This change lends nothing to the film, a torpid version of a classic that is ultimately and unjustly devoid of passion.

NEWYORKER: Brideshead Revisited

Sunni-Shiite rivalries -- not only in Iraq, but throughout the Muslim world -- have been a factor in the torpid pace of diplomatic relations between Iraq and the Arab world.

CNN: UAE may be first Arab nation to restore full ties with Iraq

The torpid feline raised its huge head, yawned, and fixed the boat with a long, disinterested stare, eventually resuming his interrupted siesta.

BBC: Brazil��s land of the jaguar

Most of Seat's sales are in Spain, a country that saw car sales rise 10.8% despite the torpid state of its economy.

BBC: European car sales in first rise for 18 months