1. The mostly flat sales for Windows PCs reflect a tepid response to Windows 8.

2. Even including financial services, profit growth of the S P 500 companies is expected to come in at a tepid 0.4%.

3. Those results would mean that the company would again see tepid revenue growth and a decline in profit.

4. Retail shares have been in focus in recent weeks, suffering on reports of tepid holiday sales.

5. After two disappointing quarters of tepid growth, analysts were not expecting this kind of spurt.

6. Major exchanges and market indexes were mixed Friday in the wake of a tepid government jobs report.

7. An increasing number of Republican voters have shifted from offering him strong approval to offering a more tepid level of support.

8. The previous record holders were more tepid, chilling only to room temperature.

9. The speech was met with tepid applause, with only a handful of bishops standing in ovation.

10. But Windows 8 has gotten off to a tepid start since its October release.