| 单词 | halfhearted |
| 例句 | But Nat had slipped out of the room and his halfhearted pursuers reported not a single trace of him. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Occasionally he’d make a halfhearted attempt to bond with the kid, but the two had little in common. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I try a halfhearted smile, but that hurts, too. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The first time he’d looked for her it was a halfhearted search after a couple of hours’ spectacular fishing. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z After I dropped Radar off that afternoon, I sat around the house reading “Song of Myself” and halfheartedly studying for finals. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Some boys stir the parts in their kits halfheartedly. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She flips halfheartedly through hangers of leather jackets. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He dunked a large scrub brush into a bucket of water and commenced halfheartedly scrubbing the floor. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z They would both be holding their hands to their mouths, halfheartedly trying to keep quiet. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Dr. Abdic’s welcome this morning seems a little halfhearted to me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I head to Crawfordsville, where I make a halfhearted attempt to visit the Rotary Jail Museum, but I feel like a tourist. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Feeling his will fade into blackness, Thomas braced his feet and held up his fists halfheartedly. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Eventually, she admitted to taking the money and made a halfhearted apology to me. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Dimple smiled halfheartedly, disappointed but eager not to show it. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He was reading Mr. Milton when he heard the clock chime three with a weary, halfhearted chime. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z The few photos of friends she has around seem halfhearted, and her clothing choices are more like a thirteen-year-old’s than a sixteen-year-old’s. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Mrs. DiAngelo sat at the table in her bathrobe, halfheartedly trying to make a list of chores for me, but she perked up a little when I asked. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Mango jumps off my lap and chases halfheartedly after the pencil before lying down to wash himself. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z I swing my foot halfheartedly, missing it by a mile. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z “When our rocket flies—really flies—I’ll tell him then,” I promised halfheartedly. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She leaned back on her hands and raised her face to the sky, shouting her bidding, and a chorus of halfhearted answers came back from her boys inside the mud-thatch house. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z One lets out a halfhearted woof as Daddy’s field workers, five Negroes, pull up in a truck bed. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z So bored was the trader with the display, one he had witnessed countless times before, that he only halfheartedly beat the distraught family. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “I hate maroon,” Ron moaned halfheartedly as he pulled it over his head. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z I point to Buttercup, who gives me such a halfhearted hiss, we all have to laugh a little. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z We had a halfhearted volleyball game against some guys from HQ company. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Homer remained at his side despite Ridgeway’s halfhearted attempts to shoo him away. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z It was a halfhearted wondering; she missed what could have been, but she no longer missed him. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Mrs. Galluzzo had been halfheartedly rinsing off a few of the now empty platters with my mother, but when she heard Paul’s name, she swung around. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The rain had slowed to a halfhearted drizzle. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “Not entirely, my friend. Their efforts were halfhearted, I say, but this, more than anything, was because they were afraid of you.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I make a halfhearted effort to push my hair out of my eyes and realize it’s matted into clumps. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z She flipped halfheartedly through the pages before closing the book and slumping into the chair. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He nodded, but it was halfhearted, like he was already itching to go. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z It hung crookedly, almost like someone had tried to rip it down, only to have someone else come along and halfheartedly string it back up. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z There were a few nods and halfhearted hoots. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z When asked by friends about his isolation from the presidential councils, Adams halfheartedly endorsed the same constitutional explanation. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z It was a halfhearted one that she was trying to make look friendly and eager. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “So,” Dad says to Mom halfheartedly, “at least the plumbing problem isn’t my fault this time.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z A few people clapped in recognition, and she waved halfheartedly. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When it’s my turn, I introduce myself as Josh Raymond, seventeen, no previous experience beyond my recent halfhearted experiment with sleeping pills. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z No one has ever talked to her about college except the school guidance counselor who halfheartedly recommended nursing school when she got an A last semester in bio. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z He smiles at me in a halfhearted way. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I waved halfheartedly, one hand dragging the other up by the wrist. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z They had been halfhearted tokens of penance, insincere, corrupt gestures meant more for his own appeasement than hers. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z We all sat around a semicircle of stone steps, singing halfheartedly and watching the bonfire blaze while the Apollo guys strummed their guitars and picked their lyres. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z He had the dumbbells in his hands and he started a halfhearted set. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z From the edge of the camp, a rooster gave a few halfhearted crows. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z In the front of the plane a woman screamed, halfheartedly. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Someone halfheartedly whizzed a bicycle chain over the top of the file cabinets and knocked the bean plants to the floor. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z They avoided Hagrid’s eye and returned his cheery wave only halfheartedly when he left the staff table ten minutes later. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “Well, I don’t know about that,” the customer said, in a halfheartedly moderate tone. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I gave her a halfhearted smile, but I just couldn’t shake my dreariness. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Carlisle stood at the plate, and the others joined the game halfheartedly. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Edwin mumbled a halfhearted greeting as he pulled his boat safely up on the rocks. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z He made a few halfhearted forays after small creatures that crossed his path, but they easily evaded him. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Mary Lou clapped; it was followed by halfhearted applause by the others. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Every time he thumped his chest or made a brief, halfhearted wail, he felt his ears get hot; and from time to time he announced to nobody in particular, “Sheesh! I feel like a kook.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z When I struck Julian this time, he gave a halfhearted groan and clutched at his belly. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Kit lowered herself gingerly and gathered a halfhearted handful. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Nonetheless, our offer to speed that task by giving them the Cambridge molds for making the models was only halfheartedly received. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z “Hey, Mike,” I called, waving back, unable to be halfhearted on a morning like this. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I sit down with my group and give them a halfhearted smile. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The next morning, my family and I talked halfheartedly about leaving Swat or about sending me to a boarding school far away. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z A halfhearted murmur of forgiveness broke out in pockets. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Uncle Chester had made a stab at it, but a halfhearted stab. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Down below, the crowd murmurs in halfhearted confusion as they continue making their way toward the exits, but it is quickly replaced by cheering again as they celebrate the game. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Given my feelings on tribalism, one would assume that I would have made halfhearted efforts to defend a positive view of tribalism. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “I will help you with the dyes tomorrow,” Amari promised halfheartedly. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z There were a few halfhearted attempts at stories, but they died out quickly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I roam the hospital, checking off treatments on my app halfheartedly and going through the motions of my regimen, just like I’m supposed to, but it doesn’t feel as satisfying. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Park picked up a chunk of melting snow and tossed it halfheartedly in the goose's direction. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z They heard Louis and Connor finishing up, the audience clapping halfheartedly. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The cub gave a halfhearted look of shame and was immediately quiet and still. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “Then I get a call one day from Puerto Rico. It was your father halfheartedly saying I should join him once he got his new business up and running.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z It sounded like a challenge, but a pretty halfhearted one, like she was asking it of herself. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z While numerous loud threats were exchanged, and some halfhearted pushing and shoving went on, Ruby Archuleta lazed over to a grassy slope, sat down, and bemusedly smoked a cigarette. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Preeti stuck up for her, but she could see it was halfhearted. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Simon’s eyes cut to the soccer ball, and he gives it a halfhearted nudge with his foot. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z “This is so not cool,” I say to Tats, unclasping my bangs from a barrette halfheartedly holding them. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Farther on some teen-agers halfheartedly chopped at weeds along an irrigation ditch behind the junior high school football field bleachers. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z His earlier efforts to reform his eating habits were halfhearted. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z The question was answered with a mix of halfhearted cheers and more than a few grumbles. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Back in the kitchen, he put the salad things in the sink and halfheartedly began to wash them. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Sure enough, Mrs. O’Leary was curled up in an enormous black furry mound in the middle of the stadium, chewing halfheartedly on the head of a warrior dummy. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I moved my arm halfheartedly and produced a string of sick-looking circles. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z After three hours, they said goodbye and made — halfhearted? jokey? — plans to do this again in person, assuming they’re ever in the same city at the same time. Date Lab: Will graduate school plans kill this romance before it even starts? 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z I finally came up with a halfhearted pageant—a series of events, on floats or in cars, that would represent moments in history and consciousness. Bringing Guantánamo to Park Avenue 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z In a scene from “Saturday Night Live,” the English actor Daniel Craig stares into the camera and flops his arms halfheartedly, as if he meant to raise them above his head but got tired halfway. Is It the Weekend? Not Until He Says So. 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z On the night I saw it, the audience response was polite but halfhearted because by then it was already a certified flop. Review: Merrily (and Ruefully) Recalling an Epic Broadway Flop 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z They accept platitudinous thanks from fellow citizens and offer halfhearted enthusiasm in return. Robert Boswell’s ‘Tumbledown,’ and More 2013-08-28T19:05:14Z We started testing him, and he started halfheartedly going to AA with a friend. Perspective | Ask Amy: Parents test drug-taking son 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z Misty arrives at the commune, where she halfheartedly participates in a drum circle. ‘Yellowjackets’ Season 2, Episode 6 Recap: Little One 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z And the halfhearted ball that begins the third act becomes a glorious, surreally spastic affair of people dancing awkwardly with themselves. | 'The Cherry Orchard': ?Cherry Orchard? With Turturro at Classic Stage - Review 2011-12-05T03:01:07Z For 88 days, he and his mother endured a press siege outside their shared apartment – and a vicious feeding-frenzy in the national media – until the FBI halfheartedly admitted he hadn’t planted the bomb. Kathy Bates: 'I told Clint that after 50 years, I feel like I've hit the big time' 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z When a company sends insincere apologies and halfhearted offers, it’s time to escalate your complaint. Help! Construction noise ruined my Sandals vacation in Barbados 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z Anya halfheartedly attempts suicide because she wants to feel like a more serious person. Conversations With Friends, in a Russian Jail Cell 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z Jack’s own reassurances seem halfhearted: “You have to walk through a place as if you’ve known it all your life,” he tells himself. In This Debut Novel, a Chinese Immigrant Keeps His Sleepwalking Sister’s Secrets 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z When things upset him, he twice tried to commit suicide, if halfheartedly, by leaping out of a second-story window of his house. The New Definitive Biography of Martin Luther King Jr. 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z I’ve written many a time that the center’s funding of the Farrell Ballet has been halfhearted, just enough for dancers to rehearse a couple weeks a year, and the lack of greater commitment has shown. Critic’s Notebook: A bittersweet triumph for Suzanne Farrell and her company 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z But when I started reading, I realized that former liberal arts majors who halfheartedly resist the app-enabled future — mainly through willful ignorance and sweeping complaints — are the intended audience for this book. A Tech Insider Stylishly Chronicles Her Industry’s ‘Uncanny Valley’ 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z There were some halfhearted attempts, but nothing ultimately severe. The lasting trauma of rape 2013-02-18T01:00:00Z With its stacked moral deck, student stereotypes and false, halfhearted ending, “Beware the Gonzo” is really formula straining at the seams to be more. | 'Beware the Gonzo': ?Beware the Gonzo? - Review 2011-09-08T23:18:53Z Thankfully my friends are more organized than I am, because they made sure this wasn’t just some halfhearted “Hey, we should do this sometime” plan as Seattleites are wont to do. Brews, baby seals and ‘Big Little Lies’: How an epic Highway 1 road trip brought three guys closer together 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z That potential is mostly squandered in “The Dictator,” which gestures halfheartedly toward topicality and, with equal lack of conviction, toward pure, anarchic silliness. Movie Review: ?The Dictator,? With Sacha Baron Cohen 2012-05-15T16:30:09Z “Here’s the laugh you get when you watch a comedy by yourself,” she says, releasing a halfhearted guffaw. Off-Key, but on Point 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z He put on a trench coat and pulled a black baseball cap over his brow, a halfhearted effort to render himself a little less recognizable. Orhan Pamuk’s Istanbul 2014-01-31T18:45:16Z But if you're considering going through the motions this year with some halfhearted batch of brittle, let me urge you now to take that pressure off yourself and the folks on your gift list. Personal, no-bake honey rum balls are too good to give away 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z More afraid of actual struggle than its one-dimensional heroine, “Backwards” flirts halfheartedly with mother-daughter tension and the psychological limbo of thwarted dreams. Movie Review: ‘Backwards,’ With Sarah Megan Thomas, Collegiate Rower 2012-09-20T23:01:10Z In any case, British Lion distributed it halfheartedly on a double bill with Nicholas Roeg’s “Don’t Look Now,” and it failed miserably at the box office. Robin Hardy, Who Set ‘The Wicker Man’ Cult Alight, Dies at 86 2016-07-04T04:00:00Z Then he performed a quick series of stretches — halfheartedly throwing his arms up — to show off the fabric’s elasticity. Can Hugo Boss Actually Be Cool? 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z It shows up to work Wednesday night staggering around without caffeine, halfheartedly plopping its tale this time in the worn-out milieu of the carnival sideshow. ‘American Horror Story: Freak Show’: Carny cornballs She had been a page at NBC years before, and she took the audience on a halfhearted tour around the studio, including the set design department where Plaza once worked. ‘S.N.L.’ Mocks George Santos Over and Over Again 2023-01-22T05:00:00Z You can see the exhaustion in the faces of waiters halfheartedly waving tourists into their restaurants, and the terse words of bartenders defaulting to English. Seeking slice-of-life authenticity in Italy’s most touristy cities 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z At first, Lois tries to halfheartedly deny the accusations, but she soon finds that her fists provide a better defense. ‘Blue Jean’ Review: No Privacy in the Girls’ Locker Room 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z Selma’s reveries are indicated merely by little ariosos in a lyrical style that halfheartedly evokes early Bernstein. Music Review: A von Trier Tragedy, Recast as Opera 2011-07-31T21:40:49Z Unlike “Contagion,” “Perfect Sense” doesn’t trump up a halfhearted medical analysis of the disease. Movie Review: Ewan McGregor and Eva Green in ?Perfect Sense? 2012-02-03T00:41:58Z And I halfheartedly tried to be who society wanted me to be, until something finally hit me one day in Copenhagen as I was lying on the floor of my apartment. Home at Last in the Wind, Rain and Isolation of the North Sea Coast 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z At the time, Penn was halfheartedly slinging the line that “Bob Honey” was the brainchild of one Pappy Pariah, whom Penn claimed to have met at a writers’ conference in 1979. Review | What is Sean Penn thinking? His debut novel is a mess, again. 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z A young woman with an arrestingly chic haircut — cropped, curly and imminently due a revival, if anyone is looking for an image to show their hairdresser — looks off to one side with a halfhearted smile. Big Hair and Big Thoughts at a Paris Museum 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z Her jacket, despite its faintly rocker-ish metallic striations, seemed a halfhearted concession to propriety, as far removed from her seditious roots as a truck is from a Jeep. Marianne Faithfull, as Years Go By 2011-12-23T21:47:23Z The prime minister’s fate, in other words, was possibly determined by the halfhearted threat assessment of two university students. Review: ‘Killing the King,’ on the Murder That Claimed a Peace Process 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z He had recently moved to Los Angeles and was writing, halfheartedly, for "Mad TV." Patton Oswalt has a thing for the movies 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z It targeted the Protestant king, James I, who was negotiating an end to war with Spain while halfheartedly persecuting Catholics as the English Reformation wound its way toward civil war. Review: A ‘Game of Thrones’ Star Puts His Family History on TV 2017-12-17T05:00:00Z A model-like brunette wearing a rhinestone headband twerked gently in front of a GIF machine, the latest iteration of a photo booth, and made a halfhearted attempt at a duck face. Santa Monica as the New Silicon Valley 2014-03-14T23:34:51Z “Rectify,” the critically praised but sparsely watched SundanceTV drama, was never intended for halfhearted viewing. The Creator of ‘Rectify’ on Why You Can’t Watch and Multitask 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z Back in the U.S., he made another halfhearted attempt at school, this time at Ursinus College in rural Pennsylvania. 2010-01-28T21:05:00Z There is one instance of halfhearted subterfuge that provides a tiny zigzag needed to keep the plot moving to its inevitable conclusion. ‘Falling Inn Love’ Review: A Prize That Needs Some Work 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z The Kennedy Center’s halfhearted funding of Farrell’s endeavor — just enough to put on a few performances, not enough to ensure the highest quality — guarantees unevenness. A triumph from the Suzanne Farrell Ballet 2016-10-22T04:00:00Z Outside, a couple of children pulled toddlers in a wagon and middle-aged adults swayed halfheartedly to the faint words of the music playing inside. On Ocean Beach, Last Call Before the Ship Sails 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z Her work became “slack and halfhearted”; she kept wiping away images, and felt “suffocated by the increasing debris of unfinished paintings.” ‘I Am My Own Subject’: Celia Paul on Lucian Freud, Motherhood and a Life in Art 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z The kooky Diane is first seen, halfheartedly and fully clothed, working a stripper pole in her living room alongside her gal pals. Movie Review: ‘Parental Guidance,’ With Billy Crystal and Bette Midler 2012-12-24T22:52:20Z He does reggae no favors with his halfhearted attempts at patois. Critic’s Notebook: New Releases by Snoop Lion and Will.i.am. 2013-04-24T22:12:47Z Erika begins her investigation, but some of her reporting is halfhearted, some of it is manipulative, and some of it is simply dishonest, as when she surreptitiously tapes conversations after her subjects have declined permission. Review: In ‘Stet,’ Rape, Journalism and the Elusive Truth 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z Too much of Ellie’s journey seems halfhearted or vague or circumstantial. ‘Lucky Them’ Stars Toni Collette 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z His rhyming, on the occasions he rhymes, is usually halfhearted, only occasionally revealing the finesse of which he was capable. One Last Book From an Outback Poet Who Was Part Hero, Part Pariah 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z “Sorry, love, but I talk all day,” Neal said while halfheartedly pushing his favorite roasted chicken around the plate. From Russia With Mixed Feelings 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z And neither the halfhearted battle that preceded their escape nor or the ambitious but unevenly executed show that depicted it was a revolution. ‘Legion,’ Season 1 Finale: The Dork Side of the Moon 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z Unlike "Contagion," "Perfect Sense" doesn't trump up a halfhearted medical analysis of the disease. 'Perfect Sense': Whiffs of love amid sensory-loss epidemic 2012-02-16T21:36:10Z She halfheartedly sings a lyric or two, then lapses into a silence that lasts a full 40 seconds. Review: ‘Bessie,’ on HBO, Stars Queen Latifah as Blues Singer 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z But the attempt is brief and feels halfhearted. Fake News: It’s as American as George Washington’s Cherry Tree 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z It seems like a halfhearted concession to Latinas — half a Disney princess — but it’s more than other girls still waiting to see themselves on the big screen have received. A Latina Disney Movie Princess? The Wait Isn’t Over 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z I’m generally a sporadic and halfhearted tweeter, wary of engaging, reluctant to put myself more in the path of the Internet than is strictly necessary. I’m sorry, Taylor Swift: My one tweet set off a worldwide search for a “missing” pop star from Los Angeles to New Zealand 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z On the corner of First and K streets NE, a handful of government workers sat outside Sandwiches by Phillip on their lunch hour, gazing halfheartedly at the banners advertising Storey Park leases. Art takes hold in one of downtown’s last gritty spaces — but only for a while 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z Following the unexpectedly delightful moment, I kept thinking how much more I'd rather see those two fine actors in a good comic farce than sit through the rest of the rudderless, halfhearted "Savages." 'Savages': Oliver Stone's hazy tale of drugs, thugs, free love 2012-07-03T23:30:05Z Griffith will continue to fight halfheartedly and will rack up more championship rounds than almost any other boxer before retiring in 1977. ArtsBeat: A Deadly Night in the Boxing Ring Is Grist for an Evening at the Opera 2012-05-16T21:21:59Z There's a halfhearted, last-second attempt to bring grace to Jack, but it's more of a Hail Mary-type pass, one born out of desperation. Review: Rebeck's 'Dead Accounts' lacks sharpness 2012-11-30T02:02:09Z Brian, in a state of barely controlled panic, halfheartedly goes through the motions of agreeing to support Leslie’s decision to reject an abortion and to remain by her side. Review: ‘The Young Kieslowski’ Is a Sobering Comedy of Consequences 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z Q: It takes a while for Jared to come around to seeing the pernicious effects of Love in Action, which he initially seems to embrace, if only halfheartedly. Makers of gay-conversion film say they don’t want to ‘throw God under the bus’ 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z The Five Stairsteps, though—they’re doing more of a halfhearted little kick, the way a person might distractedly swat at a fly. The Best Song for Soothing Your Election Anxiety 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z This is just one of Largo’s numerous halfhearted lunges at crossing the chasm between the real and the mythical in the name of entertainment. “The Big, Bad, Book of Beasts:” odd and wonderful animals 2013-06-05T20:56:48Z Dharam, her husband, whose halfhearted business ventures always end in failure, wants to use the cash for a religious ritual. ‘Fire in the Mountains’ Review: The Mother of All Struggles 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z Conversations were often shouted across the room as we halfheartedly molded our ashtrays and pots. My penis size obsession: All my life I’ve worried about measuring up 2016-01-03T05:00:00Z Whether his movement is sharp, halfhearted or barely there, it pours out of him from a place of conscious and unconscious impulse. The Dance Delight in ‘Barbie’ Belongs to the Kens 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z “Whenever I deviated from that principle over the following half-century and published halfheartedly, things did not go well.” In ‘Avid Reader,’ a Celebrated Editor as Shepherd and Alchemist 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z There was a halfhearted response from the workers. Front Row: Some Stores in Chelsea Struggle to Reopen After Storm 2012-11-07T21:06:04Z Before my dibling appeared, I had been longing for connection, halfheartedly dating a widower I met online. A Stranger Looked Like My Twin. That Was Just the Beginning. 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z In “The Lost Order,” an out-of-work lawyer, prone to idle fantasy and introspection, halfheartedly ventures out to find her husband’s lost wedding ring. Books of The Times: ‘American Innovations’ by Rivka Galchen 2014-05-07T20:15:28Z Ms. Bauer never quite probes such possibilities, and neither does Frances Hill’s halfhearted direction. Theater Review: ?My Occasion of Sin? by Monica Bauer at Urban Stages 2012-04-09T21:25:53Z It comes closest to the mainstream with “i,” a tepid single built around an Isley Brothers sample that feels halfhearted, like a politician pandering to a constituency he isn’t sure he wants. With ‘To Pimp a Butterfly,’ Kendrick Lamar brushes all hip-hop rivals aside 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z “We’re not kids anymore,” Mike yells at him, after a halfhearted session of Dungeons & Dragons falls apart. Review | A convoluted ‘Stranger Things’ follows its primal ’80s urges to one monster of a mall 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z Not in the Manhattan production, which uses reality television as a halfhearted premise. Music Review: Haydn’s ‘Orlando Paladino’ at Manhattan School of Music 2014-05-04T21:38:14Z Dollops of bad taste and a dated sensibility mixed with halfhearted attempts at currency. ‘Echoes of the Borscht Belt,’ Photos at Yeshiva University 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z His first attempt was halfhearted, the doll landing gently on a sofa. The Only West End Show Still Standing 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z Was he aware that I spent a month of the summer in halfhearted pursuit of a girl for whom I wavered between infatuation and no respect? A year in my parents’ basement 2013-12-30T01:00:00Z By the time heroin addiction catches them in its jaws, Emily is in her mid-20s, teaching college writing and helping the narrator, who is halfheartedly taking classes on the G.I. He Wrote a Novel From Jail. She Wrote One About a Different Kind of Imprisonment. 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z The bulk of Mr. Stewart’s appearance was devoted to his recitation, in a willfully halfhearted Trump accent, of several new executive orders, the president’s preferred style of leadership thus far. Jon Stewart Savages Trump: ‘Purposeful, Vindictive Chaos’ 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z It is the artist’s passion for her work, not some halfhearted romance, that pulls her through. Influenced by Her Children, Laurie Simmons Exits Her Comfort Zone 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z The three men perform much of “Hoo-Ha” halfheartedly, as if they were rehearsing it. Dance Review: ‘Hoo-Ha (for your eyes only)’ at Danspace Project 2013-05-24T21:01:38Z In her mid-20s, halfheartedly engaged in a PhD in Restoration comedy, she entered a competition for a work experience placement at Vogue. Helen Simpson: 'I stuffed it with sex and violence' 2010-05-28T06:00:00Z Gunderson and Melcon throw some halfhearted plot twists in the way of immediate resolution, but the obstacles tend to fizzle, and the story’s comic and dramatic situations don’t always seem fully realized. ‘Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley’: Comic play is a gift for Jane Austen fans 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z One writer halfheartedly suggested the inclusion of a pie fight, eliciting groans. Comedy’s Sweet Weapon: The Cream Pie 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z “She can’t, even if she tries, hide who she is. . . . If she is passionate about something, then she is passionate about something. It is not halfhearted.” Perspective | Two opposites bond over their ‘loud, intrusive and unconditionally loving’ families 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z In her spare time, she takes solitary walks or bike rides, and occasionally — somewhat halfheartedly — works on her own writing. Taking dictation from Henry James was a lesson in style — and patience 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z Jack has his doubts about the trip, halfheartedly joking to Lindsay “this could be some weird, rich person sex thing” or maybe something scary à la the horror flick “The Purge.” ‘Pretty Problems’ Review: A Getaway Goes Quirky 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z By the time 15 January rolls around, I’ve said to hell with everything except a halfhearted attempt at daily meditation. The key to keeping your New Year's resolutions: subtraction 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z Yes, your cellphone can be seen in a dark theater, despite your halfhearted efforts to hold your hand over the screen. Are Other People, with their cellphones and noises, stopping you from going out for entertainment? Here’s what we need to do. 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z The loggers, thinking Martin is in cahoots with the protesters, halfheartedly harass the stranger, vandalizing his car and giving him the stink eye in a bar. 'The Hunter': Trapped in a slow-moving but pretty tale 2012-04-19T20:23:07Z As some conservative talk hosts pronounced themselves Never Trumpers or came to his side late and halfheartedly, Hannity went all in. The making of Sean Hannity: How a Long Island kid learned to channel red-state rage 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z All a pleasant, offbeat movie like "Going the Distance" can hope to do is swim halfheartedly against the ebbing tide. "Going the Distance": Can Drew Barrymore save the rom-com? 2010-09-03T11:01:00Z But even that thread feels only a halfhearted stab at darker intent; the playwright’s own magic is marshaled for a more magnanimous end. Ethan McSweeny’s “Tempest” casts a bright, uplifting spell 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z It’s not so much that the cast members lack chemistry, but rather that the film doesn’t bother to establish any legible dynamic between their characters, leaving the halfhearted banter without a place to land. ‘Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre’ Review: The Getaway Car Is Stuck on Cruise 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z The fires of his arguments are rarely well banked; more than once he says halfhearted things like, “Some people love it; I don’t.” Books of The Times: Christopher Bram?s ?Eminent Outlaws,? on American Gay Writers 2012-02-02T22:57:21Z It's a rarely amusing movie overwhelmed by grating kids, unfunny sidekicks, halfhearted Sandler funny voices and a co-star who seems more fearful of smiling with each passing year. 'Just Go With It'? Sandler and Aniston should have said no 2011-02-10T18:11:03Z Mr. Foxx is the Daddy Warbucks character, here renamed Will Stacks and refashioned as a cellphone billionaire halfheartedly running for mayor of New York. ‘Annie’ Remake Stars Quvenzhané Wallis 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z It is, he realizes, an invitation to ask her out, and he takes the bait halfheartedly. Books of The Times: In ‘Love Affairs of Nathaniel P.,’ Women Flummox a Writer 2013-08-04T17:47:50Z His death doesn’t affect Katya much — “I was used to his absences, and his being dead didn’t differ that much from his being away” — but her mother’s halfhearted presence is deeply damaging. A Romantic Comedy So Dark It Makes You Cry 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z It’s a pretty halfhearted vision, frankly, introducing notions that are never satisfactorily explored. Theater Review: ‘User’s Guide To Hell Featuring Bernard Madoff’ by Project Y 2013-09-09T21:37:18Z The glossy appearance and trappings may evoke standard Anglophile nostalgia, but below the veneer is a cynical portrait of bored, shallow Britons halfheartedly going through the motions of a celebration. Movie Review: ‘Cheerful Weather for the Wedding,’ With Elizabeth McGovern 2012-12-06T21:22:23Z Regulars halfheartedly complain the restaurant doesn’t serve Haitian classics made with pork or shellfish. Review | Found: An uncommon taste of Haiti in Silver Spring 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z But 15 minutes later, when we finally spotted our tidal bore, it was, sadly, simply boring, a Chihuahua of a ripple with some halfhearted froth. In Nova Scotia, tidal-bore rafting offers a uniquely muddy adventure 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z To the sympathetic observer recalling Lohan’s early promise, this fall from grace—largely played out in the public eye, and punctuated periodically by halfhearted stabs at a comeback—has seemed both painful and interminable. The Precarious Spectacle of the Girl Boss in “Lindsay Lohan’s Beach Club” 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z Lohan wore a floppy hat to protect her skin from the sun and halfheartedly waved to two photographers snapping from a hill 20 yards away. Here Is What Happens When You Cast Lindsay Lohan in Your Movie 2013-01-13T17:37:08Z As if on cue, a pair of young stags square off, rearing up and halfheartedly pawing at each other with hoofs. Scotland’s northeastern scenery circuit — 500 miles of sheep, history and whisky 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z Travelers say they are unimpressed with the airline industry’s halfhearted abandonment of change fees. Perspective | No, this is not the end of travel fees. It’s just the beginning. 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z My attempt was halfhearted though; I knew the endeavor was doomed. How I Fell for an ‘I’m the Man’ Man 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z There are halfhearted attempts to endow Terra and Maya with interiority. Review: In ‘Sideways: The Experience,’ Bros Run Amok in Wine Country 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z In the story, Bruce, told he is first in line for a promotion to chief inspector, sets out to destroy his rivals while halfheartedly trying to solve the murder shown in the movie’s opening scene. ‘Filth’ Stars James McAvoy as an Insane Detective 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z You could tell Ms. Koenig has often thought Mr. Syed is probably innocent, or at minimum, received from his lawyers a halfhearted defense. Dwight Garner Reviews the 'Serial' Season Finale 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z When we arrived on the 86th floor observation deck, Mr. Theroux made halfhearted attempts to play tourist in his own city. Justin Theroux Is on the Prowl 2018-09-22T04:00:00Z In the episodes opening the show’s third season, the family attends a redneck Olympics and mother and father take halfhearted stabs at teaching their four daughters the birds and the bees. Critic’s Notebook: ‘The Price of Gold’ Revisits the Harding-Kerrigan Story 2014-01-15T22:56:24Z His play here — after his first, halfhearted come-on is tossed aside by his ex-wife, Tess — is the wounded soldier card. 'Broadchurch' Season 2, Episode 6 Recap: Deep Breaths 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z It’s supposed to be zany fun, but as with most of the rest of “Crisis,” Mr. Allen’s halfhearted direction doesn’t get it there. Review: ‘Crisis in Six Scenes,’ a Mere Ghost of Woody Allen Past 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z In what played as a halfhearted attempt at farce staging, Alison hustled Noah out the back door while Cole came in the front. ‘The Affair,’ Season 3, Episode 5: Back to Block Island 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z Some early, halfhearted attempts at social relevance aside, “Thriller” is an act of quotation and little else. ‘Thriller’ Review: High School Slasher Offers Nothing New 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z The vice president talked halfheartedly about election problems in public to stay on Trump’s good side “without going full Giuliani,” Woodward and Costa write. Bob Woodward Extends His Trump Chronicles With the Chaotic Transfer of Power 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z Sent to recover another escapee, he offers a halfhearted might-makes-right defense of the Saviors — “we were losing; now we’re not” — before shooting the man in the back. ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 7, Episode 3: The Ballad of Daryl and Dwight 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z There was some of that around, but much of it tended to be either overwrought or halfhearted. Riff: Riff: The Iron Lady as Anti-Muse 2011-09-25T04:33:02Z He tries to roller-skate, is periodically enticed by a couple of soubrettes, and makes halfhearted attempts to leave. Fellini’s “City of Women” 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z It’s a budget-conscious confined thriller with C.G.I. cutaways to missiles, a steady chatter of halfhearted rants and a big “LAUNCH” button. ‘Interceptor’ Review: Failure to Launch 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z And while the whole thing started very small, with just some halfhearted strumming on the stage next to Fallon, Cooper soon displayed a performer's instincts. Bradley Cooper displays his air guitar skills on 'The Tonight Show' 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z He halfheartedly transplanted long rows of fennel and got down on his knees to shuffle through the strawberry plants. A family farm’s Russian invasion I admired the December birthstone sparkling against my black skirt and halfheartedly accepted the terms and conditions to wear it. Modern Love: Ring-Finger Follies 2011-07-21T21:27:17Z But “The River” counts at least four veterans of the “Paranormal Activity” movies among its writers and producers, and like those films, it’s presented as second-hand found footage, though in a kind of halfhearted way. | 'The River': ?The River? on ABC - Review 2012-02-06T23:36:25Z There is, as noted, a wisp of a tale tucked into this film, one that, as the story wears on, becomes ponderously weighed down with melodramatic filler and even some halfhearted genre action. | 'Ondine': Colin Farrell Meets His Mermaid 2010-06-03T22:52:00Z Runty and timid, with halfhearted dreams of growing into an Aryan warrior, Johannes is bullied and teased. ‘Jojo Rabbit’ Review: The Third Reich Wasn’t All Fun and Games 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z “I went through and halfheartedly slapped a bunch of face masks on people,” she said. The Problem With the Pandemic Plot 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z “Good Kill” at least makes a halfhearted attempt to justify drone warfare and its collateral damage. Review: ‘Good Kill’ Stars Ethan Hawke Fighting Enemies Half a World Away 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z Her early attempts were halfhearted and sporadic, rerunning old late night sets, which earned hundreds of views. What TikTok Taught One Stand-Up Comic 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z The work was too infrequent and the duo's marketing efforts too halfhearted. He cleaned crime scenes, then wrote a book 2010-06-18T22:55:00Z Carelessly framed and halfheartedly lighted, the actors strain to accommodate unfamiliar screwball rhythms and an abundance of screaming and slapping. Review: ‘She’s Funny That Way’ Offers Tomfoolery Amid the Floodlights 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z I tried to sound sure of myself, even persuaded friends working in various industries to tell her it was true, but my argument was halfhearted. Motherlode Blog: The Camp Counselor vs. the Intern 2012-05-29T19:46:29Z We’re given hints that Cott’s halfhearted roué of a Gaston is capable of seeing beyond his hidebound role as the toast of Paris, in his fascination with science and newfangled inventions. ‘Gigi’ skips uncertainly onto Broadway 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z The Lewises now spend their days battling their anger over what they see as botched and halfhearted investigations into Carolina’s death and Jade’s abuse. How One Family’s Pursuit of Tennis Success Ended in Heartache 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z But its halfhearted rollout and execution put this squarely in the category of a failed costly experiment. Seattle’s $27 million experiment in participatory budgeting is not worth repeating | Editorial 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z By halftime, with the Bruins trailing Lafayette by three points, a few boos filled a half-empty Pauley Pavilion that served as a fitting backdrop for a halfhearted effort. UCLA overcomes a lackluster performance in comeback win over Lafayette 2023-11-11T05:00:00Z As whistles blew, Williams halfheartedly threw the ball to the ground. USC takeaways: Offensive line miscues helped fuel Trojans' ugly loss at Notre Dame 2023-10-15T04:00:00Z For his next act, midway through the fourth quarter, Lampkin shed off a halfhearted run block, watched Martinez reverse fields for more space, then dived for another solo tackle. WSU Cougars’ offense gets plenty of attention, but the defense built foundation 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z When Djokovic halfheartedly pushed a forehand return long to end the second set, the match was 1 hour, 33 minutes old, and everything was going Djere’s way. Novak Djokovic comes back after dropping the first 2 sets to beat Laslo Djere at the U.S. Open 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z When Tara denies Harry entry, he apologizes halfheartedly to Charlie and Nick for his past behavior in the hopes of changing Tara’s mind. How the Paris trip in Season 2 of Netflix's 'Heartstopper' compares to the graphic novels 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z Russia still insists, although increasingly halfheartedly, that a “special military operation” is underway in Ukraine, rather than a real war. Fear and Mayhem as Russia’s War Comes Home 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z Sometimes it was what the school cafeteria served for lunch that day; other times it was a halfhearted attempt at a Dr. Seuss-style poem. Remembering former Seattle Times travel writer Jim Molnar 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z Recently he tried halfheartedly to move beyond his grievances to a public agenda. Opinion | How ‘I despise, therefore I am’ locks in the political status quo 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z “After I showed George the names, he rejected one and said a halfhearted ‘OK’ to the other while looking at his phone,” Ms. Conway wrote. Former Trump Adviser Kellyanne Conway and George Conway Are Planning to Divorce 2023-03-04T05:00:00Z Pritzker of Illinois sat comfortably in an office board room high above the Loop on Monday and halfheartedly batted away the notion that he was preparing a run for the White House. The Democrats’ SOS Candidate Keeps His Options Open 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z State legislatures control how much money flows to schools, and some have complied only halfheartedly — or not at all. Underfunded schools are unconstitutional, Pa. court rules 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z This book I've been thinking about for 40 years — and have tried to kind of halfheartedly begin a few times — just effortlessly poured out. Bret Easton Ellis talks about his new sincerity and ‘The Shards’ 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z Mr. Trump has long made clear that he wants to be president again, although several advisers said he seemed halfhearted about another campaign for much of the past 20 months. Trump Threatens to Reveal Unflattering Information About DeSantis if He Runs 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z Babcock finished off the first set with a tip to a dead area that seemed a halfhearted attempt to just get the ball over the net, then dominated the second, notching another improbable second-jump kill. Sierra Canyon finds its banner moment with Division 1 girls' volleyball title 2022-11-06T04:00:00Z Hours after the violence began, Mr. Trump released a video halfheartedly calling on the mob to stand down. Opinion | The Jan. 6 hearings are over. Time to vote. 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z Many Democratic lawmakers offered only halfhearted support for their gubernatorial nominee, Ben Jealous, and kept their distance from him on the campaign trail. Opinion | The power of unity in Maryland 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z After a few halfhearted protests, he read the room and beat a hasty retreat up the stairs. Taiwan is a place in the world, and I feel very strongly about that 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z After the fatwa, a halfhearted apology from Mr. Rushdie, which he later regretted, was rejected by Iran. Salman Rushdie is attacked onstage in Western New York. 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z Later in the set, while up 40-0 in the sixth game, he halfheartedly attempted a between-the-legs shot that died in the net. Perspective | Nick Kyrgios, talented but temperamental, put it all together in D.C. again 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z He competed intermittently and at times undermined his career by pitching profane tantrums and turning in halfhearted efforts on the court. Nick Kyrgios serves up second Citi Open title, then adds doubles crown 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z He grew up mostly on the Penobscot Nation reservation in Maine, raised by his mother, with some halfhearted assistance from her boyfriend, Frick. Morgan Talty’s ‘Night of the Living Rez’: A stunning look at a Penobscot family navigating crises 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z The United Kingdom was always a halfhearted EU member since joining the bloc in 1973. For EU, Johnson exit won’t change much; damage already done 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z But it’s the deadpan sentence alone on the page, the halfhearted shame of the admission, that Moshfegh is going for. Review | In Ottessa Moshfegh’s ‘Lapvona,’ alienation turns to violence 2022-06-25T04:00:00Z Attempts to broker a peace settlement were made, but Mr. Nadler, over a chilled Diet Coke, acknowledged that they were somewhat halfhearted. Maloney vs. Nadler? New York Must Pick a Side (East or West) 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z The letter excoriated Mr. Putin’s war effort as halfhearted, urging him to declare a state of war, with the aim of capturing all of Ukraine. Drones. Crutches. Potatoes. Russians Crowdfund Their Army. 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z Mr. Perdue’s own allies were openly critical of his halfhearted efforts on the stump, as well his inability to move beyond false claims about the 2020 election. Four Takeaways From Tuesday’s Elections 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z "After I showed George the names, he rejected one and said a halfhearted 'okay' to the other while looking at his phone. We never went." "Totally false": Knives out in Trumpworld over Kellyanne Conway's controversial book claims 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z “After I showed George the names, he rejected one and said a halfhearted ‘okay’ to the other while looking at his phone. In new book, Kellyanne Conway takes aim at many targets — except Trump 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z Paste magazine describes the film as a “fraud captivating enough to fill a news segment, halfheartedly unfolded to the detriment of all parties involved.” New movies to stream this week: ‘Monstrous’ and more 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z Justice Alito’s efforts to distinguish the two questions, then, may strike some as halfhearted. If Roe Falls, Is Same-Sex Marriage Next? 2022-05-08T04:00:00Z In the nature of such risky stage business, the playful interludes are hit or miss: Stunts are arranged to draw audience members into the play, which embroider the carnival atmosphere but feel a bit halfhearted. Review | A Russian director’s ‘Cherry Orchard’ shakes a theater to its roots 2022-04-17T04:00:00Z Beyond their halfhearted complaints, Trump’s fellow partisans did little to restrain him. Opinion | This Republican about-face is so much worse than ‘cancel culture’ 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z During their first time in power, the group made several halfhearted attempts to restrict opium before banning its cultivation on religious grounds in the late 1990s and in 2000. Taliban Outlaw Opium Poppy Cultivation in Afghanistan 2022-04-03T04:00:00Z Influenced by urgent revivalism, some reformers came to see the moderate and church-focused efforts of the Benevolent Empire as halfhearted and inadequate. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z It has also been criticized for its lack of generosity to Ukrainian refugees and its halfhearted action against Russian money and the oligarchs who have thrived among the London elite. With Humor, and a Nod to History, Johnson and Zelensky Find a Rapport 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z If Google, Meta, Twitter and others take some steps and not others, they might be accused of doing too little and looking halfhearted. Ukraine War Tests the Power of Tech Giants 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z “I was in denial,” he said about his halfhearted attempt to retire in January 2019. For some baby boomers, retirement is a dirty word 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z “They halfheartedly claim that the discussion is a ‘prank’ and a ‘playful thought,’ and they are not advocating for violence, but it is clear that the discussions are serious,” prosecutors wrote. ‘Alt-Right Armory’ Podcaster Faces Charges of Possessing Machine Guns 2022-02-13T05:00:00Z Admiring tradition and established order, Federalists hated these tactics but copied them halfheartedly to avoid defeat. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z The Times, they said, was halfhearted in its correction, which failed to mention Ms. Palin or her political action committee. Sarah Palin says her suit against The Times made her a ‘David’ vs. a ‘Goliath’ 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z Germany has been criticized for being slow and halfhearted in its approach to the Ukraine crisis but on Monday, Europe’s economic juggernaut was moving on different fronts. Ukraine-Russia crisis: What to know about rising fear of war 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z But No. 13 Patriot was not interested in that halfhearted haze. Two wins from an undefeated regular season, Patriot basketball plans to play to the buzzer 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z Brokenhearted, she spent four years in Los Angeles, halfheartedly trying to revive her career without success. Elza Soares, Brazilian samba star who rose from the favelas of Rio, dies at 91 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z But the switch to Redlegs was a “halfhearted one,” Rhodes said, adding that fans and reporters used Reds and Redlegs interchangeably. The WFT’s name change is a marathon. The Cincinnati Reds once did it in a sprint. 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z Fletcher was hired in December 2018 to clean up a mess left behind from a halfhearted rebuild and poor draft picks from the previous regime. Unlucky 13: Flyers stumble in franchise-worst losing streak 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z Others were disappointed by what they considered halfhearted support for a requirement that banks provide services to low- and moderate-income neighborhoods. John Hawke Jr., ‘dean’ of banking lawyers and former comptroller of the currency, dies at 88 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z He tosses it halfheartedly in the air, watches it bounce and then says that Peck and Combo — two of the cartoon characters in Ryan’s World — are going to teach viewers about gravity. The Boy King of YouTube 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z “The only thing that Democrats and Republicans can agree on is what a horrible mayor he has been,” Cohen declared during the telecast, despite Cooper’s halfhearted protests. CNN says Andy Cohen will return next year despite his snarky New Year's Eve remarks 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z And a healthy church inevitably generates a “cultural Christianity” that draws in cynical and halfhearted figures as well as true believers. Opinion | Can Politics Save Christianity? 2021-12-18T05:00:00Z Our traditional halfhearted approach has already proven to be a dead end. Opinion | How the United States Can Break Putin’s Hold on Ukraine 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z At some point waiting in line, I made a halfhearted joke about how we were embarking on the classic father-son ritual of heading out to the mass vaccination site to protect him from the plague. Could Covid Lead to Progress? 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z During their first regime, the Taliban made several halfhearted attempts to restrict opium before altogether banning its cultivation on religious grounds in the late 1990s and in 2000. In Hard Times, Afghan Farmers Are Turning to Opium for Security 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z Botha attempted to institute a program of halfhearted political reforms, which only inflamed Black resistance. F.W. de Klerk, South Africa’s last apartheid president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, dies at 85 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z Some Senate conservatives have even cast its passage as a victory of sorts for former President Donald J. Trump, whose halfhearted push on infrastructure became a running joke. Biden Got His Infrastructure Bill. Now He Has to Sell It to Voters. 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z The screen, which has been behind the opening act DJs all night, started flashing — the emcee issued a halfhearted seizure warning — and eventually, the Beeple appeared stretched across the display. I spent hours waiting to find out what an NFT looks like IRL 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z The two delivered halfhearted statements that pointedly did not promise that they would support the president’s new framework for a deal on the spending bill. Biden Implores Democrats to Support His Transformative Agenda 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z For years, Mexican efforts to block the autos chocolates have appeared halfhearted. Mexico is home to millions of illegal American cars. A new amnesty has set off a nationwide debate. 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z Land and title disputes follow, as do some halfhearted attempts at reconciliation. Review: Ridley Scott's epic 'The Last Duel' rebukes the patriarchy in every era 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z Those culpable for perpetuating this culture have put forth mostly halfhearted responses where they sidestep responsibility. Opinion | Only one group can fix what’s wrong in soccer 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z From Melania's seemingly halfhearted work ethic to her marriage to the president and her relationship with her adult stepchildren, Grisham has recounted a number of details about the Trumps. Here are 5 things we learned about Melania Trump from Stephanie Grisham's new tell-all book 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z Although Ms. Merkel remains Germany’s most popular politician, her recent attempts to drum up support for Mr. Laschet have failed to turn his fortunes around, partly because they have appeared last-minute and halfhearted. Germany’s Election Was His to Lose, and He Might Just Do That 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z She’s pretty, but her dancing is nothing special; it even sparked controversy when she and Jimmy Fallon failed to credit the creators of viral TikTok choreography she halfheartedly performed on “The Tonight Show.” Review | ‘He’s All That’ is not all that, not even a little bit of that 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z I realized it was missing when I got home, and after some halfhearted searching, figured my treasured watch was just gone. Rant and Rave: Reader values West Seattle watch returner 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z We halfheartedly tried a crate but he cried even more. Perspective | In space, no one can hear you bark: We’re teaching our dog about going into orbit 2021-07-18T04:00:00Z “The singer said if you’re struggling, let it go, and I halfheartedly said, ‘Okay, God, I guess I give it to you,’ and all of the sudden I felt shaky. An American Kingdom 2021-07-11T04:00:00Z “The singer said if you’re struggling, let it go, and I halfheartedly said, ‘OK God, I guess I give it to you,’ and all of the sudden I felt shaky. An American Kingdom 2021-07-11T04:00:00Z The United States was a halfhearted participant at the first such conference, held in January 2020. ‘It’s More Fun’: Germany Offers Blinken a Gushing Welcome 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z Victim advocates blame cultural issues, halfhearted investigations and the broad discretionary power of prosecutors. A prosecutor says no to a rape charge, so a college student calls her own grand jury 2021-05-18T04:00:00Z “It was like a halfway, halfhearted shutdown,” Arthur Caplan, director of the division of medical ethics at the New York University Grossman School of Medicine, said of the early response. Lessons learned: No more long pandemic lockdowns 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z Days before Democrats derailed a GOP policing overhaul effort he led last June, Scott bristled over one opponent who’d derided the measure as a “token, halfhearted approach.” Tim Scott, only Black GOP senator, set to respond to Biden 2021-04-27T04:00:00Z The film loosely entwines its real-world pranks with an overarching story that knows itself to be a farce, but can’t help but be burdened by its halfhearted tries at sincerity. Review: It's only a 'Bad Trip' if it doesn't make you laugh 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z Training halfheartedly, Mr. Spinks drank late into the night, cavorted with women who were not his wife — he was then on the first of his three marriages — and burned through his cash. Leon Spinks, who beat Muhammad Ali in historic upset in 1978, dies at 67 2021-02-06T05:00:00Z The real deal: Of course, politicians’ halfhearted, unsuccessful attempts to speak Spanish in their speeches do not go over well, especially in a place like Los Angeles, where nearly half of the population is Latinx. (Almost) all the L.A. references in 'Mr. Mayor,' explained 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z For those of us in cooking ruts, getting food on the table means a loop of comfort food and halfhearted experimentation. Our favorite cookbooks of 2020 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z Instead, these men and women, dressed in bright yellow vests, seem to spend their time standing around, making halfhearted attempts to hand out tickets. Column: California politicians can't explain their COVID-19 rules. There's a reason for that 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z It’s more like your kid lying on the floor of the living room doing halfhearted leg-lifts by the light of her laptop. Shut Down Your Computers, Kids, and Lace Up 2020-11-28T05:00:00Z In 1852, President Millard Fillmore, who had ascended to the presidency after the death of Zachary Taylor, made a halfhearted attempt to win the Whig Party nomination for a full term. Trump 2024? Presidential comebacks have mixed success 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z To reach the beach, cross above the railroad tracks via the bridge adorned with a handful of locks, a halfhearted nod to the Pont des Arts in Paris. The rain is here to stay in Seattle. Try these 3 walking routes to get your feet wet 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z Less disruptive is completing a halfhearted, two-hour Zoom session and heading to the beach at 1 p.m. Teachers unions leading fight against parents, students to keep schools closed 2020-11-15T05:00:00Z Some right-leaning news outlets seemed to accept the Trump loss, but often inconsistently and halfheartedly. After Biden Win, Right-Wing Sites Still Push False Vote-Fraud Claims 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z The Chargers argued the reversal with the halfhearted frustration of a team that feels like it’s battling larger cosmic forces than any officiating crew. Chargers bobble away another game in 6th gut-wrenching loss 2020-11-08T05:00:00Z But Trump is intentionally aggravating our racial divisions rather than making even a halfhearted attempt to soothe them. Opinion | Trump is shouting his racism. He must be stopped. 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z Mr. Carlson issued a halfhearted mea culpa, saying Mr. Neff’s posts were “wrong” but also warning that his critics would be “punished.” Boycotted. Criticized. But Fox News Leads the Pack in Prime Time. 2020-08-09T04:00:00Z “Some are opening with no guidelines and physical distancing halfheartedly applied,” he said. ‘There is no playbook’: Restaurants are closing again after workers test positive for coronavirus 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z I brought up — admittedly halfheartedly — the four teachers at Summerwind Elementary School who were put on leave last year after a photo of them smiling and holding a noose surfaced on social media. Column: All the stupid excuses for not investigating hangings of Black men in high desert 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z He explained that he meant to direct his criticism at McConnell for setting up “a halfhearted approach” on such an important topic. House panel approves expansive policing bill to ban chokeholds and make it easier to prosecute officers for misconduct 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z “What we say on the Democratic side is we cannot waste this historic moment, this singular opportunity, let’s not do something that is a token, halfhearted approach,” Mr. Durbin said. Tim Scott fires back after Dick Durbin blasts ‘token’ bill: ‘Still wearing those kente cloths?’ 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z Both Desiree and Stella Vignes try hard to hate Mallard for a specific reason — its halfhearted, warped and doomed solution to the problem of American racism. "The Vanishing Half" reveals Brit Bennett in full 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z It is for this reason that the denial by the Swedish government and health officials that it is actually pursuing “herd immunity” seem so halfhearted, a rebuttal to critical foreign press rather than its citizens. Why Sweden is unlikely to make a U-turn on its controversial Covid-19 strategy | Tae Hoon Kim 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z There are some highly prominent examples of the stereotypical approach, ie populists denying reality, distracting the public with conspiracy theories and offering slow and halfhearted policies. Will the coronavirus 'kill populism'? Don't count on it | Cas Mudde 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z “Our business is one-fifth of what it was before,” Cheng said, halfheartedly flipping pink sausages on a grill. Mask-clad Chinese workers cautiously return to the office 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z “If you’re going to be a halfhearted partner, then there’s no point to being in it at all.” What if Brexit Works? 2020-02-01T05:00:00Z Not only is “Dolittle” hasty, hectic and harried, but worse, it is utterly halfhearted. Review: Hasty, hectic and harried, Robert Downey Jr.-starring ‘Dolittle’ is cursed 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z There was a halfhearted attempt Sunday to maintain the mystery. ‘It’s fun without being bad’: About 50 shed their pants for annual ‘No Pants Subway Ride’ 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z And the top American military officer disagreed with those who saw the missile strike as halfhearted and unintended to kill. Trump Backs Away From Further Military Conflict With Iran 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z And the top U.S. military officer disagreed with those who saw the missile strike as halfhearted and unintended to kill. U.S. and Iranians Lower Tensions, at Least for Now 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z After years of $1,000 monthly checks while he halfheartedly looked for a job, his parents were finally cutting him off. Hunting black men to start a ‘race war’ 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z Mr. Volcker was known to be frustrated with the Fed’s halfhearted efforts to curb inflation, leading Mr. Carter’s aides to warn that he might drive the economy into recession. Paul A. Volcker, Fed Chairman Who Waged War on Inflation, Is Dead at 92 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z At City Hall, two flags—one of the People’s Republic of China, the other of Hong Kong—flap halfheartedly in the wind coming off the harbor. Hong Kong’s Protest Movement and the Fight for the City’s Soul 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z No crime will ever be impeachable unless this halfhearted mess is seen through to defeat? Opinion | A strike at Trump must succeed. Democrats are ensuring it won’t. 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z By the 2018 midterms, Mr. Obama abandoned that reticence and campaigned aggressively against Mr. Trump, emboldened by the president’s halfhearted response to his attacks. Obama Moves Off Political Sidelines, Earlier Than He Expected 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z Violent high jinks aside, the story offers little that’s surprising or even particularly tense, and a few halfhearted attempts to add dramatic weight fall flat. Review | Kristen Stewart is a lively shot in the arm for this tired ‘Charlie’s Angels’ reboot 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z He apologized in a 2018 documentary, “Life in 12 Bars,” but that it took him 42 years to admit he was wrong seems to me to be halfhearted at best. Why David Henry Hwang defends theater's Michael Ritchie and 'bravest act of producing' 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z First resorting to talc powder in order to hide his skin, he eventually exchanges his dignity for the company of a vicious pack of rabid skinheads who only welcome him halfheartedly. Review: Brutality of autobiographical 'Farming' overwhelms filmmaker's inspiring life story 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z “It’s almost as if Democrats are making a halfhearted effort to challenge Chris Jones,” said Christopher Newport University political analyst Quentin Kidd. This Va. House race should be an easy pickup for Democrats. It’s not shaping up that way. 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z The consequences of these halfhearted climate analyses are still taking shape. As Trump Administration Downplays Warming, Agencies Chronicle Climate Impacts 2019-10-09T04:00:00Z He took a breath, hesitated to answer, then halfheartedly stammered his way to a “yes” before looking away. Canelo Alvarez engulfed in a real-life telenovela as he preps to fight Sergey Kovalev 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z I made a halfhearted attempt at subterfuge, packing a few items of clothing that were not black or gray and taking care not to bring along any New Yorker-branded tote bags. Silicon Valley’s Crisis of Conscience 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z He sings, halfheartedly, of not being given his proper due, as though “No. 6” were anything other than an exercise in social and commercial power. Ed Sheeran and Friends 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z The mob grew — emboldened by the halfhearted response from the authorities — and spread throughout the city, yanking black men, women and children off streetcars for beatings. The deadly race riot ‘aided and abetted’ by The Washington Post a century ago 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z As for any new analysis, it was mostly halfhearted. Federer and Nadal’s Wimbledon Rematch Showed Just How Alike the Two Greats Have Become 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z In the 2000s, they watched Democrats halfheartedly support a war they opposed. Haunted by the Reagan era 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z When asked about that comment in a Republican debate, Trump said he meant it “a little halfheartedly,” but then he doubled down on the point. Boris Johnson sparks outrage, saying everyone in U.K. should speak English first 2019-07-06T04:00:00Z He was dismissive and halfhearted when the moment called for a serious and firm statement. Opinion | Rather than defend democracy, Trump jokes with Putin 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z When a batting-practice ball drifted close enough, they jogged toward it or flicked halfhearted gloves, taking it easy in the heavy heat. Victor Robles electrifies the Nationals with risky but rewarding play 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z Its mood runs to petrified anxiety and halfhearted defiance: artists, with their sensitive antennae, having picked up the worst of the maddening static. The Whitney Biennial in an Age of Anxiety 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z Alas, even this halfhearted shunning of Saudi Arabia was brief. Opinion | How long does outrage over a murder last? On Wall Street, six months. 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z If a film’s best attempt at over-the-top imagery inspires little more than a halfhearted shrug, something has gone terribly wrong. Review | The ‘Hellboy’ reboot has more gore and profanity than the original. That doesn’t make it better. 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z Despite various halfhearted and soon rescinded congressional measures to prevent ex-Confederate leaders from returning to power, many of them didn’t just skip out but skipped right back into Congress. How the South Won the Civil War 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z Activists criticized a plan to empower small campaign donors as halfhearted. New York State Budget Deal Brings Congestion Pricing, Plastic Bag Ban and Mansion Tax 2019-03-31T04:00:00Z The sharp-witted docu-satire follows them as they halfheartedly seek total control and dominance of the New World, as ordered by their returning master and Dark Lord. Review: FX’s ‘What We Do in the Shadows’ draws hilarity from vampires in Staten Island 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z But whatever direction the writers take will be strongest if they scale back their halfhearted adult intrigue and embrace their well-realized juvenile humor. The Order is an absurdist match for What We Do in the Shadows 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z The guess here is that fans are demanding more than such a halfhearted expedition, as they should. Don’t count on the Dodgers’ flirtation with Bryce Harper to end up in a long-term deal 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z With Trump’s halfhearted signature widely expected but hardly guaranteed, congressional leaders planned votes Thursday on the sweeping package. Border security brawl seems near a serene resolution 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z I was halfheartedly pumping my legs to the beat. I survived a workout at Cycle House, the cycling studio with the celebrity following 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z During the days, as I halfheartedly helped look after the animals, I would listen for the latest rumor, passed from mouth to mouth, growing more exaggerated and distorted with each telling. “The Confession” 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z He mounted only a halfhearted defense of his young teammates as they faced trade rumors. Analysis | As Lakers strike out on Anthony Davis, the pressure is on LeBron James 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z I appreciate the developers trying to keep things varied and interesting, but I could do without the halfhearted attempts to turn the game into a cover shooter or naval battle simulation. Kingdom Hearts III reviewed by someone who has never played Kingdom Hearts 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z The remaining Honda Center fans halfheartedly booed the team off the ice after it managed just 13 shots on goal. Sanford, Bozak return to power Blues past Ducks 5-1 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z The remaining Honda Center fans halfheartedly booed the team off the ice after it managed just 13 shots. Sanford, Bozak return to power Blues past Ducks 5-1 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z Hart made a halfhearted apology when he announced he was stepping down as host. Opinion | Who died and made Ellen the gay pope? 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z I took a few halfhearted swipes at the easy chair, but it was Hugh who did most of the work. Personal History by David Sedaris: Father Time 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z But so much of that is buried beneath lengthy cutscenes that explain little, and halfhearted gameplay modes that don’t add anything to the experience. Kingdom Hearts III reviewed by someone who has never played Kingdom Hearts 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z And forgotten by those who halfheartedly committed our armed forces without clear direction or purpose. Opinion | President Trump led us to success in Syria. Now it’s time to leave. 2018-12-23T05:00:00Z Still, activists say the central government’s response has been slow and halfhearted. Behind the Curtain: In Tanzania, a Crackdown Sends LGBT People Into Hiding 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z In speeches near the end of his term, Obama talked of trying to reach across America’s growing divide — even if his efforts were sometimes disparaged by critics as halfhearted or insincere. At George H.W. Bush’s funeral, a magisterial presidency meets one diminished by division 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z The Nets lost guard Caris LeVert to a dislocated right foot in a stomach-churning injury earlier in the week, but the team still had enough to execute an effective plan against Washington’s halfhearted defense. Wizards can’t unlock the mysteries of the three-point arc 2018-11-17T05:00:00Z A do-over is only halfheartedly embraced by the opposition Labour Party, whose leaders worry about losing the working-class supporters who want Brexit. Immigration worries drove the Brexit vote. Then attitudes changed. 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z A water pipe spurted halfheartedly over the ruins. Death toll rises to 25 as 200,000 flee the most destructive fires in California’s history 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z The North Ogden mayor - who wore the hats of father, soldier and politician - couldn’t seem to do anything halfheartedly. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z As for his fans: The president tried halfheartedly to add a little sunshine to his doom-and-gloom fearmongering as he stumped around the country this fall. Opinion | The Trump show is in serious need of a reboot 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z When Vick asked them if they would vote on Tuesday, they halfheartedly shrugged. Progressives Try a New Form of Campaigning in Alabama 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z Rockets: Harden got a technical foul in the second quarter when he halfheartedly shoved Lance Stephenson, who sold it impressively. Fight in LeBron’s home Lakers debut, 124-115 loss to Houston 2018-10-21T04:00:00Z Nonetheless, the computer-equipped internet lounges were rolled out in 100 Sears locations — but in a halfhearted manner. Sears’s Edward Lampert Was a Wizard. Now He’s Coming to Terms With Failure. 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z They were often inaccurate stereotypes or tokens that acted as halfhearted nods to diversity. Opinion | Is ‘Fantastic Beasts 2’ racist? Not quite. 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z McKay made a halfhearted attempt to talk him out of retirement. Mike Marjama reached the majors, then quit baseball for a very unusual — and personal — reason - Los Angeles Times 2018-09-29T04:00:00Z He worked construction jobs, won a few state powerlifting contests and halfheartedly attended community college. Upheaval opens door for Republican outsider in Virginia congressional race 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z Depending on the poll, Temer’s approval rating stands somewhere between three and five per cent; the announcement is widely perceived as a halfhearted effort to save face. Brazil Lost More Than the Past in the National Museum Fire 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z But whether there’s any deeper meaning to a story that tries only halfheartedly to say something about the fragility of family is debatable. Review | Crime drama ‘White Boy Rick’ is half-depressing, half-entertaining — and all true 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z As the Wizards’ ballhandlers tried to create basketball poetry, operating around the occasional hard pick mixed with too many halfhearted screens, the play was perforated as Washington fell into a two-game deficit. Analysis | Dwight Howard could provide a pick-me-up in the Wizards’ most used play 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z The meeting with Mr. Putin was followed by a week of halfhearted walk-backs and position shifts that have left many lawmakers questioning Mr. Trump’s ability to be tough with Russia. Pompeo Defends Trump With ‘Proof’ of Administration’s Actions vs. Russia 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z There was nothing halfhearted in Mr. Kemp’s celebratory mood on Wednesday: He welcomed Mr. Trump’s endorsement, linking himself with the president in his attitude and policies. Trump Endorses Brian Kemp Over Casey Cagle in Georgia Governor’s Race 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z He publicly humiliated Theresa May and did his importunate best to force regime change in Westminster, before halfheartedly apologising. Trump and Putin’s unholy alliance could lead to war with Iran | Simon Tisdall 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z The food can be very good, but also halfhearted or poorly executed. Delicious, yet inconsistent: Babirusa gets situated in its new Belltown home 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z Another sandwich, another water, another halfhearted fruit, and she sat with the whole accumulation between her legs and no one tried to take it. “Under the Wave” 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z France continues to probe halfheartedly for a goal. France and Denmark Advance After World Cup’s First 0-0 Draw 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z After several questions had been asked — and halfheartedly answered — Backstrom looked to his left and started laughing. Capitals’ beer-drenched Stanley Cup party rages on at Nationals Park 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z He experimented halfheartedly with “special economic zones” before settling on a “military-first” policy, which prioritized defense spending. Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un’s Nuclear Summit and the Bid for History 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z He endorsed Senator Roger Wicker, the man Mr. McDaniel hoped to replace and had spent months attacking as halfheartedly committed to the president’s programs. Trump Ran as a Renegade. Now He’s Trying to Keep Them at Bay. 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z Then she tried to pass off the slur, by way of halfhearted apology, as a “joke” — as if, somehow, a racist joke were any better than a racist statement. Roseanne Barr Crosses a Line, and ABC Draws One 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z Tobias gets one scene to mourn his loss, and some halfhearted “sorry, dude”-style condolences. Solo takes Star Wars’ fixation on self-sacrifice in a cavalier new direction 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z But it it is also rooted in French soil, where anti-Semitism — even von Trier's bumbling, halfhearted, witless excuse for anti-Semitism — is not something taken lightly. Lars von Trier’s ‘The House That Jack Built’ and Spike Lee’s ‘BlacKkKlansman’ make for a night of provocation in Cannes 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z But it it is also rooted in French soil, where anti-Semitism — even von Trier’s bumbling, halfhearted, witless excuse for anti-Semitism — is not something taken lightly. Lars von Trier’s ‘The House That Jack Built’ and Spike Lee’s ‘BlacKkKlansman’ make for a night of provocation in Cannes 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z On Thursday, the House of Representatives failed to advance a halfhearted amendment to the U.S. How Congress’s and Trump’s latest deficit binge paved the way for the next one 2018-04-15T04:00:00Z Nobody made a clear mistake, yet Harper’s running and Henley’s halfhearted waving left Harper at second base, not third, with no outs. Perspective | What, Nats worry? A 6-6 start has reasons for optimism — and some cause for concern 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z Even when Trump finally commented on the attack, his critique of Russia was limp and halfhearted. Trump wimps out on Putin censure 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z “I thought they played at four in the morning,” he said, inadvertently acknowledging a halfhearted interest shared by some fans. Without N.H.L., Olympic Hockey Takes Hit in Ratings and Interest 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z I also pointed out that the budget plan included only halfhearted measures to fulfill Trump's stated goal of reducing sky-high prescription drug prices. Under Trump, consumer agency promises to do the bare minimum, and nothing more 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z It certainly hadn’t been in Big Ten play, including in a 74-70 loss at Penn State three nights earlier, when halfhearted defensive effort doomed the Terrapins in their fourth loss in five games. Maryland basketball gets steady win over Northwestern, even as its season wobbles 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z At one end of the spectrum are the lyric changes that seem halfhearted at best, a will-this-do shrug. It felt so right: I Kissed a Girl and the problematic lyrics artists attempted to disavow 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z In the weeks leading up to last night’s Golden Globes, the organized “protest” planned by the actors and creatives set to attend the ceremony seemed halfhearted at best, and at worst, downright stupid. Against all odds, the 2018 Golden Globes ceremony had a little bit of bite 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z So began some halfhearted attempts at learning to drive. Why I Quit Driving 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z It was evident right away that the halfhearted exhibition Washington turned in Friday night — a 35-point road loss to a last-place Brooklyn Nets team — would not be replayed Saturday back in the District. Wizards rout Magic with season-high point total, bouncing back from rough loss 2017-12-23T05:00:00Z Chinese customs officials are also cracking down on shipments to North Korea — and to a surprising extent, given Beijing’s previous halfhearted implementation of international sanctions. Sanctions are hurting aid efforts — and ordinary people — in North Korea 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z The 1942 film “Holiday Inn” is meek entertainment, bare threads of a halfheartedly improbable plot strung together by the considerable charms of Bing Crosby’s crooning and Fred Astaire’s tapping. ‘Holiday Inn’ is blandly pleasant fare at Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z I do believe that — that Gillespie was a little halfhearted. Key Takeaways From Steve Bannon’s Interview With The Times 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z The Obama administration policy of halfhearted support for the Syrian rebels and wishful diplomacy backed by no leverage led to the situation on the ground today. Opinion | The U.S. must prepare for Iran’s next move in Syria 2017-11-19T05:00:00Z The objections of some Trump critics to Republican politicians attempting to join them — they awakened too late, they are risking too little, their words are not direct enough, they are halfhearted hypocrites — are pure lunacy. Opinion | God bless all the anti-Trump Republicans 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z The airstrike represented the beginning of what would be years of intermittent strikes, part of halfhearted bids to retake the city. The Life and Death of a Raqqa Landmark 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z Usually they’re neighbors eager to get a peek inside a home they’ve driven or walked by, or someone halfheartedly window shopping. What it’s like to buy and sell a house in Seattle’s craziest-ever market 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z The Conservatives are now trotting out policy proposals that look like halfhearted raids from the Labour platform — diluted versions that lack credibility. Opinion | Get Ready for Prime Minister Jeremy Corbyn 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z After one last halfhearted, face-saving attempt, King and an entourage that included his wife, Stacey Walker King, nodded sympathetically before bundling into their parkas to walk the rest of the way. A Former Superagent Bets Big on a More Diverse Hollywood 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z The third is halfheartedly grabbing some sort of snack — possibly even scavenged from the break room or a desk drawer — instead of an actual meal. A lunch-break manifesto 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z The attempt to revive a health-care alternative in the Senate seems halfhearted and doomed by the same ideological dynamics that killed the legislation the first time. Opinion | GOP leaders made a huge wager — and they’re losing 2017-09-11T04:00:00Z The latest round of U.N. sanctions will be effective only if China aggressively implements them, unlike the halfhearted approach of the past. Opinion | Fire, fury — and confusion 2017-09-03T04:00:00Z But it hasn’t gone very well, she said, “not least because it was sort of a halfhearted attempt” on the part of the government. Islamic State threatens more bloodshed in Iran 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z Mr. Jang was executed on charges that included clapping “halfheartedly” when Mr. Kim entered the room and plotting to overthrow him. Meet Kim Jong-un, a Moody Young Man With a Nuclear Arsenal 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z But it’s also a clumsy, halfhearted setup for a sprawling television and film franchise that would see Roland continuing his quest, whatever it may be at this point. The Dark Tower is a film working against itself on every level 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z He wasn’t satisfied with the effort on the final 100-meter dash, which turned into a halfhearted jog, so Cooper added a sixth “for good measure” before initiating a strenuous, 15-minute ab workout. A week with Hogs 2.0: Redskins’ O-line does yoga, eats vegan and trains insanely hard 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z Part of what could go wrong today is evident in the way that violence in the left-wing core, the university campus, gets met with excuse-making, appeasement and halfhearted punishment from liberal authorities. Notes on a political shooting 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z A halfhearted effort to stop the bill won’t protect millions of Americans from losing their insurance and, ultimately, from being denied medical care. Halfhearted opposition may doom us to the GOP’s health-care misery 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z After a week, she fashioned a noose from bedclothes and made what she told me was a “halfhearted attempt” at suicide. The Long, Lonely Road of Chelsea Manning 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z It makes a couple of halfhearted whacks, then heads on its way again, as if it has decided this one is not worth his time. Fishes Use Problem-Solving and Invent Tools 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z However, this halfhearted acknowledgment is unlikely to yield actionable results. Opinion | Maryland shouldn’t wait for other states to start redistricting 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z Jones attempted to apologize with a belated and halfhearted retraction, but the online community of “investigators” labeled Jones a shill. Opinion | What happened when ‘Pizzagate’ came to my restaurant 2017-04-19T04:00:00Z A halfhearted effort to stop the bill won’t protect millions of Americans from losing their insurance and, ultimately, from being denied medical care. Halfhearted opposition may doom us to the GOP’s health-care misery 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z A few of the protesters joined in halfheartedly. Why people are marching for science: ‘There is no Planet B’ 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z Even the brief effort at cooperation during the Clinton years was halfhearted, with Washington failing to fulfill some of its promises to North Korea. Opinion | Trump’s bluster and bravado on North Korea will only make the U.S. look weak 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z So in case the president just doesn’t know any better, Lichtman halfheartedly recommends some moves Trump could make to hang on: Divest yourself from all your business interests. Review | The case for impeaching President Donald J. Trump. (Too soon?) 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z “Mine” ends with a grim, halfhearted joke it does not earn. Review | ‘Mine’ squanders its high-concept premise in an unengaging drama 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z It wasn’t much of a match, with Jordan largely crouching in defense as his brother landed halfhearted blows to his body. This is the Rough N Rowdy, where a forgotten town dukes it out once a year 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z The Obama administration, too, made halfhearted efforts at negotiating, including a comical attempt to strike a “Leap Day deal.” Perspective | Rex Tillerson’s ‘new approach’ to North Korea sounds a lot like the old approach 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z They halfheartedly told him a joke that went along with the generalization that Americans are egotistical and care only about money. Foreign doctors assist with physician shortage 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z It would be better to shut down the House inquiry than to pollute the record with a slanted report from a halfhearted investigation, if that is to be the result. Opinion | There’s a chance Congress can’t be trusted investigate Russian meddling 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z Corbyn has alienated both factions — reluctantly favoring “remain” last June and putting up only halfhearted resistance to May’s plans. Populist wave falls short in ‘Brexit capital of Britain,’ but Labour’s troubles deepen 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z Much of the picture is set in Bucharest, as Winfried takes up Ines on her halfhearted offer to host him there. ‘Toni Erdmann’ review: Funny insights in Oscar-nominated German comedy 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z Hornacek’s halfhearted attempts to appease Jackson have led to a confused, sometimes listless offense, executed by players plainly unconvinced of the efficacy of their orders. The Knicks Throw Up Another Airball 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z Justin Kan, the technology investor who had made a halfhearted effort to stock up on food, recalled a recent phone call from a friend at a hedge fund. Doomsday Prep for the Super-Rich 2017-01-22T05:00:00Z On Tuesday, Mr. Cuomo apparently tried to smooth over chafed feelings by suggesting that his efforts were halfhearted, according to Senator James Tedisco, a Republican. New York Budget Hinges on Contentious Tax on the Rich 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z McCarthy offered a halfhearted defense of the proposed changes, even while making clear that he opposed them. Trump opponents find an ally: Republican incompetence 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z Senate from Ohio in 1974, Mr. Glenn served on Capitol Hill for 24 years and made a halfhearted run for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984. John Glenn, first American to orbit the Earth, dies at 95 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z The halfhearted attempt to tweak the boxing-movie formula is a diversionary tactic. ‘Bleed for This’ doubles down on boxing-movie cliches 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z Garlin, a fixture at the fundraiser for the last several years, ended his set with a halfhearted threat not to return. Peter Boyle benefit raises more than $700,000 to fight myeloma 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z They talked tough about exploiting the throwing yips of Jon Lester in Game 5 yet lost big in a halfhearted effort. After 70 Barren Seasons, Cubs Reach an Oasis 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z At times in recent years, the regime halfheartedly pursued dialogue with the opposition. The Obama administration rewards repression in Bahrain 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z But it’s too late for that now, Schafer said. Trump expressed regret for the 2005 recording, but many regarded it as a halfhearted apology. Donald Trump's brand takes a hit from sexual assault allegations and lewd video 2016-10-22T04:00:00Z In a halfhearted attempt at audience participation, the film periodically cuts back to moviegoers in the theater as they shout some of the tamer callback lines. Updated 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' bumpily time warps to 2016 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z At this year’s conference, Mr. Coeuré described the efforts of European governments as “half-baked and halfhearted.” Central Bankers Hear Plea: Turn Focus to Government Spending 2016-08-28T04:00:00Z The administration’s focus became the escalating CIA drone campaign in Pakistan, and the halfhearted push on countering violent extremism “got dropped,” the former official said. Fifteen years after 9/11, the jihadist threat looms larger than ever across the globe 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z And while Labour officially supported Britain’s remaining in the European Union, Mr. Corbyn was halfhearted at best. Labour Party Is Poised to Back Jeremy Corbyn Again, Even if Britain Isn’t 2016-09-04T04:00:00Z Rather than halfheartedly wishing each other a “happy Labor Day,” presidential candidates and members of Congress on both sides of the aisle should start planning substantial infrastructure investments for 2017 and beyond. Wishing workers a ‘Happy Labor Day’ isn’t enough 2016-09-04T04:00:00Z Thwarted in their halfhearted attempt at conversions, the fighters separated about 35 teenage girls and young women from the rest, crammed them into a few cars and drove away. IS buried thousands in 72 mass graves, AP finds 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z A belated and halfhearted apology is not enough. U.S. swimmers behaving badly 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z At the start of the set, many concertgoers were still streaming in, halfheartedly paying attention in the manner of crowds at an opening act, chatting as they clutched plastic cups of beer. As 'Miss Sharon Jones!' hits theaters, the soul singer and cancer survivor tours on 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z He had come halfheartedly, his mother said in an interview. Social Circles Collide on a Dance Floor. Then a Brawl Ends in Death. 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z Last month, the major party conventions touted economic agendas, halfhearted criminal justice reform measures, foreign policies and a surfeit of personalities. The geography of inequality: Segregation is normalized but must be put to an end 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z “We are united,” Henry Clay said, halfheartedly, at one of the Conventions in which he failed to win the nomination. How to Steal an Election 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z The Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, was somewhat halfhearted in his support for the Remain camp, reflecting his ambivalence about whether staying in Europe would be the right focus when it comes to helping working people. ‘Brexit’ Opens Uncertain Chapter in Britain’s Storied History 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z He is halfheartedly campaigning for Britain to stay in because his MPs will revolt if he doesn’t. What is Brexit and why does it matter? The EU referendum guide for Americans 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z Her halfhearted attempts so far to explain away her secret email server are not reassuring. Excerpts from recent Wisconsin editorials 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z During the Obama years, perpetrators have been given a clear message: Mass atrocities work, at least if you have faithful sponsors and halfhearted enemies. With Obama’s hands-off approach, the Syrian fire will continue to burn 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z How much would it damage Clinton if he gave her only a halfhearted endorsement? Bernie Sanders Does Better vs. Trump? Wouldn’t Be Prudent to Assume That 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z One after another, Republican senators on the front lines of the effort to hold their fragile majority dodged, diverted or acquiesced halfheartedly when asked if they would appear with Trump on the campaign trail. Want to see a GOP senator duck and run? Ask about Trump. 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z The problem is that his simple words lack substance, as even she at one point halfheartedly admitted. Dumbing down our discourse 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z The conservative commentator Charles Krauthammer called this halfhearted reconciliation a “sham marriage,” suggesting that the underlying ideological divide was too wide to be bridged. Everyone Knows About the G.O.P. Crackup—Everyone Except the Voters 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z Much of the book deals with Parkinson’s disease, despite Kinsley’s halfhearted denial that it will be. Michael Kinsley’s wise and edgy guide to old age 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z Flaking can be a symptom of forgetfulness, halfhearted commitment or a difficulty with saying “no.” The Secrets of Backing Out on Plans With Grace 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z Amidst governmental finger-pointing and halfhearted attempts at making things right, Flint’s families remain trapped, unable to leave or return to the way things were. Obama Should Propose a 9/11-Style Fund for Flint 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z At crucial moments, the GOP establishment only reluctantly came around to back Cruz as a last-ditch play to stop Trump. Their endorsements were usually offered late and halfheartedly. Ted Cruz was right: GOP voters wanted an anti-establishment candidate, just not him 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z Frank, with a halfhearted laugh, added, “That’s not a very salable message.” President Obama Weighs His Economic Legacy 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z The movie-censorship story is one of starts and stops, halfhearted attempts, and a public caught between Victorian standards and an eager desire to see the forbidden. What Movie Censors Did for Women 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z “There is nothing halfhearted about anything I do.” U.K.’s Opposition Leader Jeremy Corbyn Makes Case for Britain Staying in EU 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z But as long as the debt cleanup is halfhearted, so will be the results. China’s Missed Opportunities to Kill Zombie Companies 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z And in a halfhearted endorsement of Mr. Sanders’s qualifications, Mrs. Clinton added that he was better than the Republicans running. Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton Turn to Attacks on Credentials 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z It will be interesting to see in the coming weeks and months whether he stands by his halfhearted pledge to back Trump should he win the nomination. He was the GOP's future once. Can Rubio still look forward to power? | Lucia Graves 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z But Rubio’s halfhearted reform conservatism was outbid and overwhelmed by Trump’s brassy promises to renegotiate trade deals, slap on tariffs, leave entitlements untouched and bring back the jobs of 1965. Goodbye, Bushism 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z The league’s approval of the Rams’ aggressive push to leave St. Louis was the culmination of nearly 20 years of halfhearted attempts to bring a franchise back to the Los Angeles market. The Rams Can Go Home Again, to the 93-Year-Old Los Angeles Coliseum 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z Tendi, who has just had her hair braided, in a halfhearted nod to her African heritage, embodies her mother’s dreams of passing in this country. African in the Heartland 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z His earlier halfhearted attempts to pose as a fellow evangelical were amusing and entirely unconvincing. Donald Trump: Defender of the Faith 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z But studies show that many primary care providers either do not recommend the vaccine to parents and patients or do so halfheartedly. HPV Sharply Reduced in Teenage Girls Following Vaccine, Study Says 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z Google’s response to the case was muted, I thought — in a series of tweets, Sundar Pichai, Google’s chief executive, offered what sounded like halfhearted support for Apple’s position. Farhad and Mike Have a Big Story (Apple), and Some Scraps 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z Gooch raised an arm halfheartedly as a red bus whooshed through the slush and stopped at the next block. Winter doesn’t take a holiday as snow, sleet and freezing rain pelt D.C. region 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z Echoing the Democratic debate, there was even a halfhearted attempt at etymology: “I view the word conservative as a derivative of the word ‘conserve,’” Trump explained. ‘Progressive’ and ‘conservative’ have become meaningless terms in 2016 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z Finally, in her last question, Rawlings-Blake made a halfhearted grasp at the elephant, asking the others to talk about the panel’s advertised theme: the trust between police and communities. Rahm Emanuel ducks his demons 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z In many cases, those governments conduct halfhearted investigations and fail to convict offenders. U.N. says some of its peacekeepers were paying 13-year-olds for sex 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z Outside the restaurant, we exchanged an uncomfortable greeting that was somewhere between an overzealous handshake and a halfhearted hug and headed inside. My Tinder date with ‘Pharma bro’ Martin Shkreli 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z Realizing he had not chosen wisely, Cousins rose to his feet and made a halfhearted attempt to run. Redskins Claim N.F.C. East Title and End the Giants’ Playoff Chances 2015-12-27T05:00:00Z Then, apart from the occasional stray, halfhearted comment, the movie drops their conflict entirely. In the Heart of the Sea reimagines Moby Dick as a dull prestige drama 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z The “anemic and halfhearted dud” heavily taxed the show’s integrity, wrote Hank Stuever of The Washington Post. Trump’s ‘SNL’ appearance wins viewers, not critics 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z The "anemic and halfhearted dud" heavily taxed the show's integrity, wrote Hank Stuever of The Washington Post. Was Trump's widely-panned 'SNL' appearance worth it to NBC? 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z The next year, Congress passed a law to provide for more currency in an emergency, but the legislation was halfhearted and fell short of an overhaul. The Central Bank Skeptic Who Helped Give Birth to the Fed 2015-10-24T04:00:00Z In trading halfhearted, gestural, posturing novels about love and pain for full-bodied novels about diplomacy and power, Vidal realized Mailer’s professed hope that he would “turn the prides of his detachment into new perception.” Gore Vidal’s Delusions of Candor 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z Putin embodies a kind of muscular diplomacy the United States disdained over the past three years of halfhearted attempts to train and equip the Syrian opposition. Russia and the ‘facts on the ground’ in Syria 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z Then grandma escapes their clutches, driving off, unwittingly, with a stash of Megan's weed, after which the oil-and-water pair halfheartedly look for her. Cloris Leachman can't save low-energy 'This Is Happening' 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z He issued a halfhearted apology and claimed he was unaware, at the time, of the organization’s affiliation with the former grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan. I exposed Steve Scalise’s white nationalist past — and yet he may soon become even more powerful 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z After some more coaxing from Morales, he opened his mouth, held his hands up by his face and gave a halfhearted look of faux terror. What the World Got Wrong About Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z Unable to push off with her left leg, Diatchenko used only her upper body to serve, hitting halfheartedly and erratically. Injured Player Lasts Long Enough to Stir Debate on Award Money 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z His uncle was executed for, among other crimes, “halfheartedly clapping his hands” when Mr. Kim entered a conference hall. South Korea’s Pop Music Barrage Rattles North 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z But it misses several opportunities to at least comment on, if not skewer, the spy movies that it only halfheartedly pokes fun at. Review: Stoner spy comedy ‘American Ultra’ is only half baked 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z But even in a world of halfhearted tax reformers, Clinton’s support for the idea seems especially lukewarm — not to mention opportunistic and instrumental. The Clintons Don't Care About Tax Reform -- And Neither Does Anyone Else 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z Particularly appealing is Mr. Mendelson’s interest in making the financial disclosure forms, which currently inspire halfhearted efforts by some council members, more meaningful. The D.C. Council’s commendable effort on ethics 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z I wasn't there when Dustin gave the press a few halfhearted quotes, leaning against a fence outside the player hospitality tent, but I'm told his face was blank and his affect was flat. The suffering of Dustin Johnson: The Loop 2013-10-16T04:00:00Z Conversely, does the same jay hear a halfhearted chickadee alarm and suddenly perk up its ears, understanding that this means a threat now lurks nearby for a bigger bird? Decoding the Cacophony of Birds’ Warning Calls 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z Even when companies do try to align pay with performance, critics argue that the efforts are often halfhearted. For the Highest-Paid C.E.O.s, the Party Goes On 2015-05-16T04:00:00Z Brown mustered only a halfhearted attempt at rescuing the girl after the fall and was indifferent and uninterested in the hours and days that followed, Hum told jurors. Jury reaches verdict in case of father accused of throwing girl off cliff 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z The port light leads nowhere, and the dance seems halfheartedly abandoned. Review: ‘Elevada’ at Yale Rep Is a Sitcom of a Play 2015-05-09T04:00:00Z It thereby trumps Stanford, whose halfhearted exercise in right-mindedness has been to divest only coal stocks. ‘Sustainability’ gone mad on college campuses 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z Thanks to the Rendell administration’s halfhearted support for a tax and the Corbett administration’s misguided opposition, Harrisburg slumbered - and schools and other services suffered - while the Marcellus Shale boomed. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z Schlender made a halfhearted attempt to schedule a visit but quickly gave up, to his everlasting regret. 'Becoming Steve Jobs' Shares the Late Apple CEO's Human Side 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z |
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