Word: sheepishness
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...Tell that to the weather-mongering media, which of course is nothing if no one is watching. Overcautious governors may have been a little sheepish when Floyd turned out to be less than billed, but the news outlets had every reason to feel proud: Floyd was on the lips of an entire nation, and the ratings were colossal even when Floyd was not. When the hurricane passed Florida by on Tuesday, the Weather Channel logged a record 2.5 million viewing households; its web site, www.weather.com, scored a record 23 million visits. The damage peaked when Floyd hit North Carolina early...
...then bring in the pooch for an interview. At the end of his stay, Schwartz's dog received a "report card" detailing his social acumen. (He scored high marks.) "We basically wanted a houselike place for him to stay while we were away for two weeks," says a slightly sheepish Schwartz. "But I swear, I really do know...
...less inclined to tie the carcass on the fender or luggage rack; they hide it under a tarp. The image of idiot hunters fueled by beer and bourbon and blazing away at anything that moves in the forest--sometimes firing from the cabs of pickups--has made many hunters sheepish. They have developed a sense of image and public relations. Any residual tendency toward the killer's swagger has been replaced by an official vocabulary that comes dangerously close to the touchy-feely...
Skeptical readers might interpret this as a misguided cry for juvenile delinquency. On the contrary, a quality prank is benign and can actually liven up the atmosphere of the College. Victims of a well-conceived prank may feel a bit sheepish at first, but they will eventually appreciate the attention and welcome the obligation to retaliate...
Investors large and small who had put money overseas in search of diversification, or simply higher returns, were sorely disappointed last week. Day after day, one giant U.S. bank after another came forward, like sheepish A.A. members fallen off the wagon, to confess they had succumbed to the lure of big returns from Russian investments on which--surprise!--the Yeltsin government has defaulted. Citicorp announced that its earnings for the third quarter will be cut by about $200 million in Russian losses. The price tag at Bankers Trust, about $260 million; at brokerage firm Salomon Smith Barney, $360 million...