They're reaction to it was lukewarm, but they also noted it was the kind of tepidness that the Academy loves. From Wordnik.com. [Gawker: Defamer] Reference
I took a final sip of my coffee, which had chilled to tepidness. From Wordnik.com. [I Am Not A Psychic!] Reference
At the moment, the tepidness of the Western response has given them serious cause for doubt. From Wordnik.com. [Once Again It's Russia Against the World] Reference
Such tepidness introduces the fourth factor, more prevalent among committed environmentalists. From Wordnik.com. [Mark Meier: Environment Slips As Key Factor In Virginia Presidential Vote] Reference
Frustrating for some is the perceived tepidness of the response so far by regulators, despite their tough talk. From Wordnik.com. [Hedge Fund Hell] Reference
No word from John Boehner, however, whose aspirations to be Speaker were recently met with tepidness by Bachmann. From Wordnik.com. [Michele Bachmann Running For GOP Leadership Position] Reference
Unless you count Dave's playing up the tepidness of the material and the jokes that leads to as scripted material as well. From Wordnik.com. [Evan Handler: Allow Me To Introduce My Spleen] Reference
Stock-trading volume was notably thin, reflecting the generally quiet summer as well as tepidness about the market's direction. From Wordnik.com. [Dow Sinks 3.3% on Week] Reference
Accused of tepidness and misappropriation of funds by Robespierre, he was guillotined with Camille Desmoulins, in Paris, April 5 1794. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-03-30] Reference
There was a war going on and the media reported it with the general tepidness that it will continue to report it for the next administration. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary Surrogate: Media "Has Relished" Hillary's Fall] Reference
NEW YORK -- Small-capitalization stocks broke a weeklong losing streak Friday, though tepidness ahead of earnings in the coming weeks kept the gains muted. From Wordnik.com. [AIG Corrects as Russell 2000 Ends 5-Day Losing Streak] Reference
But given the high expectations that "Battlestar" fans have for the series, and the tepidness of this initial offering, I wonder how many will come back to find out what happens in 2010. From Wordnik.com. [Caprica Reviewed] Reference
But I also couldn't help but hear a lack of conviction in the crowd's response, a tepidness that points to just how disillusioned young voters are and just how much ground could be lost this year. From Wordnik.com. [Andy Bernstein: Jay-Z Captures Power, Challenges of Youth Vote] Reference
And if you look back on things, that is how it has been since the beginning of this administration- they do what they want, Democrats throw up an opposition that is of varying degrees of tepidness did I just make that word up?. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-05-01] Reference
Former Vice President Al Gore told the Politico's John Harris that Democratic Party activists should give the Congressional Democratic leadership the "benefit of the doubt" on its efforts to end the Iraq war, which have been loudly criticized by some for their tepidness. From Wordnik.com. [Al Gore] Reference
She leaves the rest of the cast stranded in their tepidness. From Wordnik.com. [Bright Lights After Dark] Reference
The cynic in me just begins to wonder whether this holier-than-thou, non-profit, see-the-light initiative has nowt to do with global tepidness. From Wordnik.com. [Manchester Evening News Blogs] Reference
The logic driving Obama's rhetorical tepidness boils down to this: If we say too many mean things about investors, then they won't participate in the purchase of toxic assets. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Same time, the tepidness of many Yeltsin voters “the lesser of two evils”. From Wordnik.com. [The Commanding Heights] Reference
By way of extenuation for such tepidness, he says, "" There is an old Yiddish proverb: "You can't dance at two weddings at the same time '.' '. From Wordnik.com. [Political Unitarianism] Reference
And perhaps the very tepidness of the Old Vic’s “Gaslight,” starring the former Bond girl (and very accomplished actress) Rosamund Pike as the tormented wife in jeopardy, offers comfort at a time when real life is quite scary enough. From Wordnik.com. [London Theater Journal: The Marathon Continues with an Oddly Tepid “Gaslight” - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
No plausible theory was ever raised, to explain that tepidness ... until now.). From Wordnik.com. [Sentient Developments] Reference
1. tepid (water); mild (air); lukewarm (friendship) .... and 'tiédeur' = tepidness. From Wordnik.com. [tiède - French Word-A-Day] Reference
Faint tepidness usurpeth fervour's name. From Wordnik.com. [Notes and Queries A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc] Reference
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