Tepidly

Then, even while he was tepidly laying blame at the feet of Wall Street, these firms received major bailouts and suffered no personnel changes or cuts to their sky-high bonuses. ❋ Walden Bello (2010)

Of course, that could just be the tepidly liberal spin on a deal that is shaping up to be the "NAFTA of the Pacific," as activists call it: a pact that coddles corporate interests like sweatshop manufacturers, pharmaceutical makers and agribusinesses seeking to eliminate any barriers to profit. ❋ Michelle Chen (2011)

Blue-chip stocks moved tepidly higher, led by sectors more sensitive to economic health, and the yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell below 2.4% as investors geared up for another round of potential Treasury buying by the Federal Reserve. ❋ Jonathan Cheng (2010)

One might say he applied his ideas tepidly, if you live on a bizarro plant, but one could say that. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Romney has campaigned tepidly in Iowa -- wary of being dealt a setback like the one he suffered when he finished second there in 2008. ❋ Unknown (2011)

It's losing its timeslot to ABC's also-tepidly-rated Detroit 1-8-7 and CBS 'powerhouse The Good Wife. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The same can be said for the U.S. and President Obama, who has only tepidly supported Israel as a democratic partner. ❋ Emanuele Ottolenghi (2011)

Bill Tomson and Scott Kilman of theWall Street Journal reported that Vilsack's rejection of a compromise proposal -- partial deregulation, which was vehemently opposed by biotech companies and only tepidly accepted by non-GE interests -- was the result of an Obama administration review of "burdensome" regulations. ❋ Ronnie Cummins (2011)

Previous surveys had found that Americans more generally had an unfavorable opinion of Trump, but showed him with at least tepidly supportive ratings among Republicans. ❋ Unknown (2011)

In a sure sign that Obama's on the right track, The Wall Street Journal editorial page grudgingly, and tepidly, applauded the move, though like you wanted more. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Though idiomatically set for voice, it is rhythmically square, tepidly orchestrated and lacks a distinctive musical profile. ❋ Heidi Waleson (2011)

Cautiously, I allowed myself to get involved with a man who had gone through the journey of divorce and tepidly I walked into his life. ❋ Agi Smith (2011)