reluctance
Example Sentences
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Given Bale's heights for club and country, you can understand the reluctance to make the comparison.
From BBC
He also said he would not vote on a resolution on Ukraine at the EU summit starting in Brussels on Thursday over the bloc's reluctance to mention Druzhba in it.
From Barron's
She said she is leaving with some frustrations about the management of the LAFD, including its reluctance to refer allegations of wrongdoing by its members to an independent investigation rather than an internal inquiry.
From Los Angeles Times
With so much at stake in this moment in time, that reluctance looks more like apathy.
From Salon
To address investor reluctance for the Pershing Square USA IPO, Ackman will offer free shares in his hedge-fund firm to participants.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
