More than one Strip establishment has made a halfhearted attempt to recreate a vintage diner experience.

BBC: Vintage Las Vegas

The political platforms of the center-left parties are halfhearted and almost entirely domestic in their focus.

NEWYORKER: The Party Faithful

"You could see the halfhearted attempt to hold the stock at 38 this morning during premarket trading, " Mr. Shea said.

WSJ: Bankers Under Fire as Facebook Slips 11%

Congress has taken a halfhearted step in this direction by permitting health savings accounts that reward patients for spending medical dollars wisely.

FORBES: Medical Gremlins

He had no patience for clowns or dangerous riders or halfhearted efforts.

WSJ: Cycling: Jason Gay: The Last Big Wheel of NYC

While the pin menu does offer quicker access a list of favorites, its halfhearted implementation robs the plentiful panels of their full potential.

ENGADGET: Xbox 360 Dashboard update hands-on (fall 2012) Hands-on

The screenplay, by Pen Densham and John Watson, is a mishmash of halfhearted dramatizations of episodes from the legend and equally halfhearted nods to contemporary attitudes.

NEWYORKER: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

Then, after a series of halfhearted negotiations, Yahoo!

FORBES: Magazine Article

Then turned to make a barely halfhearted apology.

NEWYORKER: Amundsen

The halfhearted response seemed insincere at best.

CNN: Helpless as my son, 13, was profiled, cuffed