian reassertion of military backing has prompted some U.S. officials to warn that a failure to respond would be seen by Moscow as a fresh sign of American timidity. U.S. split deepens over Putin's intentions in Syria civil war 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z But this natural timidity disappears the minute he steps on stage. 'I'm not damaged': Ben Whishaw on sexuality, privacy and playing troubled heroes 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z On Thursday, Gingrich wrote on Twitter that he’s “worried about the fragility and timidity of some students”. University of Michigan president: 'No place' for anti-Muslim chalk messages 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z Italian idiosyncrasies, which reflect a certain fiscal timidity, also play a role. Worth their wait in gold 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z Labour's Iain Gray said the finance secretary "deserves all our thanks", but said there was now "no excuse for timidity". Holyrood gives approval to devolved powers Scotland Bill - BBC News 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z I hate the cultural inflation that happens around certain writers, certain books; even if it’s born of timidity, a wimpish unwillingness to strike out, I regard it as a form of mendacity. What is the point of critics? 2016-03-13T05:00:00Z “What I am particularly worried about is the overcapacity is probably going to get worse before it gets better, given the timidity of the approach.” In New Economic Plan, China Bets That Hard Choices Can Be Avoided 2016-03-05T05:00:00Z In this fraught world, central bankers risk falling into what Mr Krugman has called a timidity trap. Slight of hand 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z Overnight, McCray, who is often quiet to the point of timidity, was portrayed as a power-hungry enforcer, a stereotypical black woman who was now in control of City Hall. Chirlane McCray and the Limits of First-Ladyship 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z Some have accused her of timidity for not pushing for a stronger and more sustained U.S. military and diplomatic campaign in Libya. For Clinton, backing military force in Libya was a tough call that still haunts 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z It will also remove the greatest disincentive to his rivals’ timidity with attacking Trump—his bombastic retorts. What Trump's Debate Fight Means 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, a favorite of many evangelical conservatives, has regularly vowed that as president he will order a federal investigation into the group’s practices and has lambasted congressional Republican leaders for timidity. Indictment Deals Blow to G.O.P. Over Planned Parenthood Battle 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z The natural and proper timidity and delicacy which belongs to the female sex evidently unfits it for many of the occupations of civil life.” Who’s Afraid of Gender-Neutral Bathrooms? 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z Some believe that the renaming is not timidity, but tactics. What’s in a Name at Yosemite? 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z For all its timidity, it’s a flourishing city. Richard III, and now top of the league: a Midlands city finds its place in history 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z And the patient is in critical condition and will not be cured by political correctness and will not be cured by timidity. Transcript: Republican Presidential Debate 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z While there may be many reasons why the Iraq War of 2003 to 2011 and the still longer Afghanistan War yielded such disappointing results, Washington’s timidity in conducting those campaigns deserves pride of place. W has taught us nothing: If the hawks prevail, the futile War on Terror will never end 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z That signature press timidity seems to spring from a larger reluctance to face the reality of today’s GOP. The Donald can’t be derailed: The bigot and congenital liar can say whatever he wants, and it makes no difference 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z British readers will chuckle at Winik’s description of Anthony Eden, a politician renowned for his timidity, as “tough-minded.” Can one year, such as 1944, change history? 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z But their timidity is putting at risk the classical liberal values that are the essence of the idea of a university. Bonfire of the Academy 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z But several recent votes demonstrate Congress’ continuing penchant for small ball and timidity - and the tendency of lawmakers to reverse course at the first tingle of political pain. Analysis: Cut, cut, cower _ Lawmakers back down to uproar 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z That most Americans might bridle at the term “timidity” reflects the extent to which they have deluded themselves regarding the reality of war. W has taught us nothing: If the hawks prevail, the futile War on Terror will never end 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z But several recent votes demonstrate Congress' continuing penchant for small ball and timidity — and the tendency of lawmakers to reverse course at the first tingle of political pain. Analysis: Talking the talk, but not walking the walk: Lawmakers shy from recent budget cuts 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z But the signs so far are pretty good; even Robert Kuttner, a frequent critic of Democratic timidity, described a speech on the economy she delivered in July as “exemplary.” Small-bore reform won’t cut it: Joseph Stiglitz says it’s time to “rewrite the rules” of the U.S. economy 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z But it could help to blunt Middle East perceptions of U.S. timidity in the wake of embarrassments for the Obama administration that have also fed domestic criticism of his foreign policy. With Syria escalation, Obama may win leverage on and off battlefield 2015-10-31T04:00:00Z Rubio, Graham, and many other Republicans believe that the nation’s foreign policy suffers from timidity, not from overexertion. Where Jeb Bush Went Wrong 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z Gore-hounds might be disappointed by the timidity, but it's clear "Tales of Halloween" was made by people who love the canon. 'Tales of Halloween' a spooky, kooky treat 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z He is quiet, a touch of timidity perhaps, but nor does he sound like a kid clinging to Catalonia, despite that clause inserted by his former club. Gerard Deulofeu: ‘Everton aren’t so English in style, we could play in Spain’ 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z That timidity goes out the window when an energy-rich food source comes into view. The "Black Piranha" of Ascension Island 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z But in every case of Mr. Obama’s timidity and procrastination, the response to criticism amounts to this: It could have been worse. The Rewards of the Obama Doctrine 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z Kaoru is the kind of prig who prides himself on his moral rectitude while hating his sexual timidity. Why “The Tale of Genji” Is Still Seductive 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z Mr Giragosian says the public is angry at the Armenian government's timidity in dealing with Moscow, with many seeing it "as the erosion of sovereignty and Armenia's independence". Armenia energy protests: Electric atmosphere in Yerevan - BBC News 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z This is, in part, because of his own timidity; eager he may have been to pursue a figure of speech to its unnatural conclusion, but, in theology, his intellectual nerve deserted him. Go Ask Alice 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z But they also don't want politically correct timidity. 2016 Voters Want What Obama Couldn't Give Them 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z Yet there seems plenty of scope to encourage timidity. Speak no evil 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z Many in fact, are insecure people, plagued by self-doubt and stymied by timidity. 9 Ways for Any Entrepreneur to Earn Respect 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z This year, Republicans may be cheered by the absence of battle on the other side, by the sight of a major political party diminished by timidity and the uncertain candidacy of a single contender. The Lonely Clinton Campaign 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z He cited two other obstacles: timidity on the part of political strategists and party consultants to confront the issue more robustly; and the influence of money in politics. N.Y.’s de Blasio gathers progressives to kick-start debate on income inequality 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z Today, I write to criticize the FDA not for cautiousness, but for timidity. After Years Of Delay, Will The FDA Finally Make Safe Our Nation's Blood Supply? 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z But the move to center allowed Taylor to shed that timidity. Michael A. Taylor arrives, poised to start in center field for Nationals 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z Did his youth, apparent timidity, or simplistic views on American military actions remove him from the “worst of the worst” category of killers? Should the Boston Bomber Be Executed? 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z “This goes back to the arrogance of the left, the folks that say you can be smart or conservative, you can’t be both,” he said, criticizing fellow Republicans for what he sees as timidity. Today in Politics: As Clinton Wobbles, Black Congressional Leaders Show Support 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z But it also reflects fears of Fed timidity, as the risk of prolonged deflation remains high. A Prediction Market for Inflation—or Deflation 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z The timidity of his response is matched by the uncertainty surrounding Boehner’s weak political standing. An ineffective Speaker finds his job in jeopardy 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z But the team was playing with an aberrant amount of timidity. Iona’s Offense Goes 80 as Other Teams Hit the Brakes 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z Given Western timidity, indecision, and lack of fighting forces and will, Putin will probe where he sees weakness. What If Ukraine Decides To Stop Fighting? 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z To el-Sissi, as to many other Egyptians, the Russian leader appears to cut a dominant, effective figure in contrast to the perceived timidity of his American counterpart. Putin's Cairo Visit Should Be a Wake-Up Call for Washington 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z I still remember when our entire G.E.D. program gathered on a corner on Greensboro Avenue in white-bright census shirts and pink-brimmed census hats, our timidity transformed by uniforms into authentic pride. On South County, Alabama 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z But that is just the problem, as Sir Thomas Percival, a British doctor wrote in 1803: “Solicitude obscures the judgment, and is accompanied with timidity and irresolution.” Too Close to a Patient for Comfort 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z Season assertively: If there is one common fault with vegetable soups, it's timidity in seasoning, particularly salt. Vegetable soup: Simple, delicious and a nice break from holiday fare 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z But the wholesale cancellation of film showings in direct response to terrorist bluster is a profile in timidity. Chertoff: We Need a Clear Doctrine of Deterrence to Cyber Attacks 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z Trestman benching Cutler — the boldest move in a tenure marked by timidity — further isolates him and identifies the self-preservationist in every coach. Bears benching of Jay Cutler confirms it's time to turn out lights on era 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z Americans are not alone in lamenting EU timidity. The battle of the scientists 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z The real subject today is political timidity, not infrastructure. Recent editorials published in Indiana newspapers 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z She hears chilling echoes of her ordeal in the case of the woman in the Rolling Stone account, from the horror of the crime to the timidity of the university. U-Va.’s entrenched fraternity culture at tipping point There is only good defense or bad, good passing or the lack of it, heart in the rebounding battle or timidity. Washington Wizards are worthy of attention, unlike others in town They wrote editorials on the timidity of the government’s economic overhauls and the options for a transition to democracy. Extolling Moderation to Get Cubans Talking About Politics 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z She said that there was an initial wave of timidity and that language barriers would always exist, but that they eased over time. Overseas, Lost in Transition 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z Cesar and I saw each other a few more times during the following years and, for whatever reason—my timidity, his chutzpah, my tenacity, his naïveté—I slowly gained his confidence. Whipping Boy 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z With little faith in the expedition’s outcome, he cautioned against interpreting Revere’s “lack of boldness” in a lost cause for timidity. Author explores Paul Revere’s vices and virtues 2014-11-02T04:00:00Z Anything short of that will be more likely to fail, probably in direct relationship to the timidity of its efforts. Will HP Inc. Be A Dinosaur, Or A Disruptor? 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z Now is not the time for timidity here in Scotland or across the UK. Call to rule out referendum repeat 2014-10-04T04:00:00Z This kind of humanity is sorely missing from America’s immigration debate, defined by toxic rhetoric from many Republicans and timidity from Democrats. Ghost town detainees: inside the US immigration detention system 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z We were also critical of Mr. Obama and other politicians who, in our view, opted for timidity over responsibility. Crossroads GPS moves the deficit debate in the wrong direction That indicates weakness and timidity, an immediate red flag for discerning donors. Would Martin O'Malley Really Run Against Hillary Clinton? 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z Whittingham said they made quarterbacks “live” in preseason scrimmage situations and Wilson showed no timidity. Notes and nuggets from the Pac-12 coaches teleconference . . . 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z This imbalance is an artifact of earlier times, when Sacramento thought having a single powerful president would overcome the PUC's habitual timidity. California PUC losing luster, clout 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z “It would be a hellish thing to live with such timidity. … He’s scared of Vladimir Putin,” one Fox News contributor said about the President. No More Mr. Tough Guy 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z In response to the post-2012 assessment by the Republican National Committee, some prominent religious conservatives accused Republican leaders in Washington of timidity. Conservatives Write an Assertive New Script to Fight Abortion 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z He later allied Paul with Reagan-era voices that “promoted accommodation and timidity in the face of Soviet advancement.” Rand Paul vs. Rick Perry: Sign of nasty 2016 foreign policy debate 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z As I argued a few weeks ago, there is a theory to Obama’s foreign policy, other than what his opponents characterize as simply weakness or timidity. Obama's Foreign Policy Goes Right and Wrong on China, Russia and Iraq 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z Nowhere is the perception of growing American timidity so strong as in the Middle East. Geopolitics: The decline of deterrence 2014-05-01T15:00:12Z Mr. Aoyama, who now works at Fukushima University, sees no evidence of an organized conspiracy in the lack of openness about radiation levels — just official timidity. International Education: Squelching Efforts to Measure Fukushima Meltdown 2014-03-16T16:15:49Z The results on Tuesday, though, reflect a deep timidity that persists among the banks, which have focused their lending almost exclusively on borrowers with pristine credit. DealBook: As Refinancing Wanes, Banks Remain Wary of New Loans 2014-01-15T02:26:21Z His administration was scandal-free, but he was unable to win over critics, who accused him of timidity and indecision. Inaugurations, Through the Decades 2013-12-30T20:41:52Z It took something dramatic to get the attention of Cano and his celebrity agent, Jay Z — a 10-year, $240-million contract that was contrary to the reputation of Mariners management’s timidity in pursuing such superstars. Changes in Seattle sports scene point to prosperous 2014 2013-12-29T01:05:39Z The perception of American timidity has yet to do serious damage to American interests in the Middle East. Geopolitics: The decline of deterrence 2014-05-01T15:00:12Z In hindsight, his staff found fault with the timidity. Syria Tests the Limits of Obama's Foreign Policy Vision 2013-08-29T15:50:27Z Japan’s main problem is the gap between Mr Abe’s macroeconomic boldness and the timidity of his efforts at deregulation. Economic growth: A rickety rebound 2013-08-15T15:00:17Z Its central bank was criticized for policy timidity. Analysis: Euro zone's queasy feeling as it looks in Japan mirror 2013-07-10T15:45:25Z Other lawmakers who are presumed candidates for other 2014 offices are likely to be similarly supercharged — with aggressiveness on behalf on the anti-abortion cause rewarded and backbench timidity punished. Statehouse Memo: Texas Democrats Try to Keep Their Momentum Going 2013-07-01T18:05:35Z Some never get their idea off the ground, blaming access to finance or the timidity of civil servants. Five reasons social enterprises fail: from obsessive founders to 'perfect' plans 2013-06-28T06:59:01Z Early in his first term, Bill Clinton--who, like Obama, focused on domestic matters--also faced charges of timidity and weakness. Syria Tests the Limits of Obama's Foreign Policy Vision 2013-08-29T15:50:27Z It was timidity, she says, that was frowned upon. A+E Networks CEO Nancy Dubuc, the Duck Whisperer 2013-06-20T09:50:07Z Which is another way of saying - and he is not the first to say this and won't be the last - that good government requires less timidity and more leadership. How bust is Whitehall? 2013-06-06T07:13:35Z Mr. Obama, for all his earlier timidity, showed political guts with his budget last month. Letter From Washington: Deficit Deal a Long Way From Reality 2013-05-12T15:22:19Z Perhaps you think I'm being too fanciful in my expectation of today's leaders ditching their rhetorical timidity for something, on occasion, a little more substantial, even sage-like? Has political oratory gone for good? 2013-05-10T03:32:28Z The Scripture teaches us, God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love and self-discipline. President Obama Tells Boston To Keep Running After Marathon Bombings 2013-04-18T18:35:27Z The political gridlock is less a function of leadership timidity, and more the fact that there is simply not enough money to do what needs to be done. Forget Defeating Vested Interests: Instead, Change The Ideas By Which They Operate 2013-02-21T20:24:58Z It noted that the employers did not challenge the union's description of BPA timidity. After Boots' defeat, time to challenge the use of 'meek' unions 2013-02-18T16:30:02Z So the question is, can Snapchat founders do for the physics of money what they’ve done for the inertia of social timidity? Snapchat Takes Over Yale With Viral Growth That Sends Facebook Back To School 2013-02-06T19:07:52Z The home fans were intent on creating an atmosphere that would expose any timidity among the visiting team, and Millwall's players started with similar intensity. Millwall 2 Aston Villa 1 2013-01-25T22:04:00Z He urged lawmakers not to allow the state’s economy “to be held hostage by political timidity” and called a pension overhaul the “challenge of our time.” Illinois Tries, and Fails, to Fix Its Pensions 2013-01-09T03:46:21Z What it really shows is the madness of the regime governing corporation tax and the timidity of HM Revenue & Customs. Starbucks row exposes timidity of the taxman 2012-12-06T21:01:05Z Let’s not have it expose our timidity, too. Hasidic counselor accused of molesting teen to testify 2012-12-05T17:41:00Z His book describes in detail a frustration with the timidity and lack of sophistication in law enforcement's approach to complex frauds. Today's Economist: Simon Johnson: Changing the Conventional Wisdom on Wall Street 2012-11-15T10:00:10Z Democrats fretted openly about their candidate's timidity at the podium. In campaign of memorable debates, Obama and Romney face off again 2012-10-22T05:06:12Z The obstacles are timidity, lack of imagination and small-minded nationalism, not inexorable fate. Op-Ed Contributor: Europe’s Missing Union 2012-07-09T00:49:37Z But philosophers say that prudence is the optimum point on the continuum of courage, between timidity and recklessness. U-Va.: When the governing board got it right 2012-06-26T13:59:01Z What ails the euro zone is not a Teutonic allergy to inflation, or a timidity about extending loans, but what economists call the tragedy of the commons. Op-Ed Contributors: The European Central Bank Needs More Power 2012-06-21T00:22:31Z Her critics cite timidity—and they are right on one count. The global economy: Start the engines, Angela 2012-06-07T15:06:12Z Some of it is a reflection of political timidity; more of it probably is a reflection of balancing between competing goals. US expert hits out at Euro leaders 2012-06-07T19:45:19Z That timidity will also limit funds' gains from the trade. Insight: Gains that funds made on bets by JPMorgan whale may be limited 2012-05-31T20:16:05Z Obama isn’t treading carefully because of some timidity or ineffectuality on the world stage. Will Syria Become a Key Issue in the U.S. Elections? 2012-05-30T22:35:34Z But timidity has its downside, as we see now in the face of the unprecedented threat from global climate change. Books on Science: ‘Free Radicals’ - Book Review - Rebels Who Set Science Aglow 2012-05-21T19:36:31Z There is a tender timidity in the love of woman for her offspring, which is generated by none of the other relations of life. Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX 2012-04-25T02:01:07.457Z He felt a degree of enjoyment and excitement in every species of trick of the kind which carried him through, when the least timidity or hesitation would have frustrated his whole plans. The Huguenot: (Volumes I-III) A Tale of the French Protestants. 2012-04-25T02:00:59.637Z But I am so greatly in eager earnest about this that I ask you plainly to allow me to endeavor to proceed with what, I think, you almost resent as a timidity of caution. Mariquita A Novel 2012-04-24T02:00:19.737Z All other difficulties may be got over, but a natural timidity is an insurmountable obstacle. Ladies on Horseback Learning, Park-Riding, and Hunting, with Hints upon Costume, and Numerous Anecdotes 2012-04-23T02:00:28.843Z With a feeling of timidity I knocked, and the door was opened. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z In this treatise we come very near the real man, with his strange mixture of liberalism and orthodoxy, of clear-sighted courage and a delicacy which nearly always might be mistaken for timidity. Against War 2012-04-21T02:00:21.397Z The natives put this forbearance down to timidity on our part. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z The prelates of the infected provinces were bitterly reproached for the negligence and timidity which had permitted heresy to assume its alarming proportions. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z Nervousness is called bad temper, and timidity regarded as a punishable offence. Ladies on Horseback Learning, Park-Riding, and Hunting, with Hints upon Costume, and Numerous Anecdotes 2012-04-23T02:00:28.843Z Fish was to be found in great abundance, but no cattle could be purchased on account of the timidity of the natives, who fled at the approach of Europeans. Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z I contemplated her with emotion; I found a touching charm in the pallor spread over her features, in the timidity of her indecisive movements. Annouchka A Tale 2012-04-13T02:00:19.120Z That combination of high-heartedness and bashfulness, a blended temerity and timidity,—by no means an uncommon temperament,—renders a man's position in the embarrassments of life one of downright suffering. Barrington Volume I (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:31.357Z He must be intrepid, persisting through danger to death, laboring for religious truth, neither precipitating peril by audacity nor shrinking from it through timidity. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z A horse may be guilty of jibbing, bolting, kicking, or almost any other fault, through nervousness or timidity, but rearing is a vicious trick, and must be treated with prompt determination. Ladies on Horseback Learning, Park-Riding, and Hunting, with Hints upon Costume, and Numerous Anecdotes 2012-04-23T02:00:28.843Z This timidity was exceedingly annoying to Rupert, and on January 1st, 1651, he marched inland with a hundred men, being resolved to get speech with the natives. Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z Not a little terrified, they are chased in by the crowd, who bid them "banish your timidity and with all rapidity give us quip and quiddity." The Secrets of a Savoyard 2012-04-08T02:00:19.727Z This was said with so kindly a smile that timidity vanished, and confidence took its place. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z The orders which Captain Hull, the commander, received from the Secretary of the Navy, exhibit the timidity and weakness of the Government. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:39.100Z Often had she come before, on the same errand, and as often had retired, unheard, and disappointed at her own timidity. Mabel, Vol. III (of 3) A Novel 2012-04-04T02:00:58.490Z His sensations cannot be attributed to constitutional timidity altogether, as there were real dangers from wild beasts and savage men in those days. Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound 2012-04-03T02:00:30.677Z This is not declared through timidity, for I have nothing to fear. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z For in truth the undertaking required some courage; and to retire before its difficulties might be stigmatized as a dastardly timidity. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z In the gallant hearts that trod those decks, existed none of the timidity and distrust that weighed down the government. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:39.100Z Poverty and timidity and superstitious weakness will help to lock the Mormon chains around her. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z He was rejected by Paul, as unworthy to attend him, because he had previously abandoned the work of the Gospel out of timidity or indolence. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z "His behavior was very dishonorable" and governed by "pretended scruples and timidities" and ever since he was "held in utter contempt and derision by the whole continent." The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z She asked then, with more timidity than she had yet shown: "When shall we have the honor of dancing for monsieur?" raising her large black eyes, which had lost their fierce look, to my face. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Haughty as she is, we once triumphed over her, and if we do not listen to the counsels of timidity and despair, we shall again prevail. The Second War with England, Vol. 1 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:39.100Z I could not help comparing her conduct with that of the Duchess, and blaming her, not for her timidity, but for the selfishness which she had betrayed in her fear. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z I have a constitutional aversion to that caution allied to timidity and cowardice which prompts a man to look to his safety, comfort, and worldly repute as the first social law that concerns him. Letters to the Clergy On The Lord's Prayer and the Church 2012-03-29T02:00:12.080Z His master, hitherto so hasty and imperious, with rare patience, endeavoured to overcome Fidunia's timidity and reserve. Baron Bruno Or, the Unbelieving Philosopher, and Other Fairy Stories 2012-03-28T02:00:24.407Z Ambition had no charms for Hedwige; her fervent piety, shrinking modesty, and feminine timidity sought to conceal, not only her extraordinary beauty, but those rare mental endowments of which she was possessed. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z The two ugly animals between which she peers are intended for hares, a symbol of libidinousness, as well as of timidity. The Grotesque in Church Art 2012-03-27T02:00:18.973Z With a sort of fragile timidity it seems to be cowering behind the flamboyant walls. The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople 2012-03-26T02:00:38.077Z Indeed even now I send you Adelaide with a feeling of timidity. The English Novel And the Principle of its Development 2012-03-21T02:00:37.123Z His conversation and manners were those of a man of education and good society, and the reserve and timidity which distinguished his attention made a favorable impression on me. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z There was no shrinking or timidity, as there might have been had her love been wholly his, whose wife she had promised to become. It May Be True, Vol. III (of III) 2012-03-20T02:00:14.013Z Although Edith's moral courage was great, she possessed that physical timidity and sensitiveness to outward impressions that belongs to the poetic temperament. Delusion, or The Witch of New England 2012-03-19T02:00:28.267Z Naturally, Lady Betty found her anxiety excessive; and at supper, seeing her start at every sound, rallied her on her timidity. Sophia A Romance 2012-03-18T02:00:22.773Z The pupils bowed to him with curious sympathetic looks, and he returned their salutes with an air of mixed timidity and gratitude. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z On the contrary, it is excess of timidity. Dorothy and other Italian Stories 2012-03-18T02:00:18.513Z It was practically the only occasion on which Abdul Hamid appeared in public, for he constantly feared assassination, and his expression showed his timidity. Under Four Administrations From Cleveland to Taft 2012-03-16T02:00:21.923Z Whatever timidity Edith felt when she first saw the malignant expression of the old woman's countenance, was now lost in pity. Delusion, or The Witch of New England 2012-03-19T02:00:28.267Z With all a woman's natural timidity on finding herself held and helpless in the dark, she had to put restraint upon herself not to try to break loose, not to scream. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z His cackling good humour when the recitations were correct and fluent, his distressed air when they were not; his mixed timidity and quick temper—these things are recalled with fond smiles in Miroslav. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z "Plainly, you are not troubled by timidity," said the lady, laughing a second time. Dorothy and other Italian Stories 2012-03-18T02:00:18.513Z I essayed to speak to her, but my timidity returned upon me with double force. Doesticks, What He Says 2012-03-14T02:00:27.940Z My own extreme timidity has never given me courage to bear the least of its evils. Delusion, or The Witch of New England 2012-03-19T02:00:28.267Z Safe in her chamber she found it absurd: the bizarre creation of her fancy or her timidity, aided by some shadow cast athwart his face. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z His advice not to put the thought of a riot in the popular mind by a demonstration of timidity produced a strong impression. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z It would not do to say they are caused by timidity. The Auto Boys' Quest 2012-03-12T03:00:25.647Z But such timidity and inconsistency were little in harmony with the spirit of Milton. Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, July 1865 2012-03-12T03:00:19.393Z Edith knelt; and, with lips trembling with timidity and responsibility, she uttered a low, humble, and earnest prayer. Delusion, or The Witch of New England 2012-03-19T02:00:28.267Z So unaccustomed were they to the sight of man that they showed no timidity, but rather indignation, at his invasion, and a disposition to drive him off again. A Desperate Voyage 2012-03-11T03:00:11.030Z He was not sure that the young man was a Jew, and as he asked him sternly, “What are you looking at?” he was conscious of a little qualm of timidity. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z "You have not lost much in your life through timidity, Walter; I venture to say that." Horace Chase 2012-03-08T03:00:09.693Z Fear becomes a prominent factor, and the patient is afraid of every one who approaches, or concentrates his timidity with regard to certain persons or things. Essays In Pastoral Medicine 2012-03-05T03:00:09.993Z Indolence, a dereliction of life and timidity, constitute their character, and misery is their habitual state; but there are districts to which the Spaniards have been unable to penetrate. An Historical View of the Philippine Islands, Vol II (of 2) Exhibiting their discovery, population, language, government, manners, customs, productions and commerce. 2012-03-03T03:00:18.053Z Haughty as she is, we once triumphed over her, and, if we do not listen to the counsels of timidity and despair, we shall again prevail. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z He bowed politely and asked, in French, with nervous timidity: “Do you remember me, Madame Oginska?” The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z Madame Junot records a characteristic illustration of Napoleon's unmanly disregard of the constitutional timidity of his first wife, as well as of his manner towards her in general. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews 2012-03-01T03:00:22.883Z Very suddenly the barrel of a long shotgun was thrust through the slats of one of the wooden shutters, and the voice which challenged them showed no timidity or nonsense. Ralph, the Train Dispatcher The Mystery of the Pay Car 2012-02-29T03:00:25.457Z Gloomy foreboding and timidity take the place of confidence and courage. Money: Speech of Hon. John P. Jones, of Nevada, On the Free Coinage of Silver; in the United States Senate, May 12 and 13, 1890 2012-02-29T03:00:21.727Z The pride of class, the old man's obstinacy, the young girl's timidity, Josina's wealth--these were obstacles hard to surmount. Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z Instead of a light-hearted turmoil of melody there was a hushed murmur that betrayed suspense and timidity. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z That gave rise to a portrayal that has stuck, popularized by Republicans, pundits and some Democrats: that the president, out of political timidity, snubbed his own panel’s plan. Obama?s Unacknowledged Debt to Bowles-Simpson Plan 2012-02-27T05:49:34Z Timid horses, through usage and experience, get the better of their timidity, and in time become very opposite to fearful; but shy horses, unless worked down to fatigue and broken-spiritedness, rarely forget their old sins. Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 12, March 22, 1884 A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside 2012-02-24T03:00:26.570Z I was to discover that the neighborhoods just across the fence are not representative of the town at large, which is a lesson in how to know another country: stay longer, travel deeper, overcome timidity. Nogales, Mexico: A Few Steps, and a Whole World Away 2012-02-23T22:07:18Z She courtesied lowly as to a monarch, but without a shadow of timidity, or so much as the flutter of one rose-leaf, and passed out among the flowers, he looking after her strangely, wistfully. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z Her serious-minded, intellectual son inspired her with a certain feeling of timidity. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z Young men, don’t go to your work with timidity and doubts of your ability to succeed. Quacks and Grafters 2012-02-23T03:00:40.650Z It was no time to show timidity, so I resolved upon a bold expedient. Four Years A Scout and Spy 2012-02-23T03:00:37.640Z Whatever the timidity of the maroons in captivity, there was no doubt about their courage when fighting for their lives against odds. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z It is wrong for us during the greater part of the time to handle these questions with timidity and false shame, and to surround them with reticence and mystery. The Trial of Oscar Wilde From the Shorthand Reports 2012-02-19T03:00:17.513Z And a rush of pent-up affection, of love and pity, carried away the barriers of constraint and timidity. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z In lieu of baseless conjectures, I have here to complain of timidity. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 103, October 18, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-02-15T03:00:31.720Z The next paragraph by “D.” on which I shall comment contains that bold insinuation of timidity, which I have already noticed as much as I intend to do. The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years 2012-02-15T03:00:30.577Z Gulping down the timidity that still troubled him, he climbed to the quarter-deck, and went forward through the broken doorway into the main cabin. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z Her natural timidity, joined to a habit of obedience, kept her from going to a dance. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z Her wistful look gave way to one of timidity as he came near. The Lucky Piece A Tale of the North Woods 2012-02-13T03:00:18.927Z So Mary went on her way, and was admitted to the presence of Dr. Bevary, where she told her tale with awkward timidity. A Life's Secret A Novel 2012-02-13T03:00:17.060Z When we banished selfish interests from the government a few years ago we banished all interests—and even all interest, too—leaving very little but hypocrisy and timidity. Behind the Mirrors The Psychology of Disintegration at Washington 2012-02-11T03:03:55.693Z He found himself again dwelling on the charms of Vivien, recalling her pretty ways and the shy touches of humour that sometimes ornamented her timidity. Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z He, laughing at her timidity, had taken her in his arms and they had explored all the dark corners by candle-light. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z She was a totally different child now, her timidity and fear were gone, she danced about, and put Antonio into a snug chair, and insisted once more on his telling his story. The Little Princess of Tower Hill 2012-02-06T03:00:11.547Z And lovely is that heart of thine, Or sure these eyes could never shine With such a wild, yet bashful glee, Gay, half-o'ercome timidity! The Isle of Palms and Other Poems 2012-02-04T03:00:15.103Z There is democracy and there is timidity and stupidity; there is the appeal to low intelligence; the compulsion to be a best seller rests upon us all. Behind the Mirrors The Psychology of Disintegration at Washington 2012-02-11T03:03:55.693Z Her fastidiousness was not hurt, but her timidity was aroused. Second String 2012-02-11T03:03:54.390Z And so to her it meant erratic moods of black despair, of uncontrolled and ludicrous lyricisms, of sudden and senseless timidities, abnormal, insane desires. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z She looked at me with a certain timidity. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z This was said with an assumption of profound timidity at the stillness which reigned supreme, and which he affected to believe was exacted by the inmates of the room. A Singular Metamorphosis 2012-02-01T03:00:10.613Z The very timidity of her appeal moved him. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z Lord Oxford was a difficult man from his very timidity, and the Parson's visit was consequently protracted. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z In a few minutes her impatience overcame her timidity. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z In front came two youths, fair of complexion and of hair, dressed neatly, well shod, who walked with a timidity of manner as though they expected to be questioned and sent packing. The Truants 2012-01-28T03:00:26.257Z She ran until she reached a rustic seat, where she sank breathless, laughing at her absurd timidity—that trait not being a dominant characteristic. A Singular Metamorphosis 2012-02-01T03:00:10.613Z Here was a woman, frank, reliable, who asked for his confidence, and he gave it, with a schoolboy's mixture of eagerness and timidity. Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z |
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