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- r  in a weak and unconvincing manner
                    
                        
                            
 `I don't know, Edward,' she answered lamely
- Home Secretary William Whitelaw, lamely blaming the incident on technical and human error, was badgered by opposition members when he stressed earlier security improvements at .
- And for five seasons, we answered lamely, offering arguments about economic priorities or drug policy, debating theoreticals within our tangled little drama.
- Explaining lamely that the situation is "a little tense," the government also rescinded a law specifying that political rallies must be open to the public.