I became angry with myself for my blind belief in the Bus, and my reluctance to doubt before that minute. |
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So it was with great reluctance that I picked up this album and put it into my car stereo. |
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The groom, a genuine nice guy, has stuck around for three years, a bit puzzled by his love's reluctance. |
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However, the company has shown reluctance on the grounds that they cannot bear the financial burden. |
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Their reluctance can only multiply manifold after Sunday night's brutal massacre. |
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If the findings are accurate, our reluctance to travel by airplane is abating. |
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So why the reluctance on the part of so many otherwise open-minded and sexually liberal people to attend? |
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Even if these patients go to the doctor, antibiotics are prescribed with reluctance. |
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This may be because of misconceptions among patients and reluctance among patients to use inhalers. |
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The reluctance is mainly due to a desire to give private industry a chance to self-regulate. |
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The reluctance by our present government to investigate thoroughly and put closure on this matter is shameful. |
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She did so with reluctance certain that her urgent plea would go unanswered. |
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This is because of their reluctance, over a period of time, to combat irrational trends in science generally. |
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It is a role she embraces with regal dignity and a hint of self-conscious reluctance. |
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The only factor that causes a bit of reluctance for these guests is the spicy and oily nature of the South Indian special foods. |
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Again, the courts' reluctance to countenance the compulsory appropriation of private rights is evident. |
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Some of our partners have shown a bit of reluctance, and we may have to look elsewhere for folks to work with. |
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Everywhere around me people are announcing that they are about to vote Labour with the greatest reluctance. |
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However, there is some reluctance by men and women to do away with the old system entirely. |
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It was with the greatest reluctance that I dragged myself into consciousness after my nap this afternoon to go pay a visit to Graham's parents. |
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Deafness and incomprehension, producing anomie and a reluctance to vote, are the default modes of the modern electorate. |
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Motor control of a variable reluctance motor is obtained by providing a periodic voltage waveform to a coil of a motor. |
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Although there is a reluctance to admit it, the liberal interpretation is largely confessional and pastoral in its tone and direction. |
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We have a court system that creaks under antiquated traditions, and distinct reluctance to change them. |
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New Left radicals roundly condemned liberals in the 1960s for their reluctance to take sides. |
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The various state governments' reluctance to switch over to VAT was stemmed by the fear of loss of revenues. |
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In the long-running debate about relocating the capital there is popular reluctance to award it the prize. |
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Mayr and Diamond's reluctance to appreciate the importance of fossil evidence is evident in their taxonomy. |
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Later, he scathingly recalled the reluctance of friends to comment on his book because Moscow had not made its position known. |
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Was there a motive at work under this strange reluctance of his which had a sort of backstairs influence, not admitted to himself? |
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Nine's reluctance to issue ratings reports during the Olympics lasted a day, with the channel releasing bare figures this morning. |
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As well, there is a reluctance on the part of farmers to mate any bulls for fear they will lose their strength and condition. |
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But there was almost a reluctance to do sculpture, because it was such a family thing. |
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This reluctance to accept the hassle of dealing with the drowned was not confined to bargees. |
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Their reluctance was so great that they had to go out in pairs, with one of them acting as moral support for the other. |
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Congress, with selective reluctance, was skating sideways toward a qualified endorsement. |
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There is an obvious reluctance to deal directly with questions of policy or merits. |
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What Thoreau did not overlook was his neighbors' reluctance to put their antislavery sentiments into action. |
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Ten points behind Celtic and Hearts at the start of the day, they had no reason to come out of the traps with reluctance. |
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On several occasions, for example, he condemns the toothlessness of contemporary journalism and its reluctance to hold the powerful to account. |
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The body language of the escaper, who approached my position, was one of utter dejection, head down, shambling forward with obvious reluctance. |
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Her friend, Mary was trailing slowly behind her, her face filled with reluctance. |
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The reluctance to wave the big stick at employers does not betoken EU indifference. |
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It is true that for too long I denied the sentiments that lingered in my heart in my reluctance to betray my memory of William. |
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The Government's shilly-shallying and reluctance to act only led to thousands of disputes simply getting out of control. |
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There is still considerable reluctance to shop another doctor, no matter how dishonest he or she is. |
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Her story was told with evident reluctance, but in a simple, straightforward manner, that attested its truthfulness. |
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But though the relative ease of obtaining insurance money accounts for some of the reluctance to pursue blood money, it's not the whole story. |
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The soft underbelly of the country's power is its reluctance to take casualties and to pay the costs of rebuilding societies that it invades. |
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So their reluctance to underwrite credit risk ought to affect the pricing and availability of loans. |
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Those vested with governing power have a natural inbuilt reluctance to accept restrictions on the exercise of their authority. |
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Several studies have shown that there is a marked reluctance to use free facilities even among the poorest sections in Indian society. |
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These strategies take into account the Shih Tzu's reluctance to soil the spots where he eats and sleeps. |
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Yet Grass was wrong on the big questions, especially his reluctance to face down the Soviets. |
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However the reluctance of developers to speculatively build and their ability to hold has prevented a significant decrease in value. |
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We can understand the reluctance of hotels to take on groups of young men intent on a wild stag weekend. |
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His reluctance to commit himself to one genre has undoubtedly been a contributing factor to his stop-start success. |
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Despite his reluctance, Nicholson is strong-armed into taking care of Kinnear's pooch while the artist recovers from his injuries. |
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What distinguished many of the Young British Artists was their reluctance to probe beyond the surface of appearance. |
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Your reluctance to confess that, just like the rest of us you make a Horlicks of it now and again, is part of the problem. |
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Despite her reluctance, there are plenty of good reasons to choose brown pasta. |
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Only with great reluctance does Moses condone the possible introduction of a monarchy in the future. |
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We have a declining birth rate and increased life expectancy, along with a marked reluctance to pay into a private pension plan. |
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Traditionally there has been a reluctance to use a driving offence as the unlawful act in constructive manslaughter. |
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The only think that's stopping me is fear, cowardice, a reluctance to take risks and look dumb. |
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Their reluctance to defend themselves against specific charges lends credence to the allegations. |
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His reluctance to be leader combined with his recent rather embarrassing gaffes has, however, compelled me to examine the alternatives. |
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An indefinite grasp of Cyrillic and a reluctance to leave home are not the best qualifications for a poet travelling to Bulgaria. |
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While his heart thumped eagerly he went with slow and pretended reluctance back to the old desk. |
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She divided the bun in half, giving him the largest portion, and was rewarded with a bit of pretended reluctance and a big smile. |
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So I think with some reluctance, with some diffidence, I come down on the positive side of the question. |
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The natural reluctance of rescuers to get close enough to ground zero after a nuclear detonation to be much use to survivors is another. |
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When all is said and done, what we are up against is every man's reluctance to do his duty, to abide by the dictates of society. |
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The enemy's apparent reluctance tempted some of the novice Hellcat pilots to break formation and seek dogfights. |
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Once each day, you leave the park, every time with a greater reluctance for donning your shirt. |
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His former reluctance to pursue a military solution gave him street cred with the world's do-nothings. |
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There was much reluctance about activating the double dissolution provisions. |
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However, for a long time the residents showed a reluctance to lift the blockade. |
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Does this help explain current concerns such as England's reluctance to be absorbed in the European Union? |
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The reluctance of lawgivers to push conversion to the metric system is due mainly of these three objections by the fundamentalist lobby. |
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Maybe there's some reluctance and weariness about going through all the motions we require a person to make before he can be President. |
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We are striking with extreme reluctance and keeping our fingers crossed that somebody can pull a rabbit out of the hat to solve the problem. |
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There is a remarkable reluctance among mainstream scientists and doctors to challenge junk science and expose its dangers, which are substantial. |
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This silence, I think, derives from a historical tradition emphasizing solidarity, a reluctance to break ranks. |
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With great reluctance the Union admits new members who write in Russian, openly emphasizing the preference for writers who write in Kazakh. |
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There would be a reluctance to readily dispense with them unless absolutely required. |
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Against Syracuse, though, Cleaves had to ream Peterson at halftime for his reluctance to assert himself. |
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Many of those who voted in favour did so with a reluctance somewhat aside from the military arguments. |
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There is still money left in the kitty according to the manager, and he says he will spend it, albeit with a natural reluctance. |
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The lenders' reluctance could have a knock-on effect throughout the economy. |
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With the mixed reaction to the finale of Lost, did you feel some reluctance to return to the arena of television? |
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The documentaries are also unusually moving, showing the sadness and emotion of the cast and crew as they came to their last day on set, and their reluctance to let go. |
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His calamitous ignorance of his system's failure, plus his reluctance to acknowledge it once was drawn to his attention, drew shrill demands for his dismissal. |
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So, I think that he's going to begin to see a reluctance to just rubber stamp every administration policy and just basically accept the principle that dissent is unpatriotic. |
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Whatever Don's initial reluctance, he acquiesces to Winston's prodding because he is, actually, looking for something, even if he doesn't know what that something is. |
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There are moments of great emotional profundity in the film, but they're compounded by the filmmakers' reluctance to go the extra mile and put their feelings on the screen. |
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With great reluctance, she handed over the little grey tabby. |
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His reluctance did not change in the weeks, months and years afterwards. |
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At present, his guarded manner and his reluctance to discuss his previous symptoms or violent behaviour make a detailed examination of his mental state extremely difficult. |
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There, though, the problems raised are only touched upon in a guarded fashion, with careful reservations and with a noticeable reluctance to arrive at a positive resolution. |
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Having expressed a reluctance to leave his homeland, Cechmanek wasn't even drafted until Philadelphia took a flyer in the sixth round of last year's draft. |
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And that suggests these attacks were such that the victims were driven to overcome the usual reluctance to file a report. |
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There's an understandable reluctance to kick a man when he's down, and most commentators have found something nice to say about the fallen leader. |
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Perhaps his reluctance stems from the fact that he has only tenuous connections to Hungary these days. |
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Looking back, I see the gracious hand of our sovereign God overruling my obstinate reluctance and giving me new desires that were not natural for me. |
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Banks must be more proactive in this area as a lack of public knowledge will only serve to increase consumer reluctance to go online with their bank. |
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When finally cajoled into doing so he made no secret of his reluctance. |
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Businesses have a fair amount of inertia, and a strong reluctance to fire people. |
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In all fairness, their initial reluctance is not born out of bad attitude. |
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Former nurses say there was a reluctance on the part of medical staff to enter the unit and all staff were made to scrub up carefully to prevent infection. |
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Many demographic experts attribute the declining birth rate in recent years chiefly to young people's reluctance to marry because of heightening job insecurity. |
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Given his reluctance to admit the obvious, it's no surprise he still manages to aim a selection of sly digs at the Australian umpires and authorities. |
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He says the enormous stock of unredeemed miles is partly a result of a growing reluctance among regular travellers to spend their free time in the air. |
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For five weeks I forced myself to sit at my house table, figuring that my reluctance was a residue of my introversion. |
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They are hoping that changing circumstances will persuade local authorities to reassess their reluctance to green-light road safety investment in Myshall. |
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The couple said yesterday they did not instantly recognise the man who came looking for a room, but said their suspicions were aroused by his reluctance to leave. |
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However, there is still a reluctance on behalf of some people to go to the health board clinic or their doctor and say they have something wrong with their private parts. |
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The working of the Act has not been very effective against pimps and brothel-keepers, possibly because of the reluctance of the victims to give evidence. |
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This is because of a reluctance to get involved in the very penny-pinching that framers of tax law believe dominates our every waking thought and action. |
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That it's struggling, is directly linked to the reluctance of the parliamentary wing to move from safety first, white-bread, middle of the road, me-too policies. |
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I have seen no reluctance on behalf of the Scottish and Welsh parts of this country to fly their national flags on the designated patron saint's day. |
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Their reluctance was caused chiefly by fear of damage to the skin but sometimes by confusion between topical corticosteroids and anabolic steroids. |
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Jesse dragged herself inside with visible reluctance at the last second before our teacher entered and shuffled her way over to our table, glaring at me the whole while. |
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A more likely reason for the present reluctance is the lack of compelling evidence that demonstrates unequivocally the failure of the standard force fields. |
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Why the reluctance to reimpose Glass-Steagall protections, which worked so well for so long? |
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Too, the Moravians, despite their reluctance to bear arms, were pleased to be part of the new country, now that it was at peace. |
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Meanwhile, Germany's reluctance to agree on mutualising the eurozone debt, previous or future, did not in any way please the other leaders. |
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Therefore the Welsh Government's reluctance to fluoridate water supplies has sparked quite a debate among those in the know. |
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She has shown an unaccountable reluctance to accept their offer. |
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This poem could be read as a comment on society's reluctance to accept the integration of different races. |
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The incident highlighted French and British weakness, exemplified by their reluctance to alienate Italy and lose her as their ally. |
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By feigning reluctance to hold power, Trajan was able to start building a consensus around him in the Senate. |
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Roger seems to have felt the slight, and this might explain his later reluctance to go crusading. |
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He confesses his reluctance to Arthur, then returns to the lake and throws in his own sword instead of Excalibur. |
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From around the spring of 1917 Asquith's reluctance to criticise the government at all began to exasperate some of his press supporters. |
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She'd been poised to deliver another side-handed slice to Mouse's head, and only with reluctance did she lower her arm and move back. |
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A sturdy, hardened sinner shall advance to the utmost pitch of impiety with less reluctance than he took the first steps. |
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With great reluctance, he was introduced to pomegranates, whenceforth he refused any other fruit. |
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This reluctance for employment in the private sector is echoed in other areas of the Gallup surveys. |
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Jicarilla Apache Nation portends reluctance to treat the United States as a conventional fiduciary. |
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The third is the reluctance and oftentimes refusal in America to discuss venereal diseases. |
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We have to understand that reluctance given the traditional vocationalism of so many in probation work. |
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Krich suffers from pessimism, reluctance, bellyaching germ-fear, and a nagging disorientation of being out of whack. |
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Medicare reimbursement of hospice care is likely to be affected by the apparent reluctance of hospices to participate in the Medicare program. |
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It ultimately failed because of the reluctance of Scribonianus' troops, which led to the suicide of the main conspirators. |
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It has been argued whether Anselm's reluctance to take the see was sincere or not. |
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There was much reluctance from the owners of Bramall Lane to see the pitch used for football. |
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In many cases, member states have shown reluctance to achieve or enforce Security Council resolutions. |
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The offensive's success was undermined by the reluctance of other generals to commit their forces to support the victory. |
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But not all the exchanges were as model as the sergeant. Some of the exchangees showed a rigidity and reluctance to adapt. |
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Among other causes is the reluctance of employers to pay for executives to travel in First or Business Class. |
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After initial reluctance, Fleming, who felt the strips would lack the quality of his writing, agreed. |
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Robert Bruce of Annandale, the next strongest claimant, accepted this outcome with reluctance. |
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All the papers came as usual, in their long, arhythmical collapse onto the doormat, where they lay like a menace and were approached at last with long-armed reluctance. |
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Further, the report states that reluctance of utilities to retrofit existing switchgear and control devices is a big challenge for the RTU industry. |
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Kirman drew attention to some physicians' reluctance to offer even ordinary and routine medical care to mongoloids, whose treatment they consider a waste of time. |
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This trend was in part attributable to Florence's reluctance to debase the gold florin, which was internationally esteemed for its stable value, prestige, and reliability. |
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Into this well it may have been thrown by his men, who adopting the use of his new tools with reluctance, and reportedly thwarted him in many ways. |
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This paper examines reasons for this reluctance and, more importantly, explores the opportunities for integrating social and environmental history. |
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How much of this was due to his intake of alcohol is impossible to ascertain, according to Bragg, because of Burton's reluctance to be treated for alcohol addiction. |
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This exemption from paying taxes led to their reluctance to reform. |
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This reluctance has been labelled constitutional conservatism. |
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There was a marked reluctance on the part of a majority of the Court to become involved in a dispute in such a way as to bring it potentially into conflict with the Council. |
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In September 1922, Dominion reluctance to support British military action against Turkey influenced Britain's decision to seek a compromise settlement. |
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This was because of the reluctance of First Sea Lord Sir Dudley Pound to risk capital ships in an area he believed vulnerable to attacks by German aircraft. |
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Spanish dictator Francisco Franco's reluctance to allow the German Army onto Spanish soil frustrated a German plan to capture the Rock, codenamed Operation Felix. |
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