1 The opposition parties had mostly been unenthusiastic, if not openly hostile, about parity legislation.

2 Sydenham's unenthusiastic reaction was outweighed by John Ray's wise encouragement and expectation of achievement.

3 Unenthusiastic about the entire Gulf episode, he is not thrilled at this unprecedented task but he must obey the Security Council.

4 Many White House aides were decidedly unenthusiastic about the event when they realized how public it would be.

5 Even unenthusiastic vegetable eaters will be won over by the caramelized rounds of giant onion and crescents of bright orange sweet potato.

6 When the offences happened he was an unenthusiastic and below average soldier, the court heard.

7 Others were unenthusiastic about the government's notion of fair competition.

8 She felt unenthusiastic and listless about the eclipse and couldn't see why everyone else was making such a fuss.

9 Susan was unenthusiastic about most of her relatives.

10 Her suggestion received a rather unenthusiastic welcome.

11 She's always found Guangdong's urbanites too cold and unenthusiastic compared to the villagers she grew up with.

12 These problems have made the central bank unenthusiastic about selling renminbi and buying foreign bonds so as to hold down the value of the currency, people close to the central bank said.

13 She's always found Guangdong's urbanites cold and unenthusiastic in comparison with the villagers she grew up with.

14 But senior Fed officials are unenthusiastic, worrying that further rate cuts will not have much impact and this could weaken confidence further.

15 Within NATO, unenthusiastic partners like Germany and Turkey need to at least stay out of the way even if they continue to stand aside from the fighting.

16 In 1937, after a couple of unenthusiastic weeks at New York University, Mr. Salinger traveled with his father to Austria and Poland, where the father's plan was for him to learn the ham business.

17 An unskilled and unenthusiastic provider (ie, acting skills) is not going to last long.....

18 I went along as unprotesting as I was unenthusiastic , in the mood of apathy which had characterized all my actions since my departure.

19 The presidents' men have organised counter-demonstrations, mainly consisting of unenthusiastic state employees.

20 It is best to make a firm rule not to fly if you are feeling unwell or unenthusiastic.

21 She knew they were failures,[] and he read her disapproval in every perfunctory and unenthusiastic line of her letter.

22 Another prisoner, a 38-year-old who did not wish to be named, was equally unenthusiastic.

23 Some countries, especially European ones that have contributed to NATO's forces, are unenthusiastic about the shooting war they find themselves involved in.

24 China knows it has a lot of catching up to do. Many Americans may be unenthusiastic about America's military excursions in recent years, particularly about the war in Iraq.

25 She was able to tell them that he was an unenthusiastic convert to Shintoism. He retained his Buddhist beliefs to the extent that he forbade his servants to kill flies.

26 You know you are in an energy deficit when you are tired, irritable, stressed, frustrated and generally unenthusiastic.

27 Wary of foreign acquisitions outside the favored resources sector, Beijing is probably unenthusiastic about a Geely offer.

28 She knew they were failures, and he read her disapproval in every perfunctory and unenthusiastic line of her letter. And she was right.

29 If the person answering the call is too lackadaisical, unenthusiastic or indifferent, they may hang up and take their business someplace else!

30 American trade unions, an important Democratic constituency, are decidedly unenthusiastic.

31 How firmly he would deal with David Cameron's Europhobic Tories, should they win power, or that other unenthusiastic European, Gordon Brown, should he retain the premiership, is unclear.