(And by that I mean that it is a little too dry, too cautious, too back-to-school).
As she got to know Obama better, though, she came to appreciate more the ways in which they were alike — analytical, cautious, dry-humored, remote.
A proponent of civil rights and fierce critic of the Vietnam War, Steinem was initially drawn to Senator Eugene McCarthy because of his "admirable record" on those issues, but in meeting him and hearing him speak, she found him "cautious, uninspired, and dry".
This process inevitably leads to the appearance of aggregates as the sample dries; therefore, one must remain cautious about interpreting the images as indicative of aggregation in the dispersed phase.
On a dry-erase board, the detectives kept cautious track of the welcome quiet, each afternoon changing the number after the phrase "Days without Murders".
"On the negative side," he says, "concerns about drug safety will make the FDA more cautious and might start to dry up some of the venture capital for biopharmaceuticals".
When the financing for these companies dried up and larger customers grew increasingly cautious, Lucent's bad debts mounted and its sales went into decline.
Dry shampoo is a life-saver but be cautious, as you don't want to leave any residue on the hair.
During the downturn, the first casualty was the private sector, as the banks in the region, mostly owned by West European banks, became more cautious and access to easy credit dried up.
