Sentence examples for timid improvements from inspiring English sources

The recent more cooperative Greek stance, together with some timid improvements in the deficit data, may also have helped.

Timid, half-hearted improvements are out [re segregation] - we will do things at least adequately, or not at all.

Yesterday the Republican-controlled State Senate planed a plan by the governor that, while far too timid, is an improvement over the ideas Mr. Pataki has floated in the past.

It's an improvement, especially when the sometimes timid kitchen cuts loose with garlic, ginger, cardamom, mint, mustard seed, cilantro, curry leaves, peppers and onions.

Nor timid.

He was timid, shy.

That sounds too timid.

I was very timid.

Yet bosses remain timid.

Nana had been timid.

"Timorous" means timid, but why not just say "timid"?