Sentence examples for timid results from inspiring English sources

When Dominique de Villepin, a former prime minister, tried to introduce a flexible work contract for the young, he failed even to tell the unions about it first.Third, if talks lead only to timid results, Mr Sarkozy seems willing to press ahead regardless, relying on public opinion for support.

How could so many macho ingredients lead to such a timid result, we wondered.

Mr Grandage, who has also directed "Billy Budd" at Glyndebourne and "Madama Butterfly" in Houston, is too timid here, resulting in a show that has premature cobwebs.

One result is timid governments.

New media as an art form is something that the traditional art world is still figuring out how to handle, and so far the results have been timid and clumsy at best.

The courts, meanwhile, have punted on the issue.Barack Obama's timid approach is in part a result of memories of the 1993 debate, which bogged down Bill Clinton's presidency in its early days.

One theory is that creative writing is often the chosen profession of the control freak too timid for politics, with the result that if you can't control the real world you must completely control your imaginary one.

Europe's hopes of translating its economic power into global political clout have suffered a severe setback as a result of the timid choices on new leadership made this week, analysts, officials, and diplomats conceded on Friday.

It was long believed by historians that the Princess was raised in an ultra-conservative, intolerant atmosphere which resulted in a timid and unassertive character in public and an ability to be contented with very little materially or emotionally.

The results of Glancys more timid style of diversification speak for themselves.

The result is a more timid design than one might expect from an architect like Peter Eisenman.