| 单词 | half-hearted |
| 例句 | Zak makes a half-hearted effort to grab Izzi, but she wrenches out of his grasp and runs back the way we came. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Alex made a half-hearted attempt to take it back, but Jordan held it way up high, out of reach, as he stared down at Alex. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z He let out a half-hearted moo when he saw me. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He and Toby had made half-hearted attempts at running away before, never making it more than a few miles down that road. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z In Paris America had made a half-hearted effort to show off its artistic, industrial, and scientific talent. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Alex has no such hangups and enjoys Henry’s half-hearted grumblings when he sneaks in from the East Bedroom right down the hall. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Now, as a teenager, Pearl’s caresses had become rare—a peck on the cheek, a one-armed, half-hearted hug—and all the more precious because of that. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z June holds onto his elbow and makes half-hearted jokes, and when they pull up a block from the cafe, she offers him an apologetic smile. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z When it rained, fat gray drops plopped down upon the roads, then bounced up, as if in a half-hearted effort to escape. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The flower child gives Ma a half-hearted Namaste. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The meeting came to an end in a dreary silence and a half-hearted silflay. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He made two half-hearted feints toward the basket, hoping to catch Ben off balance and get an unchallenged set shot. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Her mother responded with a half-hearted wave, which Candice took as permission. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I hold up my hand in half-hearted response. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z But a quiet growl, private and half-hearted, it seemed. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Adiah snarled, but it was half-hearted, a sound full of defeat. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He made a half-hearted attempt to catch up, then slowed down, turned and made off in the opposite direction. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, these two objectives were directly at odds with each other, and Galileo’s success at the second undermined his rather half-hearted efforts at the first. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z From time to time, instinctively, he looked up and sniffed the wind, but his caution was half-hearted. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Sierra gave a half-hearted “Don’t be,” and then everyone fell into a gloomy silence as the Q train rumbled toward Prospect Park. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Meliagrance, loving Guenever, flinching at his own half-hearted wickedness, and knowing the hopelessness of forcing his beloved against her will, had agreed to terms. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The promenade wasn’t much to look at, a wide, crumbling paved area, dotted with litter, evidence of the island’s half-hearted attempts to attract tourists. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Bo pulled Jimmy’s neck close to his body in a half-hearted headlock. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “Escóndete,” she said with a half-hearted flick of her wrist, and the phone hid itself away in her drawer. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Then gradually, people got bored and the pranks became more half-hearted, until one day it struck me there hadn’t been any for over a week. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z From here and there came a half-hearted applause that quickly died. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He makes a half-hearted attempt to smooth my jacket. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I believe I uttered some words, perhaps in a rather half-hearted way, to the effect that I could not inconvenience them to such an extent. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z By comparison with that existing today, all the tyrannies of the past were half-hearted and inefficient. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z We didn’t even want to go to Coffin’s Drug Store for a soda, when Dad extended a half-hearted invitation after the show. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Zu lifted a shoulder in a half-hearted shrug, then turned and bounded up into the nearest RV. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The resulting movie, though reasonably entertaining at times, felt like a bland and half-hearted version of Raimi's idiosyncratic trilogy. How many times must "Spider-Man" die? 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z The Brooklyn-born comedian with bushy sideburns and leather jacket made some half-hearted comeback tries in the 2000s, but for the most part stayed out of the limelight. Andrew Dice Clay: back on TV and turning heads 2011-08-05T20:32:11Z The film has managed to evoke a half-hearted whimper from the Mail, while the Australian Family Association has deemed its language "offensive". Kick-Ass kicks the c-word into the mainstream | David Cox 2010-04-02T12:09:00Z Better to be honest about it, rather than fall into the trap of the half-hearted update: Dynasty struggled to find a new identity for a new decade when it returned in 2017. From Party of Five to The L Word: how TV reboots got woke 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z I’m talking multiple characters, quick costume changes, funny voices, bad wigs and half-hearted drag. ArtsBeat Blog: New York Fringe Festival Report: 'Dystopia Gardens' 2011-08-19T16:24:38Z There is a line between casualness and being half-hearted, however. Comedy gold: Simon Munnery's Hello 2013-06-27T12:05:55Z Yesterday I tweeted my dislike for Pendulum and received over 20 replies from fellow haters, with one lone voice of half-hearted defence. Pendulum are the sound of youth ? just not mine 2010-06-03T10:41:00Z Even Jack’s half-hearted jealousy of Ally’s career is treated as an expression of his alcoholism, as opposed to a natural human emotion. Female success and male decline: what A Star Is Born tells us about fame, fear and feminism 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z Yet when those lines were spoken in the show they elicited only half-hearted laughs. Theater Review | 'The Boys in the Band': Broken Hearts, Bleeding Psyches 2010-02-23T23:10:00Z This even has its own internet neologism: queer-baiting, practiced by the likes of James Franco and Nick Jonas, who in their half-hearted outreach to the gay community have generally been received with indifference. Andrew Garfield, queer-baiting and the perils of 'playing gay' 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z The book, Character and Diversity in a Bradford Suburb, accepts that textile decline and "white flight" led to decay from the 1960s, with half-hearted council demolition leaving parts of Manningham rundown. Manningham gets English Heritage guide 2010-06-25T10:23:00Z "There was a half-hearted attempt to make it look as though this was out of disaffection for England," says Amis. Martin Amis: a new chapter in America 2012-06-02T23:04:03Z There are half-hearted attempts at abortion, purgatives, blood-spattered cobbles, incessant coughing fits and the line, "All I know is Mrs Greg took his hand away in a bucket". The Mill, where misery is relentless 2013-07-27T05:00:00Z Swartz's blog chronicled his failed, half-hearted attempts to fit in with his college peers, with "the tone of a priggish anthropologist studying some vulgar foreign culture." 'The Idealist' is a riveting look at activist Aaron Swartz and the free culture movement 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z My producers and I made various game—and then, increaingly half-hearted—efforts to resuscitate it elsewhere, to attach a new director, new stars. How to avoid writing an awful screenplay 2013-04-22T22:05:00Z I remember half-hearted attempts to get Mark to talk, but he wouldn't. Twin Peaks: 20 years on 2010-03-21T00:05:00Z Liar!” at the audience, then mocks the encore-hungry fans and himself by leading a half-hearted chant of Gary Glitter’s “Rock and Roll” before exiting. Smashing Pumpkins revisit breakthrough albums 2011-11-27T21:47:00Z But I look out, and the vision is literally breathtaking, the Hudson shimmering in the west, and a patch of green off to the north — Central Park — lying just beyond some half-hearted high-rises. Exhibition Review: A View Inside King Kong?s Perch 2011-07-16T00:00:07Z There is snobbery but almost no sex, and what there is half-hearted and unconvincing. Harry Potter and the end of a pop-culture phenomenon 2011-07-12T18:59:01Z Will says repeatedly that he’s a “registered Republican,” but except for his quick, half-hearted support of tough immigration policy, he registers only distaste for the Tea Party. Dead Tree Alert: Blowhardball: The Not-So-Special Comment of HBO’s The Newsroom 2012-06-21T12:53:34Z Bikinis are Brazilian designers' bread and butter, so while their winter collections tend to fall flat, with half-hearted attempts at outerwear, summer reliably sizzles. Bountiful bikinis at Rio fashion week 2012-05-27T18:58:14Z A half-hearted or rushed letter is almost worse than no letter at all. How to Secure Teacher Recommendations for Your College Applications 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z Parent Mike Southern called for Smith’s resignation to half-hearted applause from others at the meeting. Parents criticize officials after lead found at 2 schools 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z There was a half-hearted attempt at another coup in November, though it was swatted back quickly and without any bloodshed. Only in Madagascar 2010-12-20T09:00:32Z In this rushed and cramped context, the inbuilt bloopers just look unprofessional, indistinct from the other fluffed or half-hearted material; the new notes of sentiment and whimsy only recall Agnes Brown-with-an-e. Mrs Brown's Boys D'Movie review – 'a flatly indifferent cash-in' 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z Many of the podcasts begin with an apology from Mr. Maron — or at least a half-hearted attempt at one. Arts & Leisure Preview: The Comic Who Explores Comedy?s Darkest Side 2011-01-06T19:37:09Z His fury at the cold coffee leads to a half-hearted boycott of the shop, followed by all-out war. #MeToo to MAGA: why Curb Your Enthusiasm is still TV's most daring comedy 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z As a half-hearted police investigation begins, Simon realises he isn't sure whom in the town he can trust: as friendly as the inhabitants seem, no one really appears to be trying to find his parents. Novelist proposes to girlfriend in print 2011-04-08T11:55:24Z It was his half-hearted and yet acclaimed academic career that brought Milch into television. The future tense of joy: "Deadwood" creator David Milch recaptures memory in "Life's Work" 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z And Neighbors 2 seems like the result of the most half-hearted pitch session in history: “So what if, like, a sorority moved in next door?” Too many sequels, too much money: why did so many comedies flop in 2016? 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z The real story here is why the cleverly observant author of works such as The Mezzanine and Room Temperature has chosen to publish something at once so daft and so half-hearted. House of Holes by Nicholson Baker ? review 2011-08-11T13:30:01Z The trust fund kids send up a few half-hearted, superficially enthusiastic hoots. "Succession" returns after two years, and the Roy family hasn't changed a bit 2021-10-17T04:00:00Z There is a half-hearted sort of edging that is quite quick, snipping around my lawn circle with long-handled shears to beat back the overlong bits. Edging: it's a facelift for your lawn 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z Despite a half-hearted attempt by Thomas Cromwell to secure his release, Tyndale was strangled and burnt at Vilvoorde in October 1536. The King James Bible reconsidered 2011-02-19T00:06:00Z But that felt like a half-hearted defense, and its creators apparently agreed. 'Silicon Valley' Recap: 'I'm Not a Woman Engineer' 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z But it’s hardly enough to redeem — or even make bearable — this half-hearted hodgepodge. 2010-01-15T04:06:00Z It means gallantly turning down half-hearted offers of perfunctory, mechanical sex from someone too tired to contemplate anything else, and then finding a way, five minutes later, to say that you've changed your mind. Tim Dowling's guide to long-term love 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z Vought approaches him not with a true apology, but a half-hearted expression of regret and a $45,000 check to buy his silence. Amazon's "The Boys": In this rowdy exploration of superhero backlash, anger is also a superpower 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z Now the world knew too, and a half-hearted #savethereviewshow campaign briefly fizzled into life on Twitter. The Review Show's move to BBC4 isn't a death sentence 2013-03-15T16:00:02Z While some critics oppose using half-hearted tales of “empowerment” or pseudo-feminism to get women to buy more soap and beauty products, SheKnows found that most women it surveyed praised the strategy. Surveyed Women Say These 10 Brands Are Nailing Pro-Female Ads 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z Here, Murray stars for Jarmusch as a middle-aged lothario on a half-hearted quest to visit old lovers in hopes of finding the teenage son he never knew he had. 5 favorite Bill Murray performances 2012-12-06T23:29:09Z There was no counting to three, no half-hearted threats to suspend iPad privileges. Review | Turpentine for tummy trouble? An entertaining look at Victorian-era parenting advice. 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z Life in the marital mansion passes in a series of stifled yawns and half-hearted gropes by gaslight. The Making Of A Lady is preposterous and proud of it 2012-12-15T00:05:00Z I could brag about the time Carl, a gifted amateur magician, cut me in two at a “Car Talk” fundraiser, but that would be half-hearted. Carl Kasell’s retirement will wait wait no longer Despite making a half-hearted attempt at making Tom squirm, she gives into his marriage proposal because her grandfather orders her to marry. "Tom Jones" finale highlights all the women he did wrong: "Actions have consequences" 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z There's nothing half-hearted about the eight songs they introduce from the new album, Surfing the Void. Klaxons 2010-07-30T20:46:00Z While the entrances, or beginnings of sections, are promisingly bold, they nosedive into half-hearted posturing. Dance Review: Michael Clark?s ?Who?s Zoo?? at Whitney Biennial 2012 2012-04-01T21:00:01Z But he never became more than a fellow-traveller to Chinese communism, and a half-hearted one at that. Rereading: Lu Xun's The Real Story of Ah-Q and Other Tales of China 2010-06-11T23:05:00Z I don’t know about you, but there is nothing I enjoy more than hearing about the half-hearted eco efforts of the 0.0001%. Self-flagellation and stuffed goodie bags: my night at the tacky, endearing Oscars 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z In the 12-second clip, Cinder is heard meowing loudly as the person filming – seemingly the vet – tells her “that’s a good girl” about her half-hearted underwater workout attempt. Morbidly obese cat protests underwater treadmill workout in video 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z Unfortunately, what is on offer is a half-baked, half-hearted, slow-motion anti-piracy strategy, that in practice is unlikely to meaningfully boost the music or creative industries. This half-baked, half-hearted, slow-motion anti-piracy strategy does music no favours 2011-08-07T20:19:00Z Along the way there are demon cannibal mermaids, a half-hearted string of double-crosses and shifting alliances and enough bad Hans Zimmer music to smother a Kraken. 'Pirates 4' debuts to a Yo-Ho-Hum 2011-05-14T12:56:00Z This might seem like an odd one, since in America seeing a gift-opener's sincere appreciation/half-hearted attempts to disguise their disappointment is pretty much the best part of gift giving. 20 common American behaviors that are considered rude elsewhere around the world 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z But after a decade of relative relaxation — a time of half-hearted comebacks, movies that fizzled and occasional music projects — Murphy is back. Eddie Murphy, off the couch, is rejuvenated by ‘Dolemite’ 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z But Crystal's seeming nonchalance on the air, and her rather half-hearted attempts to glam up and tackle other musical genres than the ones she likes best, somewhat squandered the initial excitement about her. On 'American Idol,' it's all about the narrative arc 2010-05-25T16:31:00Z The film is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2022 and is remembered today for its obvious sentimentality and its half-hearted critique of the over-commercialization of Christmas. "Miracle on 34th Street" reminds us that home ownership was once an elusive dream for many Americans 2022-12-25T05:00:00Z David Chase, the CEO of patient portal start-up Avado, is skeptical of what he sees is a half-hearted foray by pharma into health technology. Drug Companies Are Testing Health Technology 2012-05-15T13:02:48Z I confess I went years of my life knowing it only in the context of half-hearted party food, served alongside shriveled baby carrots and stringy celery sticks. I thought I didn't like hummus until I tried this lighter-than-air version 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z Despite Casey's ultimate, half-hearted honesty, there's little to give him credit for. On “FBoy Island,” the feminist “Mansplain” puts an end to “bros before hoes” 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z Creating another situation like this will require some narrative sleight of hand, and probably a little reverse engineering, but I’d rather watch that than another half-hearted threesome scene. Let's make House of Cards great again 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z The friends themselves are sketched-in stereotypes – the politician, the stoner, the journalist, the soulless executives – and the half-hearted McGuffin that underlies the plot barely seems to matter by the end. The Quarry by Iain Banks – review 2013-06-16T07:00:00Z But they will steer you to chain pubs, which in general make only a half-hearted effort to recreate the individual ambience that you’ll find at an old-fashioned local pub. Frugal Traveler: A Visit to London, With Students as My Guide 2011-03-29T21:57:15Z Its couplings among bearded, tattooed San Franciscan hipsters prove laid back to the point of inertia; even the threesomes are oddly half-hearted. I Want Your Love – review 2013-06-27T22:30:00Z There was a ticking off for that, but it was definitely half-hearted, unquestionably a sense of "bigger fish to fry". This sub-porn for ladeez is not my idea of erotica 2010-12-25T23:02:00Z Thus begins a pattern: Mrs Bridge's confusion, followed by some half-hearted reflection, which is invariably supplanted by distraction and dismissal. Mrs Bridge by Evan S Connell – rereading 2012-06-08T21:55:17Z Everything about this feels lazy and half-hearted: Even the subtitles have erratic and inaccurate punctuation, a little detail that is symptomatic of the bigger problems. The MAGA fever dream of "Rambo: Last Blood" 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z Then they seemed to experience the kind of decline that befalls most pop groups after a good three-year knock: releasing a half-hearted greatest hits, parting company with their label and going decidedly off-radar. McFly go DIY 2010-08-31T20:59:00Z But he’s also a terrible preacher, flatlining in front of his congregation and putting in a half-hearted effort, at best, to connect with anyone. Preacher recap: season one, episode one – Pilot 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z Each character gets a story line that's little more than a series of battles; run the gantlet and you're rewarded with a half-hearted collection of still frames. Review: Worlds collide in 'Marvel vs. Capcom 3' 2011-02-16T12:03:09Z They were confiscated during one of the half-hearted sweeps that the police performed periodically, as a public show of resistance to all the illegal construction. My House in Cairo 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z It's still one of the "crown jewels" – but this year the buzz of anticipation is half-hearted. Tom Ewing 2010-05-27T21:44:00Z Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down the FCC’s latest round of half-hearted appeals for network neutrality, meaning that: Tim Wu Makes A Bid For Net Neutrality 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z A high body count with very little blood and some half-hearted sexual innuendo with very little skin. | 'Knight and Day': Opposites Attract: Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz 2010-06-22T22:10:00Z Trump’s competitors have offered half-hearted attacks against him on policy in the first two debates. Can Nikki Haley take a big step forward? What to watch during the Republican debate 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z Even the booing from the stands seems a little half-hearted. Ten Hag vows to 'fight on' - but 'questions' grow for Man Utd boss 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z A few plants had half-hearted blossoms or specks of green, but Cornett pointed out the many bare, damaged limbs. Witness to the devastation in Joshua Tree National Park 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z “Scores of the children will be seen sitting listlessly on the steps of the tenements or playing half-hearted games on the streets,” a New Yorker worried of city summers in 1903. Opinion: How we got interminable summer breaks from school — and what we can do about it 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z "Our worst enemy is half-hearted ambition," he said. For many, French urban spending can't shake the ghetto feeling 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z But he never quite trusted anyone enough to name a political heir, despite a couple of half-hearted feints, creating room for leadership challenges and further splintering after is death. Berlusconi’s death leaves fate of his personal party, and Italy’s government, in the balance 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z What would the effort to retain him have been worth if the effort was only half-hearted? The Angels are betting they can keep Shohei Ohtani, but is Arte Moreno ready to pay? 2023-06-10T04:00:00Z We should take his promise to stop the boats seriously, but probably not literally: as one minister told me, a slogan saying "reduce the boats" would look half-hearted, even though it'd be more realistic. Chris Mason: Sunak gives striking prominence to migration challenge 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z LeBron James set a half-hearted screen on the left elbow before popping to the top of the key where Russell Westbrook found him with a pass. LeBron James passes 38,000 points milestone in Lakers' loss to 76ers 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z The ministry's reaction came amid mounting anger among some Russian commentators, who are increasingly vocal about what they see as a half-hearted campaign in Ukraine. Russia blames its soldiers' mobile phone use for deadly missile strike 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z "I didn't think of this as the last game - If I'm in, I'm in. I find it hard to go into things half-hearted. Today was about Harlequins, about us winning." Brown ends career as Harlequins beat Bristol Bears 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z When Trump finally jumped into presidential politics with both feet in 2015 after a couple of earlier half-hearted stabs, I was intrigued. Opinion | Trump had his chance and blew it. His supporters deserve better. 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z About two dozen strangers stand in an awkward half-hearted circle on the sand, avoiding eye contact as they fidget with identical wireless headphones. Need to just feel something good? Try this healing beach disco 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z When Judge came to the plate in the top of the ninth, a vocal “M-V-P!” chant broke out — much louder than the half-hearted “Yankees Suck!” that the Boston fans attempted earlier in the night. Judge stays at 57 HR, Yanks beat Boston 5-3 for 2-game sweep 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z He cited a Kazakh poet in warning that “he who permits evil and does not oppose it cannot be regarded as a true believer. At best he is a half-hearted believer.” Amid Russia’s war, pope says faith cannot justify such evil 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z But the surveys, which were made "in a somewhat half-hearted manner", found the idea "impracticable", according to the paper. John Pennycuick: The British-era colonel revered in Tamil Nadu 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z All attempts at implementing half-hearted reforms – and there have been many – failed, one after the other. Gorbachev on Gorbachev: the last Soviet leader in his own words 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z The Brooklyn Nets attempts, albeit half-hearted, to trade star forward Kevin Durant have ended with the organization releasing a statement saying the two sides have reconciled. Here's how Kevin Durant staying in Brooklyn will impact the rest of Lakers' offseason 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z They taught him the value of hard work and didn’t have the inclination to pay for wrecked equipment or half-hearted efforts by him or his younger brother Bryce. Elliott: Amid rankings surge, Brandon Nakashima focused on amplifying his personal brand 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z “They went about the defense of these statutes in a half-hearted manner because Keith Ellison, as always, puts his personal beliefs above Minnesota law,” Schultz said. Judge strikes down many of Minnesota’s abortion restrictions 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z After a half-hearted attempt to become pregnant, I chose to adopt. Opinion | As an adoptee, I know: Adoption is not a fairy-tale answer to abortion 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z So after a series of half-hearted measures, a decisive policy response might finally be unveiled on Friday, when the People's Bank of China meets to decide benchmark loan prime rates. Morning Bid: COVID lockdowns may end but China is still sneezing 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z But there’s nothing half-hearted about their theatrical attack. Review: An oddly cast Martha and George expose fragility in Edward Albee’s shatterproof play 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z "Every individual has a responsibility to ensure this city is clean."Foreign diplomats have criticised authorities in Monrovia for half-hearted cleanup measures, raising ire among officials like Koijee, who pointed to inadequate donor support. 'Our hands are tied': Liberia grapples with heaps of city waste 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z He took off his hat and closed his eyes at the rally when the crowd did a half-hearted verse of “Amazing Grace,” but religion isn’t really his thing. Column: I went to the trucker convoy. It was scary, but not for the reason you think 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z Last week, Ukraine's ambassador to Berlin accused the German government of half-hearted support for Kyiv and said his country had become a victim of Germany's "shameful" reliance on Russian oil and gas. Strains in German coalition as junior partners turn on Scholz over Ukraine 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z “A lot of times people say they will pivot into something, and it can be half-hearted. I really appreciated that they were going all-in.” Opening day: CNN+ streaming service ready for launch Tuesday 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z Footage from the Critics Choice telecast showed Serena Williams clapping and laughing in the moment, while Venus Williams’ face froze in a half-hearted smile — which some screenshotted and posted in response to Campion’s acceptance speech. Jane Campion apologizes to Venus and Serena Williams for 'thoughtless comment' 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z The closest thing the finale does to give Boba an actual nemesis is a half-hearted try at turning the live-action debut of The Clone Wars’ Cad Bane into a worthy adversary. The Book of Boba Fett is so busy it forgets to make Boba Fett interesting 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z While one Lithuanian official, asking not to be named, said Brussels’ involvement as a go-between was critical, another said EU backing was half-hearted and that its officials too urged Lithuania to compromise. Analysis-German big business piles pressure on Lithuania in China row 2022-01-21T05:00:00Z India's battle against spit on its streets has always been half-hearted. India's unwinnable battle against spitting 2021-12-26T05:00:00Z Many small children are among the hundreds of people who spend their time sleeping, queuing for food, wandering aimlessly around the huge warehouse or playing half-hearted games of football. Migrants camped in Belarus warehouse still hope to get to EU 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z After some half-hearted attempts to quit, I went out with a whimper. Over 23 years, lessons in life and sobriety for a father and son on the Appalachian Trail 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z Best said Moxon recalled the match and conversation in question, but gave what he describes as a "half-hearted explanation". 'Cricket needs to tackle drinking culture' 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z Thomas explained Manning’s half-hearted attempt to lure him to Denver during a Wednesday edition of The Thom & Hawk Football Show podcast, which is hosted by Thomas and his former Browns teammate, Andrew Hawkins. Peyton Manning suggested a Browns player s--- his way out of Cleveland 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z However, numerous ex-players have also condemned Solskjaer for the way his team performed against Liverpool, for both their individual and half-hearted approach to pressing Klopp's side and their inability or unwillingness to track runners. Is Solskjaer on the brink at Man Utd? 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z His parents had urged him to get help in the past, but he described his attempts to get sober as "half-hearted". Freshers Week: Organised criminals targeting universities 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z “Still,” they wrote in a weirdly half-hearted gloss, “civil war is not inevitable.” Column: America is not facing a civil war — only loudmouthed extremists 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z In fact, it transforms from a half-hearted horror specimen to an enjoyable action movie. Review: In James Wan's 'Malignant,' the end sort of justifies its means 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z The filibuster ended those half-hearted efforts as well. The new tyranny in Texas will be America's future — unless Democrats act now 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z He promoted his climate policy, which foresees making Germany “climate-neutral” by 2045 while still preserving industrial jobs, and has been criticized by the Greens as half-hearted. Merkel’s would-be heir seeks rebound after election debate 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z Advocates said Canada's rescue effort was half-hearted, falling far short of what other allies were doing. 'Their blood will be on your hands': Kabul's chaos hits Canadian PM's campaign 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z The RMT said the operator's response was "half-hearted and inadequate" and called for an emergency meeting. Strikes threatened over outbreak of legionella bacteria on trains 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z Over his 10 seasons with the Mariners, he’s had teammates traded away from losing teams and watched as ownership made half-hearted attempts to add to teams that were solid. Analysis: Has recent success moved Mariners toward being buyers at baseball’s trade deadline? 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z No one actually missed the anthem, because people go to basketball games to have fun, not to perform half-hearted displays of patriotism that are somehow both needlessly contentious and boring. Tell them sweet little lies: Entitlement and delusion are the driving force behind GOP tantrums 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z Maria Taylor feud is all the rage these days, with a leaked conversation, contract issues, egos and a half-hearted public apology all part of the mix. Clay Travis: Clearly, Maria Taylor leaked Rachel Nichols story to land bigger deal 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z Instead, he dismissed the issue without even a half-hearted attempt to cloak the response in legal arguments. Bill Barr and me: Oddly connected, but still on opposite sides of the barricades 2021-06-19T04:00:00Z Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state, also imposed only half-hearted restrictions during the second wave. Why India’s Second COVID Surge Is So Much Worse Than the First 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z A half-hearted apology delivered by a German development minister in 2004, on the 100th anniversary of the start of the genocide, was roundly criticised. Viewpoint: Why Germany's Namibia genocide apology is not enough 2021-05-31T04:00:00Z In a saner world, this would be a half-hearted Halloween costume depicting a child's poorly executed idea of an insect blob monster. Meet the microscopic animal that can survive being shot out of a gun 2021-05-31T04:00:00Z The faith in denial, if not in capitalism itself, was only ever half-hearted, at the most. How oil capitalists conspired to spread climate change denialism — in 1988 2021-05-15T04:00:00Z Ultimately, everyone walked away with the same general understanding: Trump's heart was with the white nationalists and any half-hearted gestures otherwise were political theater no one actually took seriously. The Charlottesville model: Trump's "fine people" praise of white nationalists is now GOP mainstream 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z Durant initially gave a half-hearted apology on Twitter. Kevin Durant talks Michael Rapaport messages, is 'sorry' people saw exchange 2021-04-02T04:00:00Z Restrictions on activity implemented last year were half-hearted and sabotaged by President Jair Bolsonaro, who sought to stave off economic doom. Many Brazilians disregard the pleas to stay at home 2021-03-28T04:00:00Z Restrictions on activity they implemented last year were half-hearted and consistently sabotaged by President Jair Bolsonaro, who sought to stave off economic doom. As daily deaths near 4,000, worst may lie ahead for Brazil 2021-03-27T04:00:00Z Obama approved covert military aid in hopes of creating a moderate Syrian rebel force as a counter to more militant fighters, a half-hearted effort that produced meager results. Inside U.S. troops' stronghold in Syria, a question of how long Biden will keep them there 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z The only half-hearted effort to handle property taxes is a bill that would prevent cities from saving money or fully taxing new construction and annexations. Editorial Roundup: Idaho 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z He says the firm could manage with less, but it would be sad to open in a "half-hearted fashion". Hospitality suppliers: 'It’s not just a case of turning on a switch' 2021-02-21T05:00:00Z The movie itself seems confused on the matter: It belatedly tries to grow a heart in its closing scenes, tossing off its snarky, self-satisfied cynicism and making a half-hearted lurch toward catharsis. Review: Rosamund Pike's in peak form in the crafty but muddled Netflix thriller 'I Care a Lot' 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z All Trump had to do in order to win re-election was to make a half-hearted attempt to appear that he was making some sort of serious effort to stop the spread of the virus. Dr. John Gartner on Trump and terrorism: "If he can't be president, he will make his force felt" 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z In a less than half-hearted effort to encourage his mob to abandon the Capitol, Trump posted a chaotic, lie-filled address to Twitter and Facebook. It’s time to deplatform Trump 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z After filling his supporters’ heads with anger and lies, after provoking them to violence, he posted on Twitter a typically half-hearted, self-indulgent, whiny plea. We can be outraged, saddened, terrified. But we can’t be surprised by what happened at the Capitol 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z Johnson, however, will say the deal resets Britain’s relationship with its neighbours, ending its “half-hearted” membership of the European club and instead becoming a sovereign equal able to do things differently. UK-EU Brexit bill resolves 'vexed' European question -Johnson 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z At the start, Iranian officials downplayed COVID-19 — denying the mounting toll of infections, refusing to close mosques, making half-hearted gestures at locking down businesses. A pandemic atlas: No longer in viral denial, Iran struggles 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z At the start, Iranian officials downplayed COVID-19 - denying the mounting toll of infections, refusing to close mosques, making half-hearted gestures at locking down businesses. A pandemic atlas: No longer in viral denial, Iran struggles 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z He said that it was “very disheartening when that’s not really condemned by everyone. When it is condemned, it seems like it’s a half-hearted condemnation. It should be full-throated: ‘We condemn this, it’s wrong.’” 'It's surreal': the US officials facing violent threats as Trump claims voter fraud 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z Despite standing her ground on the tweet, she issued a somewhat half-hearted apology that took a jab at Donald Trump. Cardi B responds to backlash after asking her followers if she should buy an $88,000 purse 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z It was a fitting sequence to define a picture-perfect first quarter for USC, as much a haughty, half-hearted apology to Washington State as it was a celebration. Amon-ra St. Brown powers USC's blistering start and big win over Washington State 2020-12-06T05:00:00Z The Texans gave only half-hearted chase — the only way they could win would be to let Chubb score, get the ball back and hope for a miracle. What to know from NFL Week 10: Drew Brees got hurt, and the NFC East is getting ridiculous 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z It was a half-hearted gesture; he did not raise his hand high or shake a fist, the way he often does. US election: Being with Trump the day he lost 2020-11-08T05:00:00Z Protesters ignored the emergency decree and gathered Thursday night in large numbers at a major intersection in Bangkok’s central shopping district. overcoming half-hearted resistance by thin lines of police. Thai protesters carry on demonstrations despite warnings 2020-10-18T04:00:00Z His order also covered “the Hillary Clinton Email Scandal,” which conservatives have long charged was a half-hearted “investigation” intended to provide cover for Mrs. Clinton. Trump orders all Hillary Clinton, Russia documents declassified: ‘No redactions!’ 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z Opposition parties dismissed the plan Wednesday as a half-hearted measure that won’t solve the problem. German governing parties seek reform of electoral system 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z "Drivers are not vigilant towards us, and the council's cycle paths are half-hearted, stopping in certain places altogether." Will a £50 voucher get this bike-shy town moving? 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z Until the pandemic, they were largely unacknowledged, except in occasional reports about the mistreatment and exploitation of migrant workers and half-hearted debates about immigration at a time when fast-falling birthrates are eroding South Korea’s population. A farmer, 'little ghosts' and 18,000 tobacco plants: How COVID-19 upended farming in South Korea 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z If it looked half-hearted, slightly embarrassed, that’s probably because it was. Bale’s long goodbye leaves Real with a big bill and only themselves to blame | Sid Lowe 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z DeSean Jackson, a Black football player, posts anti-Semitic quotes, makes a half-hearted apology saying that his remarks were misinterpreted, and is fined. Letters: It's not just a job, it's an NBA adventure 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z Not much, except to entertain the woman’s half-hearted apology. Review: A millennial after Denis Johnson's warm, damaged heart 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z Even a half-hearted campaign from West could make his job harder. 2020 Watch: Has Trump surrendered to the coronavirus? 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z America can't survive another civil war, but neither can it afford another failed Reconstruction, a half-hearted de-Trumpification of America, and a return to the previous status quo. What will it take to defeat Trumpism? 2020-06-27T04:00:00Z But he also has a half-hearted line in using personae so that he can pretend none of the songs are really about himself. 'A billboard with 50 years of layers': readers on Bob Dylan's Rough and Rowdy Ways 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z Hampsten said Durbin opposes a ‘half-hearted approach’ by the Senate and wants ‘the full and bipartisan attention’ of the upper chamber.” Longtime top aide says Trump risked security for personal gain 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z “Let’s not do something that is a token, half-hearted approach.” Sen. Tim Scott hits back at Durbin for complaining of 'token' approach to police reform 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z Now they must walk a fine line: those who share self-serving or half-hearted posts are being publicly canceled while others who don’t speak up are being criticized for their inaction. ‘Stop treating protests like Coachella’: influencers criticized for capitalizing on movement 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z But European diplomats said the US was half-hearted in its campaign and lost the tussle with China. Trump announces US to sever all ties with WHO 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z It’s the latest instance in which the president has blown past Twitter’s half-hearted attempts to enforce rules intended to promote civility and “healthy” conversation on its most prominent user. Twitter allows Trump’s Joe Scarborough ‘Cold Case’ tweets 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z Jimmy Kimmel delivered another half-hearted apology to Vice President Mike Pence on Monday night, then ended it with a rant against President Donald Trump, escalating their recent Twitter feud. Jimmy Kimmel bashes Trump after receiving 'death threats' from MAGA supporters over Pence gaffe 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z He addressed the gaffe on Friday in a half-hearted apology. Jimmy Kimmel issues backhanded apology after misleading clip of Mike Pence carrying 'empty' PPE boxes 2020-05-09T04:00:00Z “I think for the economy, we need to do something drastic, rather then trying half-hearted measures that drag on forever,” Chief Executive Hakan Samuelsson said. Volkswagen tests ventilator output as carmakers join coronavirus fight 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z Even the jeers for Clippers guard Patrick Beverley, typically a lightning rod of criticism whenever he plays on the road, received only half-hearted boos during the first quarter. Clippers give Warriors a beatdown in a precautious setting 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z But all the personal critique is quite half-hearted. Boris Johnson’s baby news: his transition from politician to celebrity is complete | Zoe Williams 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z “I hope this sort of half-hearted verdict at least brings them some peace of mind.” Harvey Weinstein accuser Ivana Lowell wonders if disgraced movie mogul could harm himself 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z Democrats slammed the request as half-hearted and “too little, too late.” Dems ding Trump’s $2.5 billion coronavirus request as ‘too little, too late’ 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z When hospital workers were striking, Lam refused to speak with them, and introduced one half-hearted measure after another on border controls. The coronavirus outbreak has only heightened Hong Kong’s hostility towards Beijing | Ilaria Maria Sala 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z Neither were half-hearted attempts to land a superstar. Hernández: Dodgers heed the fervent wish of their fans in acquiring Mookie Betts 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z “A sort of half-hearted version of this wouldn’t be very valuable.” Could a rating system help weigh claims made in popular science books? 2019-12-01T05:00:00Z There’s little evidence to suggest the White House made any effort to follow through on this half-hearted commitment. Trump's move on Paris climate agreement raises 2020 stakes 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z “If we have been half-hearted Europeans, it follows logically that with part of our hearts—with half our hearts—we feel something else,” he said. How Brexit Will End 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z And the half-hearted response continued last week in both the executive and judicial spheres. Editorials from around New England 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z It was a pretty half-hearted excuse in both cases, and neither man even bothered to argue that it was actually funny for Trump to pull this kind of stunt. Cowardly Republicans learn the hard way: Donald Trump was never their friend 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z He opened with some half-hearted praise for Theresa May and Ruth Davidson – who were they again? – before moving on to his central theme that parliament was essentially a total waste of time. More vacuity than vision in Johnson's after-dinner chat to the faithful | John Crace 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z But after a decade of relative relaxation - a time of half-hearted comebacks, movies that fizzled and occasional music projects - Murphy is back. Eddie Murphy, off the couch, is rejuvenated by ‘Dolemite’ 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z But after so many previous half-hearted and ultimately failed attempts to accomplish the same goal, I’m keeping my fingers crossed -- and my ears open. Newsletter: Soccer! Galaxy getting hot at the right time 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z He said police needed to concentrate on "the worst ones" rather than those who were "half-hearted" about a life of crime. Young drug dealers offered free driving lessons 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z So instead of accepting referee requests and making a half-hearted effort near the deadline, or finishing a review weeks late, I’m just saying no to peer review on this holiday. Why I said no to peer review this summer 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z They must show up at schools, talk to teachers, attend meetings and make clear to weak and timid politicians that half-hearted measures will carry a price this time. Editorials from around New England 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z There is plenty of reason to be dissatisfied with the government’s half-hearted efforts to hold technology companies to account. Opinion | A $5 billion fine won’t change anything at Facebook. And there’s a bigger problem. 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z But that act is deliberately half-hearted and insincere. Republicans will never say that racism is "racism." Basically it's because they're racist 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z The next goes down to long leg, and the batsmen manage to run a fairly comfortable two thanks to some half-hearted fielding. India chasing 240 to beat New Zealand: Cricket World Cup 2019 semi-final – live! 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z The people Kimmel’s team found demurred from any direct attacks or made half-hearted attempts at rudeness. Nice guys don't riot: The struggle of the 'good' Canadian sports fan 2019-06-19T04:00:00Z The international community has made half-hearted attempts at such transformative change before. Biodiversity loss is the very real end of the world and no one is acting like it 2019-05-27T04:00:00Z "Thank you for that seated ovation. You're so thrilled for us, I can feel it," joked David Walliams as he entered the press room to an admittedly half-hearted round of applause. 8 things we learned at the Bafta TV Awards 2019-05-12T04:00:00Z The rigged nature of the U.S. healthcare system was highlighted this week as the drug industry challenged even a half-hearted attempt to shine a little sunlight on pricing. Drugmakers need to take a chill pill over new price-disclosure requirement 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z Biden’s recent, half-hearted condolence call to Hill, and his subsequent statements, however, have reignited rather than quelled the controversy. What Joe Biden Hasn’t Owned up to About Anita Hill 2019-04-27T04:00:00Z They may be waging the most half-hearted of campaigns. After a chat with Trevor Noah, Kamala Harris has fences to mend in New Hampshire 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z Despite his half-hearted apologies about the inappropriate touching, Biden obviously doesn’t understand why he is being criticized. Don't get your hopes up about Chicago's first black lesbian mayor | Arwa Mahdawi 2019-04-06T04:00:00Z Another Sané effort, two minutes before the interval, appeared to strike Mark O’Brien on the hand but City’s penalty appeals were half-hearted and Andre Marriner, the referee, waved play on. Sané and Foden send City through as dogged Newport are finally downed 2019-02-16T05:00:00Z The play ended after several laterals and even more half-hearted attempts at tackles. AFC wins 3rd straight Pro Bow, 26-7 over NFC in Orlando 2019-01-27T05:00:00Z Buurman said street, river and beach cleanups would not work as long as there was a steady stream of new plastics being produced and collected in a half-hearted way. Founders of plastic waste alliance ‘investing billions in new plants’ 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z One speaker attempted to get a chant of “We are not going home” going in the crowd, but the response was half-hearted. Hungary: pithy insult dogs Orbán as anti-government protesters resort to ridicule 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z Perhaps the ugliest lie was Trump's half-hearted effort to pretend to feel compassion for the women and children who cross the border seeking political asylum. Donald Trump outdoes himself: Even more racist lies than critics feared 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z This kind of half-hearted side-stepping of accountability is, to put it mildly, not even close to satisfactory. Stable genius says it's a witch hunt: Echoing Trump's lies isn't journalism 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z “We don’t want people to think this is some half-hearted playing around,” Sakakibara said. Mayweather says he will hold exhibition with Japanese star 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z To extend the streaks, the Seminoles can’t afford any half-hearted efforts and must steal a win over a ranked team, which recently they haven’t been able to do. Mistakes, punches, quitting: A difficult year for Seminoles 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z It's also clear that, even when this is pointed out, Trump efforts to distance himself from this form of hatred are half-hearted at best. There is a long and clear history of Trump using and winking at anti-Semitic propaganda and bigotry 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z It’s as if he didn’t get the note about the half-hearted filmmaking going on around him, or if he did, he’s hell-bent on ignoring it. Review: ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ won’t rock you, but Malek will 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z Referee Daniel Siebert was initially unmoved by half-hearted penalty claims when Mané went to ground attempting to get on the outside of Stojkovic. Mohamed Salah hits double as Liverpool coast past Red Star Belgrade 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z “If an athlete isn’t half-hearted and really makes it clear they are representing Japan, then the public will support them.” Japan celebrates Osaka's ground-breaking triumph 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z While it’s sometimes said the cover up is worse than the crime, it also can be said a half-hearted apology ends up most damaging of all. Editorials from around Ohio 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z A half-hearted chip out of a greenside bunker that drew a laugh from the gallery, a bogey, a quick handshake, signing for 70 and a stone-faced Daly was done. Daly exits PGA without a word, but not quietly 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z There was also a half-hearted and short-lived attempt by Bardet to slip away on a downhill. Thomas keeps lead before Tour’s decisive week in Pyrenees 2018-07-22T04:00:00Z Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer said President Trump’s “half-hearted” and “ham-fisted” attempts to distance himself from controversial comments he during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin are ringing hollow. Charles Schumer calls President Trump’s Putin walk back ‘pathetic’ and ‘weak’ 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z Respondents to the original thread, in thrall to the “love story” and eager to thwart Blair’s half-hearted attempts at anonymizing the pair, soon found and shared the woman’s Instagram. The dark side of "Plane Bae" and turning strangers into social media content 2018-07-09T04:00:00Z Fraternity members took half-hearted steps to address his condition. Idaho boy recovering from bubonic plague; state’s first case in more than 40 years 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z I mumble something half-hearted about “surface-level knowledge” and “a passing familiarity, perhaps.” Inside Amazon’s $3.5 million competition to make Alexa chat like a human 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z There have been half-hearted attempts to speed up play, but none as serious as this week’s experiment in Austria. Players happy as Tour gets tough on slow play 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z Rhodes again supported American military intervention, but without much faith, and Obama half-listened to Rhodes’s half-hearted arguments. Witnessing the Obama Presidency, from Start to Finish 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z In fact, the measures he presented were so half-hearted that the stocks of major drug companies immediately went higher. Where do prescription drugs come from? Good luck answering that question 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z Compared with how House Republicans handling Russian investigation--half-hearted measures and premature conclusion, New York court has proven to be much more fair-minded, even though the evidences here are pertaining tp potential criminals--Cohen. Former Judge Chosen to Review Materials Seized From Michael Cohen 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z If it’s well-meant it’s often feeble and half-hearted. About the boys: Tim Winton on how toxic masculinity is shackling men to misogyny 2018-04-08T04:00:00Z He lamented that “slipshod assistance, foolish inattention, dowdy indifference, and half-hearted work seem the rule,” and that young men, when asked to perform a novel task, were apt to protest, “Was I hired for that?” A Message to Millennials From 1899 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z Ingraham later issued a half-hearted apology “in the spirit of Holy Week,” likely because her advertisers were bailing on her. Georgia editorial roundup 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z Barack Obama’s policy of “strategic patience”, waiting for sanctions to corrode North Korea’s will to hold on to their weapons, was half-hearted and an admission of weakness, they say. Two minutes to midnight: did the US miss its chance to stop North Korea’s nuclear programme? 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z These two sides of Far Cry 5 — the half-hearted attempt at a serious story and the bombastic action game — never gel. Far Cry 5’s half-hearted attempt at politics ruins the fun 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z Members of the fraternity took half-hearted and even counterproductive steps to address his condition, ultimately leaving him alone in the dimly lit first-floor room. Penn State fraternity members due in court over hazing death 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z Certainly we can't expect Republicans in Congress to do more than make a few half-hearted feints about how tariffs aren't a good idea. Stocks Markets Tumble Amid Heightening Concerns Over Trade 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z Dylan Larkin finally saw the breakdown and passed to Green, who scored into an open net as Gibson reached his stick out in a half-hearted attempt to make the save. Ducks create playoff logjam with 4-2 win over Red Wings 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z The symphony was a gracious, if half-hearted, gesture by the Vienna Philharmonic to connect its tradition to the New World. In Mexico City, a famed orchestra is no match for the spirit of 160 student musicians led by Dudamel Some half-hearted groundwork is laid for the possibility of redemption in a few Ravens, but there's so little evidence of something deeper or surprising anywhere on-screen that it's difficult to care. Review: Crackle's 'The Oath' shows little promise 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z Most shootings like this stay in the news for a few days, normally accompanied by a half-hearted gun control debate, before falling further and further down homepages. Florida shooting survivors have a voice because they believe in change | Sam Wolfson 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z This leads to a half-hearted proposition from the man himself, one that is quickly rebuffed amid a chorus of laughter. 'Kim Jong-un is hitting on us!': my night out with Dear Leader (sort of) 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z Timberlake's half-hearted acknowledgement of that moment at this year's show did not go unnoticed. What's behind the Justin Timberlake backlash? 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z The perfunctory criticisms, self-indicting silences, half-hearted defenses and obvious lies provided by most elected Republicans have been embarrassing and discrediting. Opinion | Trump has revealed who he is. Now it’s our turn. 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z Allen’s archive is a garden of earthly deletes — decades of notes and stories and sketches that the prolific filmmaker exiled, for whatever reason, to the shadowlands in between whole-hearted commitment and half-hearted possession. Perspective | I read decades of Woody Allen’s private notes. He’s obsessed with teenage girls. 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z The police work was so half-hearted that the bombers were never even identified. How Benazir Bhutto's assassination was covered up 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z Just as well, then, that America’s retreat seems as half-hearted as China’s charge. New life for the Paris climate deal 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z Enthusiasm for housing benefits has long been half-hearted. HUD embodies the pathologies afflicting the White House 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z His government worries that a surfeit of half-hearted party members is a strain on resources, a risk to its reputation and an invitation to graft. China’s Communist Party is becoming choosier about new members 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z Williams, 67, was a heroic, outspoken critic of half-hearted government efforts and the treatment of poverty as a nuisance. He served as a Marine in Vietnam and later devoted himself to homeless veterans. Now he's fighting for his life 2017-11-11T05:00:00Z The characters rely heavily on stereotype, especially Susan, who is pitted as a romantic rival to Rachel in a half-hearted subplot. 'Art Show Bingo' leaves a lot of empty squares 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z The apology statement was, predictably, half-hearted, insisting that the intent of the restriction on the press’ questions had been misinterpreted. How the Country Music Awards tried to silence talk of gun control 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z The city of Lipetsk, half a million people clustered in the middle of an infinitude of farmland, is a dour, half-hearted place. How to sell a country: the booming business of nation branding 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z It would be easy to see this statement as a canned bit of damage control, as another in a long line of half-hearted mea culpas mass-produced by Silicon Valley publicists for their frequently offending bosses. Empathy – the latest gadget Silicon Valley wants to sell you 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z The problems include missed tackles, players straying from their assigned spot and, perhaps most bewildering, half-hearted effort. Breaking down the UCLA defense, and all of its breakdowns 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z It wasn’t a disastrous goal to concede, just strangely sloppy and loose, a combination of half-hearted, low-pressure interventions and a lack of pace in that West Ham back three. Tottenham hang on to win with 10 as West Ham battle for Slaven Bilic 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z Kyrgios’s commitment to the tournament has grown in importance since Bernard Tomic, the country’s other half-hearted talent, has crashed out of the top 100 through a combination of missing tournaments and not training very hard. Davis Cup team spirit fires Kyrgios up again 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z Heidi Group tried to replace that with a patched-together list of medical providers and a half-hearted advertising campaign, and completely failed. Surprise! "Crisis pregnancy centers" totally fail at replacing Planned Parenthood 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z I just wish it wasn’t being done in such a half-hearted rush. Game of Thrones, The Dragon and the Wolf gave fans exactly what they wanted 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z Republican lawmakers only mustered a “half-hearted attempt at Obamacare reform” and don’t really support funding a border wall with Mexico, he said. Steve Bannon returns to Breitbart: 'I've got my hands back on my weapons' 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z Three major company CEOs left President Donald Trump's advisory council after the tardy and half-hearted condemnation of the alt-right's ugly demonstration. How Charlottesville and Trump reveal CEO character 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z Kyrgios’s commitment to the tournament has grown in importance since Bernard Tomic, the country’s other half-hearted talent, has crashed out of the top 100 through a combination of missing tournaments and not training very hard. Davis Cup team spirit fires Kyrgios up again 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z Vlad flashed a half-hearted smile, keen not to look outmanoeuvred by such third-rate power games. Trump and Putin: leaders' body language shows who's the boss | John Crace 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z He found the Muslims in the city to be “lukewarm” and half-hearted in their adherence to the faith. How a jihadist was made 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z He later offered a half-hearted apology on Facebook that was mostly a repetition of his claim that the solution to violence against women is for women to “protect themselves.” More guns is not the answer to mass shootings — or violence against women 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z A story that might have been about different ways of approaching the darkness is instead a half-hearted story about an antihero more or less accidentally finding his better nature. The Mummy would have been so much better if Tom Cruise were the villain 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z That explains why the national Democratic Party put up only a half-hearted fight and the nominee ended up being Quist, an amiable cowboy troubadour with a diffident campaign style and checkered personal financial history. Everyone's a winner! Or what to take away from that special congressional race in Montana 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z That Scott-directed film, a stealth “Alien” prequel, tossed off some intriguing ideas about the origins of life before devolving into lazy, half-hearted splatter. Ridley Scott's 'Alien: Covenant' is a sleek, suspenseful return to form 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z The half-hearted mea culpa suddenly had no heart. After moving on from domestic-violence case, Seahawks’ Frank Clark takes a big step back 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z Parents and students - and even some teachers - already say that in the elementary grades, where 11:30 a.m. release on Wednesdays is the norm, those Wednesday morning academic schedules are half-hearted. Editorials from around New England 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z Soon the latter was confirmed and the arena was filled with half-hearted boos. Penguins overcome slow start to put away Capitals in Game 2 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z The move was temporary, a half-hearted stab at emigration; nonetheless, I was enrolled in school. The ungrateful refugee: ‘We have no debt to repay’ 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z Anti-Assad rebels, split between nationalists and Islamists, are splintered and abandoned by their half-hearted patrons. After six years, Assad now secure but his country carved up as war thunders on 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z I have been emailing Cockcroft since 2002, when, in a frenzy of half-hearted self-destruction, I attempted to dice my way through a Conservative party conference in Brighton. Three days with The Dice Man: ‘I never wrote for money or fame' 2017-03-04T05:00:00Z "Big Little Lies" will almost certainly be accused of indulging "white people problems" and uses half-hearted satire to try to neutralize such critiques, but they still apply. 'Big Little Lies' is an engrossing but glib tale of murder, marriage and motherhood 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z Otherwise, a flurry of half-hearted chances left the scoreboard alone. Kings' Jeff Carter delivers in overtime for a 1-0 victory over the Flyers 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z I made a half-hearted attempt to play it before my attention drifted elsewhere, so it was with barely any excitement that I went into “Gravity Rush 2.” ‘Gravity Rush 2′ is a gorgeously animated, exuberant game 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z Democrats quickly seized on what they saw as a half-hearted answer. Sean Spicer defends inauguration claim: 'Sometimes we can disagree with facts' 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z Chaffetz told Politico that he believes Shaub is “acting prematurely” by calling Trump’s half-hearted efforts to divest from his business “meaningless.” Jason Chaffetz threatens federal ethics head who denounced Donald Trump’s “meaningless” divestment 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z As a result, America’s commitment to, and involvement in, the League of Nations was never more than half-hearted. The 100 best nonfiction books: No 48 – The Economic Consequences of the Peace by John Maynard Keynes (1919) 2017-01-02T05:00:00Z We now live in a world of half-hearted Curb imitators, all labouring under the delusion that Curb was nothing but floridly improvised swearwords. The A-Z of 2017: your essential preview of the next 12 months in pop culture 2016-12-31T05:00:00Z Cautious to the end, even Obama’s UN demarche on Friday was half-hearted. Obama’s passing shot at Netanyahu is a futile gesture | Simon Tisdall 2016-12-26T05:00:00Z Terry Crews Saves Christmas Night three of this four-night series finds Terry and his ace team of party wizards trying to salvage one family’s half-hearted party. 8 p.m. Thursday's TV highlights: 'Project Runway Junior' and more 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z But because its ruling looks half-hearted—it imposed no fine or prison term—she may find a way to keep her post at the fund. A court in France finds Christine Lagarde guilty of negligence 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z Xi’s references to Confucianism may be half-hearted, but he too claims the mantle of a traditional Chinese ruler purging his country of noxious influences from the barbarian world. Themes of 2016: across continents, autocrats take control | Ian Buruma 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z This does not mean a half-hearted war effort. Day of Infamy 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z What I question is the rather half-hearted effort to tell readers just whose argument they were hearing. How Much Disclosure About an Op-Ed Author Is Required? 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z More important, a half-hearted approach will continue to leave children at risk of great harm. Recent editorials from Texas newspapers 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z And even some of this support was half-hearted, to say the least. Donald Trump: How the media created the President - BBC News 2016-11-12T05:00:00Z But Sarah says this "seemed to me like a half-hearted apology letter four-and-a-half years later". Police strip-search woman receives apology over complaints - BBC News 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z Even more insulting is that when Trump issued his half-hearted apology, he said this just isn’t a big deal. Donald Trump's 'P---y' Comment Is the Root of Sexual Violence 2016-10-08T04:00:00Z “The Daily Mail inflicted massive damages upon Mrs Trump’s reputation, and their retraction was half-hearted,” Harder tells the Guardian from his base in Los Angeles. Hollywood lawyer who fought Gawker goes to bat for Melania Trump 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z But this TV project - shoehorned into Allen’s unrelenting feature-film-annually regimen - feels half-hearted and, at times, even threadbare. Review: Woody Allen’s TV series is a plodding ‘Crisis’ 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z And even then, the pass was available because the safety, for a change, offered only half-hearted help. JuJu Smith-Schuster and Ronald Jones II, USC's most explosive players, haven't been this season 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z Trump began the debate with a subdued tone, eschewing his usual shouting for a half-hearted imitation of what a responsible statesman looks like, and maintained that composure for a whopping 10 minutes, perhaps even 15. Hillary’s Trump trap: Clinton laid a series of snares, and Donald charged right into them 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z But she expressed faith the “process of uncovering the murderers is not happening in a half-hearted manner anymore” and was no longer the subject of political interference. Body of Sri Lankan journalist who foresaw his murder to be exhumed 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z But they are now a pale imitation of their former selves, mustering little beyond a couple of half-hearted penalty appeals, and Southampton would not let them off the hook this time. Charlie Austin maintains his hot goal streak as Southampton beat West Ham 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z Mr Smith's opponent Jeremy Corbyn has come under fire from some Labour MPs for what they saw as his half-hearted campaign to keep Britain in the EU. Brexit Watch: At-a-glance day-by-day summer briefing - BBC News 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z He attacked his "half-hearted message" on Europe during the referendum campaign - which he said was "a betrayal of millions of working people". Corbyn's Labour 'unelectable and undesirable' - David Miliband - BBC News 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z While the rednecks were pretty rough-looking, this is such a ridiculous assumption that I almost wonder if it's a half-hearted commentary on the irrational classist paranoias of urban liberals. American Horror Story: My Roanoke Nightmare is about love on the verge of falling apart 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z But that might cause economic disaster for North Korea, causing it to see Beijing as an enemy rather than a half-hearted ally. Here's why China refuses to block North Korea's nuclear ambitions 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z Donald Trump made a half-hearted attempt to distance himself from Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, on Friday night at a rally in Florida, but aimed inflammatory comments at his political opponent Hillary Clinton and Iran. Donald Trump labels Clinton 'unstable' as he edges away from Putin relationship 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z Athenian democracy was a half-hearted experiment that survived for barely 200 years in a small corner of the Balkans. Isis is as much an offshoot of our global civilisation as Google 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z As his hand slips below her waist, Leah pulls away with half-hearted coyness: “What kind of girl do you think I am?” Morgan Saylor chases the thrill of the moment in electrifying 'White Girl' 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Property owners that made half-hearted efforts at cleaning up messes often earned a reprieve until the issue came to a head again. Recent editorials published in Indiana newspapers 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z Despite their half-hearted spin, Trump left the indelible impression that he would deploy a deportation force against all undocumented immigrants, especially the “murderers and rapists” he claimed Mexico was exporting to the US. America's problems aren't Obama's fault. They're George W Bush's | Richard Wolffe 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z He described players’ general attitude that first year as, ‘OK, sure’ — a half-hearted buy-in to the coaches’ messages of togetherness and brotherhood. Once a 'loose cannon,' Psalm Wooching now a poised leader for Huskies defense 2016-08-20T04:00:00Z But most Labour lawmakers accuse him of failing to present a compelling alternative to the Conservative government and of showing half-hearted support for European Union membership during Britain's recent referendum campaign. UK's Labour Party at war over who can vote in leader race 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z All this, Russia says, explains the West's half-hearted support for the Syrian opposition, which it has partially trained and equipped, but never substantially armed. Could Trump and Putin work together over Syria? - BBC News 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z A half-hearted paint job could not obscure the fact that the plane was a South American discard. Uber-Didi Merger Exposes the Struggles of Western Firms in China 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z My guess is that will be a few years of half-hearted efforts to launch new “products,” and then they’ll sell the entire consumer side of the business. ‘I’m Resigned to Having a Terrible President’ 2016-07-30T04:00:00Z Even many of Mr Trump’s loyal delegates seemed a bit half-hearted in their support; asked whether his champion was a Republican or a conservative, a delegate from North Carolina responded: “No, not yet.” Donning the mantle 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z Others launched basic brands around the same time, but for most this was a half-hearted effort in part to meet a Chinese government requirement that they set up brands with local partners. With Baojun, GM China has head-start in growing no-frills car market 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z The party was formally committed to Remain, but many moderate MPs felt that Mr Corbyn was half-hearted at best, and that this caused many Labour voters, especially in northern and eastern England, to back Leave. Twist or split 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z The last straw for many MPs was his half-hearted role in the anti-Brexit campaign. ¡Hasta siempre, comandante! 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is facing a revolt from his party’s lawmakers, who contend that his professed support for the Remain campaign was half-hearted. 'Brexit Architect' and UKIP Leader Nigel Farage Quits 2016-07-04T04:00:00Z But with his drug use escalating and family relationships suffering, he went to a rehab center in Monroe County in a half-hearted effort to straighten out. Addict-turned-mayor calls for new kind of war on drugs 2016-07-02T04:00:00Z Four years ago, when he was here preparing for what he thought and said would be his last Olympics, he was doing so with effort and training that were both half-hearted at best. In his signature event, Michael Phelps earns spot on his fifth Olympic team 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z But they also accuse him of half-hearted campaigning for a "remain" vote in the referendum, and of failing to win over traditional Labour voters who were more receptive to the anti-EU UK Independence Party. British EU exit turmoil alarms Asia, deepens party conflicts 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z But Mr Corbyn's critics accused him of being half-hearted in calling for Labour voters to unite behind Remain. EU referendum: Jeremy Corbyn aides deny leader to resign - BBC News 2016-06-25T04:00:00Z There is a half-hearted claim of handball towards a Turkey player but it goes unpunished. Spain 3-0 Turkey: Euro 2016 – as it happened! 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z The detergent-makers pulled the ad from circulation and issued two apologies, which many observers, particularly in the West, found half-hearted and insincere. Lessons About China and Race from a Detergent Ad 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z Royals catcher Salvador Perez deserves some free seafood, too, for his half-hearted attempt to stop a limping Machado from reaching the mound. Manny Machado gets free crabs for life for punching Yordano Ventura 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z Parent Mike Southern called for Smith's resignation to half-hearted applause from others at the meeting. Parents criticize officials after lead found at 2 schools 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z Starr's half-hearted apology is of no use and way too little, way too late. Kenneth Starr, Who Tried to Bury Bill Clinton, Now Only Praises Him 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z There is a half-hearted claim of handball towards a Turkey player but it goes unpunished. Spain 3-0 Turkey: Euro 2016 – as it happened! 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z “I was kind of having fun to start, half-hearted. Then all of a sudden it’s, ‘you’re off 200!’ Conor McGregor says UFC relations are good after 'publicized civil war' 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z “The District’s willful blindness . . . and its half-hearted attempt to provide Pierce with a random assortment of auxiliary aids — and only after he specifically requested them — fell far short of what the law requires,” Jackson wrote. Suspect in fatal July 4 stabbing on Metro train is indicted 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z Even when Kevin Mirallas scored a late goal that his team scarcely deserved, the home supporters joined in with the half-hearted cheers from the away end. Jamie Vardy kickstarts Leicester City’s title party by sinking Everton 2016-05-07T04:00:00Z By this, he means a continuation of the “half-hearted strategy of adjusting the old system,” as we’ve seen North Korea do over recent years with its tweaks to economic policy. It’s party time in North Korea. Workers’ Party party time. 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z For her part, Rowling seems increasingly disenfranchised with the act of apologizing for killing off characters that belonged to her, as this year's apology seems pretty half-hearted. J.K. Rowling makes her annual apology for killing off 'Harry Potter' characters 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z Cruz didn’t even really contest the state beyond making some half-hearted gestures, raising some cash and then getting out of town to campaign in friendlier territory. The Trump hype is out of control: Why he’s still no lock to win the GOP nomination 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z The Dubai bid was won by Acwa Power, a Saudi company that is taking big strides across the Middle East and Africa, despite the oil-rich kingdom’s own half-hearted plans for solar development. Follow the sun 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z After several weeks of half-hearted denials that left the door open to him riding in to save the party, he’s explicitly closed it. Paul Ryan did the right thing – for himself, and his party | Christopher Barron 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z The half-hearted nature of their efforts spoke volumes. Dele Alli starts goal rush as Tottenham see off Manchester United 2016-04-10T04:00:00Z Metcalf also lost a consolation match in which he admitted to giving half-hearted effort. At the U.S. Olympic wrestling trials, there’s a fine line between all and nothing 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z Papelbon smirked and listened to half-hearted boos mixed with polite applause and awkward indifference. In Jonathan Papelbon’s return to Nats Park, you can hear the ambivalence 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z It's just a shame about the song itself, a forgettable chunk of hip-pop that includes half-hearted rap passages and chanted choruses. This J-pop music video takes control of your iPhone 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z Today, the effort of each side to understand the other is half-hearted, at best. The bystander 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z Republican lawmakers who weighed in offered a defense of the governor that seemed in some ways half-hearted. Democratic lawmakers take shots at Hogan - again - for not communicating 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z Could there be any better illustration of this than the half-hearted efforts by news-program moderators to keep the GOP candidates from descending into schoolboy taunts during their debates? Les Moonves, CBS, and Trump: Is TV's business model killing democracy? 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z They can still right the ship and make the run everyone expected, but there’s no more time left for half-hearted efforts like the one in Bloomington. March can be madness if you’re on the outside looking in. Just ask Georgetown. 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z A few opinion journalists might try a half-hearted piece about guns or pondering the anger that drives these events, but most of us can’t even be bothered. The gun industry won: Republicans defeated the anti-gun crowd by shouting them down with temper tantrums and sheer nonsense 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z Villa’s play deteriorated rapidly thereafter with a procession of half-hearted challenges and basic errors prompting despair among the suffering home support. Liverpool put six past sorry Aston Villa as home fans turn ire on Lerner 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z His campaign had the look of a Potemkin effort, cobbled together in a half-hearted bid to show journalists he was serious. Trumped and Berned 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, headhunters still roam from sideline to sideline, undeterred by the NFL’s half-hearted efforts to clean up the game. Column: Super Bowl matchup masks an ugly year on field 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z Then he bowls one that fair cuts Root in half, hits him on the waist and flies to the slips, who make a half-hearted appeal. South Africa v England: third Test, day two – as it happened 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z It was thus somewhat of a surprise that the President mentioned Guantanamo in a single, half-hearted sentence in his State of the Union address. Why Obama Hasn't Closed Guantanamo Bay—and Likely Never Will 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z Disagreement with the scientific and medical basis for the new guidelines was more half-hearted. Solving the drink problem 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z Hollywood has long been making half-hearted gestures toward diversity through quotas and special achievement awards, but this year was when audiences started voting with their dollars and their clicks. Diversity is now the defining conversation of the entertainment industry 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z A half-hearted aid effort only sows more despair among Gazans and sets the stage for another round of fighting, making any aid a wasted investment, he said. Politics Slows Rebuilding in War-Ravaged Gaza Strip 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z “No new plan, just a half-hearted attempt to defend and distract from a failing policy,” Mr. Ryan said minutes after Mr. Obama finished speaking. Obama tries to calm fears about ISIS attacks, calls for gun control measures 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z “No new plan, just a half-hearted attempt to defend and distract,” tweeted House Speaker Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin. How the San Bernardino attack has reshaped the political debate — and the 2016 election 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z A half-hearted City appeal for a handball in the Stoke box is turned down by Martin Atkinson. Stoke City v Manchester City: Premier League – as it happened 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z In comparison to Vietnam, for example, Washington’s approach to waging its two principal post-9/11 campaigns was positively half-hearted. W has taught us nothing: If the hawks prevail, the futile War on Terror will never end 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z Most of his “warm-up” near the corner flag appeared to consist of half-hearted stretches and picking grass from the sole of his boots. Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z But instead of honoring Mr. Thompson, the arrangement seems an affront, and Arendt exposes the problem: the gesture toward permanence made by the developers in this case is incomplete, feeble, half-hearted. Malls of America: They may masquerade as public spaces — but they just want us to shop 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z He needed no second invitation, seeing off a series of half-hearted challenges as he powered up the pitch. Ten tales to lift sporting spirits 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z A half-hearted City appeal for a handball in the Stoke box is turned down by Martin Atkinson. Stoke City v Manchester City: Premier League – as it happened 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z That is Brazil’s current drama: Ms Rousseff is jeered whenever she talks, and is half-hearted in backing the fiscal reforms the country needs. The politician as thinker 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z This half-hearted attack illustrated how weak Bush is as a debater and how indifferent he is to the demands of the modern candidate and the modern presidency. Jeb Bush Seems Out of Sync With Today's Politics 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z Then there’s the question of Cristina Kirchner’s endorsement, which was only ever half-hearted. Argentina’s Kirchner Era Ends 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z Soon, the three of us were back in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, stepping around that half-hearted fence. Breaking into James Baldwin's House 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z "The prosecutors' investigations in these incidents are half-hearted with the sole purpose of protecting the security forces from criticism." Special Report: Egypt locks up lawyers in Islamist fight 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z Anyway, Pakistan have a go, in a half-hearted way, after Rashid tries to pull a shortish delivery from Wahab and gets nothing on it. Pakistan v England: second Test, day five – as it happened 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z Even writer-director Jorge Ameer's exhaustive roll call of Greek gods and heroes seems less an exposition than a half-hearted attempt to show off his command of the subject matter. See the dreadful 'Medusa' and you risk being turned to stone 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z There were half-hearted boos as the players left the field at half-time. Sergio Agüero hits five as Manchester City demolish Newcastle United 2015-10-03T04:00:00Z "In a World Cup you don't go out half-hearted to get through to the next game," said Visser. Scotland not second string - Visser 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z If Apple TV flops, it will be because Apple provides it the same half-hearted support its given games in the past. Apple TV's big plan for video games may be too little, too late 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z Anyway, Pakistan have a go, in a half-hearted way, after Rashid tries to pull a shortish delivery from Wahab and gets nothing on it. Pakistan v England: second Test, day five – as it happened 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z Police were making half-hearted attempts to round up people within the wider area, and corral them into a field, before driving them to a camp to be registered. 'Money, now': people smugglers conduct brisk business in Hungary 2015-09-06T04:00:00Z But over two years later, those words have been caught in a tangle of half-measures, half-hearted leadership and red tape.” Obama marks Hurricane Katrina's 10th anniversary with praise for New Orleans' recovery 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z There were some half-hearted efforts to create African American clinics, but white activists actually gave little or no assistance. Margaret Sanger, Planned Parenthood and black abortions: Ben Carson’s false claim 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z I am the first to merrily bust out the dry shampoo after, say, Pilates or a half-hearted run around the park, but now my ponytail is dripping down the back of my neck. What it takes to look like Kim Kardashian: we tried it out 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z Christie hinted at the anxiety over his faltering campaign, giving a half-hearted riposte on Monday night when a forum moderator asked about a 2012 run. Republican presidential hopefuls wait to see if they make the cut for TV debate 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z Windows 8, meanwhile, brought an unfriendly interface and a half-hearted App Store pricing model, which was met with a collective shrug by countless gamers worldwide who stuck with Windows 7. What does Windows 10 mean for gaming? 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z The globe-trotting doc culminates in a deeply uncomfortable confrontation, complete with half-hearted apology. Review: Disturbing twists in 'Amina Profile' 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z Mexico’s first auction experience suggests that half-hearted liberalisation is not good enough to attract scarce capital. The good oil boys club 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z Your half-hearted acceptance is thus the start of a downward spiral. Is It Ever OK To Accept A Job Offer And Continue To Interview? 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Earlier this month Clinton called the Bush administration's response through diplomacy "somewhat half-hearted" that left punitive sanctions on Iran as the "only response." Clinton backs Iran deal as 'important step'; gives 'full-throated' endorsement, lawmaker says 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z It’s a bit of a half-hearted appeal, and Erasmus isn’t won over, but the ball might just have flicked glove on its way through, so Australia review it. Ashes 2015: England v Australia – first Test, day two – live! 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z Clinton says the Bush administration's diplomatic response to Iran was "somewhat half-hearted" and emphasized sanctions. Clinton says she's hopeful US can reach 'verifiable deal' to curb Iran nuclear ambitions 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z Police issued a half-hearted apology, and the man’s family was reported to be pursuing a complaint. For Hong Kong's Most Famous Police Victim, Justice Is Elusive 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z Almost none of those ended up existing, and those that did were half-hearted attempts at best. Five Non-Existent Wii U Games That Should Have Been No-Brainers 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z At the same time, the language disturbed Republicans, who viewed it as half-hearted. Congress Takes Tiny Step Toward Authorizing Anti-ISIS War 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z It’s a bit of a half-hearted appeal, and Erasmus isn’t won over, but the ball might just have flicked glove on its way through, so Australia review it. Ashes 2015: England v Australia – first Test, day two – live! 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z The law was heavily criticised by doctors and anti-smoking groups as half-hearted and badly enforced. Austrians fear smoking ban threat to cafe culture - BBC News 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z Yet the industry was still half-hearted when it came to back catalogue. How the compact disc lost its shine 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z It was looking like Apple would finally remedy that in iOS 9 with the addition of public transit directions, but a new report from 9to5Mac says that the support will be pretty half-hearted. Apple Maps' public transit directions might only support six cities at launch 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z But this day, even that ritual seemed half-hearted. Dodgers' Carlos Frias has a really bad day in 11-3 loss to Padres 2015-05-24T04:00:00Z It was notable that Netanyahu’s original statement was in Hebrew but the half-hearted retractions in English. GOP presidential hopefuls shouldn't give up on a two-state solution 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z Some fret that Mr Varoufakis’s half-hearted negotiating tactics show a lack of commitment to keeping Greece in the euro. Absent professor 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z Thanks to complex qualification requirements and Comcast’s half-hearted ad campaign, Internet Essentials only reaches a fraction of eligible households – a paltry 11% in California. Former FCC Commissioner: The Time Warner—Comcast Merger Has Monopoly Written All Over It 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z On Indiana’s final possession Wednesday night, the Wizards knew power forward David West would set a half-hearted screen for point guard George Hill out of a timeout. Martell Webster hopes to be the answer as Wizards search for ways to end skid 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z Sure, with other opportunities available they made half-hearted jokes like, “if you leave, I’m leaving.” Pat Connaughton And The Cultural Transformation Of Notre Dame Basketball 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z Instead of ending Washington’s half-hearted misadventure at nation-building, the Obama administration twice doubled down in a desperate attempt to recoup lost ground. Leave Afghanistan To The Afghans: Obama Administration Should Speed Military Withdrawal 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z Yet, according to unclassified reports, airpower is being squandered with a half-hearted application. Even without U.S. ground troops to identify targets, target intelligence is awesome and amazing. Airpower’s wasted potential 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z There's some half-hearted healthy diet/well-being branding, but mostly, it's a place where you cook meat and vegetables in broth, then wrap it all up in rice paper. At Shabu Hyang, a mashup of hot pots, shabu shabu, spring rolls and kimchi 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z But this was, by Arum’s standards, a half-hearted attempt. How Much Does Pacquiao-Mayweather Matter? 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z “Senator McConnell has engaged in a half-hearted effort to date,” he said. Funding Is Still Elusive for Homeland Security 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z Otherwise it'll be just one more half-hearted embarrassment after another — and as a fan of the early films, I'd really like Michael to be scary again. A new Halloween is in the works, because mediocrity never dies 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z The elections were a bitter fight between the BJP and the AAP, with the Congress appearing to be half-hearted in the contest. In India, Political Setback For Narendra Modi As His BJP Loses Significant Delhi Election 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z The survey also asked how often employees struck back by doing things such as ignoring their boss or making only a half-hearted effort to do what their boss requested. Hostile Boss? Be Hostile Right Back, Study Says 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z Apple’s charge to start the day helped lift the Nasdaq to an initial 1% gain, before the market’s half-hearted rebound bid hit a wall. For Apple, Selling 75 Million iPhones Solves A Lot Of Problems 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z It was six years before he felt able to work again, but his first efforts to do so were half-hearted. Not working 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z They attach themselves to the wrong cause, make half-hearted decisions that lead to disastrous results, are magnetically drawn to their own destruction. Robert Stone, Out of the Sixties 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z It seems that most of the criticism comes from Republicans, but Democratic endorsements are at times half-hearted or not easily won. NASA wants to put humans on an asteroid — but Congress is skeptical 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z "What we are seeing," Aguirre said, "is a series of half measures and half-hearted reforms that will do nothing to root out the cancer of corruption at CPUC." New PUC chief Michael Picker vows openness, focus on safety 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z Weintraub said a half-hearted attempt at a truce the following Christmas failed, and there were no more Christmas truces during the war. Christmas 1914 brought the men out of the trenches and the slaughter to a stop 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z The reviews were pretty terrible for this one, with my half-hearted “well, my daughter liked it and I wasn’t annoyed too much” re view counting as among the more positive notices. Box Office: 'Annie,' 'Night At The Museum 3' Nab $5M Fridays 2014-12-20T05:00:00Z When the collecting craze started, I made a few half-hearted attempts, and my wife got me some cards she thought I would like. Sy Berger, Who Turned Boyhood Heroes Into Brilliant Rectangles, Dies at 91 2014-12-14T05:00:00Z What should be held against it is its own flimsiness and the half-hearted attempts of Rolling Stone to report it. Rolling Stone whiffs in reporting on alleged rape Borrowers have complained about credit brokers taking fees without permission for "half-hearted promises" of payday loans. Payday loan middlemen face crackdown 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z The Oct. 26 editorial “Mr. Obama’s half-hearted punch” suggested that the United States needs to do more to counter the Islamic State. Fight the Islamic State with a regional strategy After high school, Abusalha drifted through jobs and half-hearted attempts at college, struggling to find his footing in a life that he railed against in his suicide videos. American suicide bomber’s travels in U.S., Middle East went unmonitored Prince echoes many U.S. military officers when he says “the President’s current plan seems half-hearted at best.” Ex-Blackwater Chief Urges Hired Guns to Take on ISIS 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z The Isis adventure looks like costly, half-hearted window dressing. Bombing Isis fails war’s most critical imperative, so where is the opposition? 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z Both of these are half-hearted solutions to one of the game’s biggest problems. Why 'Destiny' Needs To Improve Its Social Skills In Its Next Patch 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z But I’m not interested in Ayoade’s life for half-hearted context or as a way to help him sell his work: I think there’s genuine intrigue. Richard Ayoade: ‘Shyness can be interpreted as a kind of aggression’ 2014-10-05T04:00:00Z Yet despite the fact that the gap he aims to fill is smaller, his pledges seem half-hearted. Trust me 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z It’s almost as if Republicans found a half-hearted litigant who isn’t fully committed to his own case. Brownback's 'experiment' gone wrong 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z For several years Mr. Abbas has oscillated between half-hearted participation in peace talks and attempts to advance the Palestinian cause through unilateral action at the United Nations. Mahmoud Abbas’s dangerous grandstanding A few half-hearted boos were as bad as it got for Pardew at half-time, but the atmosphere changed when Jelavic swivelled to fire Hull ahead in acrobatic style just after the break. Newcastle United 2-2 Hull City 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z The pattern that emerges from each of these faux pas and subsequent half-hearted apologies is one of indifference, bordering on antipathy, towards Urban Outfitters’ own shoppers. Urban Outfitters' Real Scandal: Its Disdain For Its Customers 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z The economics argument against independence was in the bag – no serious analysis gave a divorced Scotland’s financial prospects more than a half-hearted outlook, and most were downright doom-laden. Scottish Independence: How the Better Together Campaign Threw It All Away In a half-hearted effort to discourage this, there are rules to limit the rate at which firms can buy their stock—25% of daily trading volumes in America and Britain, for example. The repurchase revolution 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z The campaign from L’Oréal Paris contrasts sharply with a half-hearted effort from TRESemmé, whose instantly forgettable ad did not constitute enough presence to create news, let alone generous, engaging content. The Right Way For Brands To Leverage 'Event Television' Now 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z The administration’s policy of first supporting and then opposing Assad has been half-hearted and inept, helping to spawn the Islamic State. Obama Administration Debates Bombing Syria To Fight Islamic State; Instead, Washington Should Allow Syria And Others To Battle Killer Radicals 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z The government seems at last to be tiptoeing in this direction – but why so half-hearted? Western intervention over Isis won’t prevent the break-up of Iraq 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z I have made half-hearted attempts to address my pariah status, to never again face that tilt of the head accompanied by an “awww”. The trouble with being 40 and single 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z As Renisha McBride’s life is reduced to half-hearted, malicious media coverage and social-media fodder, the silence from some who claim to care about the violence inflicted upon black women grows louder. Renisha McBride was an unarmed black teenager, too 2014-08-03T04:00:00Z Given the paper’s half-hearted efforts to compel meaningful hedge fund disclosure to date, I doubt it’ll pursue the matter any further. Rhode Island Attorney General and State Treasurer Complicit in Hedge Fund Wrongdoing 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z And most of the other assignments amounted to “busy work” the report called “feeble, half-hearted and ineffective.” Federal paralegals had no work, so they surfed the Internet, probe finds This conundrum usually results in politicians sharing the same party-approved, partisan talking points or making half-hearted attempts at a unifying hashtag. Members of Congress on social media: they just really want us to 'like' them 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z But other than one half-hearted cleanup several years ago, he said, the state has done nothing with the site. Graves forgotten as mental institutions close 2014-07-26T04:00:00Z This is a lot to do with how Russia's involvement in east Ukraine is perceived to be chaotic and half-hearted to begin with. MH17 and its aftermath: 'ordinary Russians are horrified and frightened' 2014-07-19T04:00:00Z Often, it boils down to a half-hearted plop of the stethoscope on the fully clothed patient. The Physical Exam as Refuge 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z The scrutiny that the VA system faces is positive, but this debate is an opportunity for meaningful reform that should not be wasted with half-hearted measures. Veterans Need To Take Ownership Over Their Health Care 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z In his half-hearted campaign last month, Sisi frequently praised women – but with patriarchal language that positioned women as housewives rather than independent citizens. Doubts remain in Egypt despite Sisi's action against sexual harassment 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z Stepanek took half-hearted exception this week when it was politely suggested that he was doing well to compete at the highest level with younger opponents. Radek Stepanek downs Kevin Anderson to reach semi-finals at Queen’s 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z After shareholders threatened lawsuits, they both decided to release transparency reports to customers after years of resisting, and Verizon made a half-hearted attempt to challenge the phone dragnet program. Four ways Edward Snowden changed the world – and why the fight's not over 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z There is no wasted motion, no small talk, no joking around and no half-hearted effort. At Roland Garros, school is in session There were three choices in 1989: first, to continue in the same mould, with half-hearted reform. Tiananmen square protests and crackdown: 25 years on 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z A new turnaround guy, Julian Day was called in, and a half-hearted attempt was begun but never gained traction. Why RadioShack Is Bumming Me Out 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z Obama’s necessary nod to the use of force, whether to counter al-Qaida offshoots across Africa or arm the “good” Syrian rebels, came off as half-hearted. Obama West Point Speech Fails to Outline Convincing Foreign Policy Strategy 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z Last week, President Barack Obama offered up a half-hearted defense of his Cabinet official as dozens of Republicans called for his head. Shinseki Losing Support on All Fronts Amid VA Scandal 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z A half-hearted effort is not worth the effort and it won’t produce the desired results. The Female Tipping Point In The Boardroom 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z Simply continuing play after the foul would lead to a rash of half-hearted escapes. Breaking the Law: get rid of the miss rule in snooker 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z "You know how I feel, I don't like them, I apologise," Ujiri, told a hastily arranged news conference at the half, in a half-hearted attempt to defuse the controversy. Raptors drop expletive and game to Nets in playoff opener 2014-04-19T22:38:57Z Those who showed a half-hearted smile lived longer than those who didn’t smile at all, but not as long as their grinning teammates. Can Your Yearbook Photo Predict Happiness, Divorce, Death? 2014-04-07T13:42:00Z Clearing the clutter in my head and the guilt that hung over every half-hearted decision has given me more peace of mind than any elaborate time-management system. I’ll Finish the Dishes When I’m Dead 2014-04-04T09:45:46Z Beyond dismay over half-hearted reforms and budget efforts, as well as persistent French traits of protectionism and state interventionism in industry, many European officials complain privately of France's striking absence from European leadership. 'En attendant Godot': Europe waiting for France 2014-04-01T12:53:29Z Attempts to trap Wisconsin were half-hearted and did little to keep the Badgers from clock-eating possessions. West: Wisconsin 69, Baylor 52: Baylor’s Zone Is No Problem for Wisconsin 2014-03-28T02:29:28Z Companies that dither, blather or launch half-hearted inquiries when presented with evidence of employee misconduct often end up regretting it. Schumpeter: The enemy within 2014-02-27T16:07:01Z Raul Labrador, an Idaho Republican backed by the conservative Tea Party movement said that would be better than making some half-hearted demands likely to fail. U.S. debt limit gathers rust as political budget leverage tool 2014-02-07T06:05:39Z So we end up doing both work and home activities in an ambivalent, half-hearted way, which produces mediocre outcomes and vague disappointment in both. I’ll Finish the Dishes When I’m Dead 2014-04-04T09:45:46Z Any momentum created for the Wizards from the drama of the first overtime dissipated in the second behind tired legs, poor execution, half-hearted jumpers and slow rotations. Spurs 125, Wizards 118: After a stunning late rally, Washington falls in a heartbreaker 2014-02-06T04:02:01Z Deflated, Berdych netted a half-hearted backhand to concede a break point immediately, but saved it and then patently refused to yield. Wawrinka fells Berdych to reach Australian Open final 2014-01-23T12:18:33Z I have long abandoned my half-hearted attempts to conform to the wardrobe expected of women of my age and class. The Impossibility of The Good Black Mother 2014-01-20T12:00:08Z Closer made a half-hearted nod in this direction by claiming there were security issues at stake. Hollande's 'affair' tests French limits 2014-01-10T16:27:20Z The aim - after many half-hearted attempts - will be to discover the true health of Europe's banking system. A giant step for Europe? 2013-12-16T01:31:17Z Neil Lennon says Celtic's "half-hearted" show in the Champions League was "unacceptable". 'Half-hearted' Celtic hurt Lennon 2013-12-11T23:18:28Z New York couldn’t even muster a half-hearted comeback effort in the third period. Capitals 4, Rangers 1: Washington dominates New York in Madison Square Garden 2013-12-09T03:06:21Z Both sides had half-hearted penalty claims correctly waved away and ultimately the goalless scoreline was an accurate reflection of the match. Scotland 0-0 USA 2013-11-15T21:56:47Z But a senior Republican labelled his remarks a "half-hearted apology". Obama apologises for health law 2013-11-08T02:50:32Z "If the President is truly sorry for breaking his promises to the American people, he'll do more than just issue a half-hearted apology on TV," McConnell said. Obama: regrets not 'as clear as we needed to be' on Obamacare pledge 2013-11-08T00:22:32Z The crowd on the floor responded with a half-hearted murmur of assent. Egypt’s Thugs Beat Me 2013-08-14T13:24:00Z A half-hearted effort could wreck high expectations that centrist President Enrique Pena Nieto has the will to apply shock therapy to an ailing energy industry and beyond to other moribund sectors of the economy. Analysis: Mexico aims for NAFTA-style growth boost from energy reform 2013-08-11T13:05:27Z Nagpur seeks half-hearted recognition as India’s Orange City, for being a major trade center for oranges cultivated in the region. India Ink: Why Does the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Resent Cricket? 2013-07-02T07:29:57Z A cleansing dip after a half-hearted cry for help with a Bic is no longer an option: septicemia is not an end anyone would choose. How to cope as a washed-up former millionaire mogul? Here's my advice… 2013-06-22T23:04:18Z If he was a half-hearted leader before, he's fully in charge now. Column: LeBron wasn't about to let Game 7 get away 2013-06-04T07:35:09Z To some, the training can come off as half-hearted. Training push fails to halt military sexual assault crisis 2013-05-19T05:25:35Z In fact I'd describe it as a half-hearted fudge, or a woolly compromise – and the consequences could be very messy. Super League set of six: BBC did top job on Giants and Rhinos Cup tie 2013-05-15T11:08:36Z Over in Taiwan, says the Philippines is using the "one-China" policy as an excuse to avoid issuing a formal government apology. says Taipei must not be "half-hearted" on demanding a formal apology and compensation. China media: Philippines row 2013-05-15T06:21:32Z For his sake, there can be nothing half-hearted about Ferguson's retreat. For David Moyes to run the show Sir Alex Ferguson must resist meddling 2013-05-11T21:01:02Z Some people are very fortunate in that they are doing what looks like half-hearted preparation but it is very effective. Exam stress and how to beat it 2013-05-02T01:03:14Z It didn't come: Acosta caught a half-hearted header, gathered his thoughts and launched a long kick forward. The Joy of Six: outfield players in goal 2013-04-26T08:29:01Z The powerful midfielder evaded five half-hearted challenges to leave himself with a clear sight of José Reina's goal but, with the hard work done and the exuberance rising, he blazed over from close range. Liverpool 0-0 West Ham United 2013-04-07T14:42:28Z Peterborough started reasonably brightly, but were largely restricted to long-range efforts and half-hearted penalty appeals throughout an opening 45 minutes in which the 21-place gulf in quality between these sides was rarely apparent. Peterborough 2-1 Cardiff City 2013-03-30T17:51:36Z Leading shares initially gave a - half-hearted - welcome to news that Cyprus had finally agreed a bailout. FTSE loses early gains on eurogroup Cyprus comments, but Arm and Vodafone move higher 2013-03-25T17:02:12Z The Passover seder is the Super Bowl of Jewish rituals – a long nighttime event that everyone shows up for, even the most half-hearted of fans. No longer centered just on readings, many Passover seders have creative twists 2013-03-24T23:12:11Z Even the sense of injustice at the award of the decisive penalty was half-hearted. Steaua Bucharest 1-0 Chelsea 2013-03-07T21:10:28Z The possible pattern is clear: a series of crisis meetings, a few half-hearted efforts at reform to buy off Germany’s Angela Merkel, not enough growth, too much austerity, and then another crisis. Italy's election: Send in the clowns 2013-02-28T16:08:28Z A disengaged or half-hearted buyer is a definite indicator that the buyer isn't serious. 5 Characteristics of a Qualified Business Buyer 2013-02-27T15:52:13Z I love musicals, but it seemed a half-hearted attempt. osuprof First of all, you have to know that most Americans think very little of critics, since they rarely agree with public opinion. MacFarlane's Sexist, Unfunny Oscar Show Dud 2013-02-25T17:35:28Z Many protesters felt resentful toward America’s handling of the revolution, given its partnership with Mubarak and a show of support for the demands of the demonstrators that seemed both stalled and half-hearted. Inside Hosni Mubarak’s Last Days 2013-02-21T09:30:00Z The boos upon the full-time whistle were similarly half-hearted. Jack Wilshere shines in Arsenal's collision with the Bayern juggernaut 2013-02-20T01:06:00Z It was mostly half-hearted, but the jeering was louder when François Trinh-Duc, a half-time replacement for Fall, wasted a lineout drive with a drop goal attempt that never threatened to find the target. France 6-16 Wales 2013-02-09T18:59:34Z I made a half-hearted attempt at a bath - roaming between the soul of a pilgrim and the mind of a journalist. A certificate for holiness in India 2013-02-03T03:12:32Z My attitude changed: a professional rugby player cannot be half-hearted, which perhaps I was before, and I had to look at everything, including diet. Six Nations: Mako Vunipola powers to the forefront for England 2013-01-26T22:00:11Z Don’t rely on casual interactions or half-hearted introductions. Strengthen Your Network with Shared Activities 2013-01-15T16:30:18Z |
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