Sentence examples for by timidity from inspiring English sources

But imprisoned by timidity they squandered a golden age.

Ditto Germany 2006, where group games were followed by knockout stages characterised by timidity and turgidity.

The F.B.I. investigation may be the coup de grâce for a Congressional exercise that has been hobbled by timidity and mismanagement.

"They knew that in order for a great people to do great things, they must not be bridled by timidity," he said.

If any of six such cases succeeds, it could contribute to another glut in allowances, and another slide in the price.Nonetheless, a reluctance to trade allowances, whether driven by timidity or prudence, adds to the overall cost of emissions abatement.

This year, Republicans may be cheered by the absence of battle on the other side, by the sight of a major political party diminished by timidity and the uncertain candidacy of a single contender.

Republicans, emboldened by this timidity, have reacted by pushing harder on their traditional priorities of cutting taxes and regulations.

But good intentions are thwarted – not so much by the "complexity of the markets" as by the timidity and lack of independence of governments.

They fear, however, that globalization's success is threatened, not so much by the protests of protectionists or anarchists as by the timidity of its defenders.

But only if he overrules those of his aides who are trapped by conventional wisdom, huddled in a defensive crouch and overcome by ideological timidity.

Most of Latin America already has been alienated by the timidity and ineffectiveness of our policy.