Sentence examples for if timid from inspiring English sources

The most surprising thing about this pleasant if timid movie is how little truck it has with mean-spiritedness.

Sharon Eyal, already a celebrated dancer and up-and-coming choreographer, was an occasional, if timid, guest.

The warring Queen Partenope is even sensible, choosing the steadfast (if timid) Prince Armindo over the handsome (but faithless) Arsace, with whom she is initially smitten.

The father was the disciplinarian, grumbling that his wife spoiled their bright, if timid, son, who continued to sit on her lap until enrolling at Cairo University.

The other huge miscalculation would be if timid Democrats, or those who think the tax debate is a good campaign issue, decided to postpone any action to a lame-duck session after Election Day, Nov. 2.

For the fifth time in a row the Elephants go into the tournament as one of the heaviest favourites, but this time no one will be surprised if they flop in timid or traumatic fashion.

But the chords are wistful and pleading, as if the timid choristers, feeling unworthy, are asking the Lord permission to praise him.

It's a gently heretical redo, characterized by a script that falters only in the clinch, some agile if overly timid direction and a strong cast led by a superb Amy Adams.

This might allow the administration quietly to back away from its "Big Bang" approach, and to claim victory if a timid health compromise manages only to improve coverage while largely ignoring questions of cost and quality.Another example of back-pedalling is Mr Obama's wavering support for a government-run health-insurance plan.

Among his charges were future World Cup winners Cesc Fabregas and Gerard Pique, and a talented if somewhat timid Argentinian called Lionel Messi; after another coach discarded the lost boy as too great a risk, Vilanova claimed him for his Cadete B team.

If these timid bureaucrats won't do it, Congress should.