wait-and-see attitude

He also suggested that some city officials are taking a wait-and-see attitude when it comes to Trump’s plans.

But Hochul held fire, issuing a statement that described the indictment as part of “a disturbing pattern of events that has, understandably, contributed to a sense of unease among many New Yorkers” but apparently taking a wait-and-see attitude toward her political ally's precarious circumstance.

Julio Santoyo, a front-line anti-logging activist in Villa Madero, Michoacan, says he’s taking a wait-and-see attitude toward the new certification program.

“I think we should take a wait-and-see attitude,” says Robert Geller, a seismologist and professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo.

"The big oil companies, I think, are very interested, but they're currently sitting on the sidelines, watching, taking a bit of a wait-and-see attitude. They're letting the start-ups take the risk - at this point this is a highly risky venture," says Mr Ellis.