A monologue performed by Taresh Batra, an Indian-born immigrant, was based on the trepidation of a Muslim senior named Mohammed Haque.
Those of us who have been lucky enough to have dined at Taillevent (always excepting the sleek regulars) will recognize the emotions Todhunter describes, from the breathless trepidation on entering (O Lord, I am not worthy) to the pang of guilt (a family of four could live on that for a month) that comes with the bill.
Jordanians approached the polls with trepidation on Wednesday, with some saying that the appearance of so many former members of Parliament on the ballot gave them little faith that the election would provide meaningful change.
Adding to the uncertainty and trepidation on both sides is that many polls are far from infallible.
The sound of deals being made in between the ear-splitting whoosh of a balloon being filled with good times the whole thing was at least a bit more communal than meeting some faceless guy down an alley, or getting into someone's car with the sweat of trepidation on your brow.
The sound of deals being made in between the whoosh of a balloon being filled with good times – the whole thing was at least a bit more communal than meeting some faceless guy down an alley, or getting into someone's car with the sweat of trepidation on your brow.
There was some trepidation on the part of the judges that the material would be dated — Simon made a disparaging remark about "hippies," and Paula made fun of him for not wearing a tie-dye shirt — but Randy, surprisingly, came to the show's defense.
The trepidation and excitement that showed on her face when she started out was palpable.
"A number of U.S. companies have looked with trepidation on the situation in Finland and at the magnitude of the investment there," said Paul L. Joskow, a professor of economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a co-author of an influential report on the future of nuclear power in 2003.
"There could be some trepidation on the part of smaller organizations in sharing with the larger ones, the fear that the big dog eats the little dog," he said.
