| Well, at least they have a good excuse for a cravenly political move. |
| Would Americans who surrendered so cravenly to McCarthyism, when only their jobs were at risk, really have defied a life-threatening tyranny? |
| Both Mr Cameron and Mr Miliband know this, but they are cowed by widespread hostility to the influx. Europe is another issue where they should try to lead public opinion, not cravenly follow it. |
| Worse still, we cravenly side with that most odious of creatures, the bullying boss. |
| The courts have sentenced hundreds of protesters to death, though the sentences are unlikely to be carried out. Most of Egypt's media have become cravenly sycophantic and xenophobic, and independent voices have been muzzled. |
| It's easy to point out examples of the media catering to embarrassingly base interests or cravenly pursuing triviality for the sake of sales, in the name of news. |
