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Examples
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By the time the food arrived it was luke-warm at best.
Menulog Finds And Orders Takeaway Food | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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How the hell do luke-warm IQ, grade Z, conservatrolls find Matthew Yglesias? wiley Says:
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Meanwhile, shipments of the company's PlayBook tablet, which launched in April, are expected to remain slow after luke-warm initial reviews and indications of disappointing sales, according to analysts.
RIM Earnings: What to Expect Will Connors 2011
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A luke-warm response would be a disaster for the media ratings.
CNN Poll: Weak economic numbers dovetail with public perception 2009
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Netanyahu's Likud Party has never accepted a Two-State Solution, and Obama wasted much time wresting a luke-warm endorsement of this plan from the new Israeli prime minister.
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* Despite luke-warm box office for the movie, the Kick-Ass comic remains popular the week after.
Amazon Top 50 David S. Carter 2010
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Netanyahu's Likud Party has never accepted a Two-State Solution, and Obama wasted much time wresting a luke-warm endorsement of this plan from the new Israeli prime minister.
Sharmine Narwani: Mideast "Proximity Talks" -- The Theater of the Absurd 2010
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I would say that in THIS situation, you must trust to love and the strength of your relationship with The Boy, that WHATEVER his reaction (even if it is luke-warm) your relationship can take it.
jitters 2008
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Strange thing to say about an actor I've never really felt anything but luke-warm about.
Ilene Angel: A Good Use for Celebrity Ilene Angel 2010
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Could it not be the case that there are some muslims whose apparent allegiance to their faith is no more than luke-warm, and held only for reasons of social pressure?
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