31.  U.S. stocks were little changed as lower bond yields sparked by a report showing tame inflation received a tepid response.

32.  U.S. stocks eked out gains, as lower bond yields sparked by a report showing tame inflation received a tepid response.

33.  When Auriemma Consulting asked people about a list of potential applications for smart cards, none got much more than a tepid response.

34.  With Jewish citizens and institutions bearing the brunt of the violence, many Canadians Jews are livid over what they describe as a tepid response by politicians.

35.  But a tepid public response to bond offerings so far has motivated the ministry to boost the rate to increase their appeal.

36.  But his speech received a tepid response Tuesday from the audience at the Russian Academy of Sciences, a report in The Moscow Times said Wednesday.

37.  But the sharply higher rates, aimed at luring foreign investment capital back to Mexico, received a tepid response.

38.  But the sharply higher rates, designed to allure investment capital, received a tepid response.

39.  French officials have said the tepid international response reflects a spineless attitude toward an increasingly grave humanitarian crisis.

40.  The tepid response of other nations may reflect the dissension that was involved in devising the resolution itself.