Sentence examples for had been timid from inspiring English sources
England, despite all their resources, had been timid and toothless and dispatched long before the quarter-finals had begun.
He said Ms. Velázquez had been timid about pushing for progressive policies and asked Mr. Dilan about donations he has received from real estate developers.
Biswas, from IHS Global Insight, said the dramatic events of Black Monday underlined how Beijing's response to the continuing crisis had been timid and inadequate.
Mrs May refused to accept complaints that politicians were overstepping the line after the head of Scotland Yard attacked "extremely hurtful and untrue" claims that police had been timid.
He mentioned how his players had struggled to "manage" the emotion of the opening ceremony and he agreed with Payet that they had been "timid" in the opening 25 minutes.
Yet their response has been timid.
Yet policy has been timid and conventional.
Constrained by politicians, the RBI's tightening has been timid.
Yet so far the voices of opposition have been timid.
"I think the playhouse has been timid up until now.
