Doubtful, distracting, and unwarranted commas turn up in front of restrictive phrases ("Naturally we become timid about making our insights known, in such inhospitable conditions"), before correlative conjunctions ("Either this will ring bells for you, or it won't"), and in prepositional phrases ("including biblical names, and any foreign name with an unpronounced final 's's").
Knowing that someone else is pursuing the ball and hoping to avoid that collision – we have become timid in our pursuit.
But college administrators have become timid because of "we studied together" lawsuits.
According to a source on the influential Justice Select Committee, MPs are concerned that the CCRC has become timid and fearful of criticism from judges.
RECESSION-PROOFING With the first whisper about pending layoffs, many employees "become timid and avoid unnecessary risks," Malcolm O. Munro says in Men's Fitness.
But that was two months ago, two long months since Cone last won, and in the interim, the Yankees have become timid, injuries nagging at them, ragged and prone to mistakes.
She stays informed of the latest advancements and clinical trials that may pertain to her. "Too often people become timid about asking their doctors about clinical trials," Ms. Rich said.
In their hands, eloquent, elevated works like "Symphony in C" and "Divertimento No. 15" become timid, tense and arid; the ferocious intensity and rhythmic wit of "Stravinsky Violin Concerto" are lost to smooth, glassy ease.
Although public calls for retribution against members of the security forces continue, some people worry that police officers have become timid in enforcing the law since the detention of officers accused of using force under the orders, or the expectations, of the old government.
With every member of the House and a third of the Senate up for re-election, politicians become timid about handing their opponents issues to beat them up with in television ads.
As we age and we grow more comfortable with ourselves and our bodies, we become less timid to ask for what we want in the bedroom.
