Based on polling and support in previous elections, Ofcom tentatively ruled that Ukip is a major party - and so bolstered its case for taking part in the debates - while the Greens are not.
Ever since he tentatively quivered "Hell yes" to Jeremy Paxman, Miliband's slow march to cool has been unstoppable.
While it is still too early to call time on the Ebola outbreak, a sense that the worst may have passed is tentatively taking root in west Africa, alongside an acute realisation of the need to ensure a positive long-term legacy for battered healthcare systems.
No doubt you're so relieved to see daylight you are cruising tentatively along enjoying the ebbing forces of your mental disorder.
And government payments including family tax benefit, Medicare rebates and private health insurance rebates will be frozen, as will eligibility thresholds for receiving them – instead of rising in line with inflation – an idea Tony Abbott derided as "class warfare" when it was tentatively tried by the former Labor government.
The project has been done "on the fly", says Quilliam, who tentatively arranged meetings with women suggested to him along the way, hoping for the best.
People like me – the houseless – might tentatively voice the opinion that Britain is not some olde worlde theme park, but a living, breathing society that needs to house its young and poor more securely – but who cares?
Tentatively at first, then with rising confidence, Carlyle began acting classes, first at Glasgow Arts Centre, then at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.
So when politicians do tentatively edge towards agreement, there's always a glimmer of hope that progress might be possible.
The majority of unionists, therefore, will not welcome a President McGuinness in the way they tentatively accepted Mary McAleese, the outgoing head of state.
Angela Merkel, the German premier, has tentatively backed Mr Juncker, while leaving the door open to non-Spitzenkandidaten alternatives more acceptable to the likes of Mr Cameron.
