Sentences with phrase «tepid affair»

Undipsuted is a rather tepid affair during the hour - long build - up, and with better characterizations and more realism, it would have come a long way to making the boxing match at the end more exciting.

A very tepid affair at Anfield when Liverpool drew 0 - 0 with Sunderland.

Clearly the Met wants to make up for its last tepid affair with a belated birthday bash.

Even the opening speeches — typically tepid affairs — didn't escape confrontation.

PMQs was a rather tepid affair - Ed Miliband clearly felt he couldn't ask about the Health & Social Care Bill again, and that's the only topic he really feels comfortable with, so he opted for some non-partisan questions about Afghanistan and some worthy questions about the Riot Damages Act.

The first half was a tight and tepid affair, with Maribor surrendering the ball completely while refusing to give up space, and the hosts unable to break through and create much of note.

While the acting, directing, and writing are definitely on target, it's the lack of freshness in the material that makes The Bourne Identity a tepid affair.

However, savvy viewers will have no trouble figuring out what's the what, and will most likely find this a tepid affair from beginning to a particularly awful ending.