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At the beginning, when Anajulina told me, "We would like to start it," I hesitated.
Now, I hesitated to answer her question, and before she even realized why I hesitated, she began to throw the company she worked for under the bus.
But if I sign with a shaking hand, posterity will say, 'He hesitated.'"
And there's been a shift in my thinking over time, in that, if you had asked me at 15 years old, if I would have traded prosthetics for flesh-and-bone legs, I wouldn't have hesitated for a second.
I moaned about it, I hesitated, I went on and on and on to my long-suffering wife, and eventually I decided to resign from the British Foreign Service.
For years I hesitated watching this movie.
I hesitated seeing this movie, having really enjoyed the original, 'Mostly Martha'.
As I said, the producers never hesitated to add in some laughs whether they come from Ray's one liner or George's strange habits or David trying to be a nice guy.
It is a pity that you cannot vote zero stars on IMDb, because I would not have hesitated!
I hesitated about writing a review of this for fear of offending believers, but then I saw other reviews and thought, hey, they can take it.
I hesitated for the briefest of moments before finally choosing a "10" over a "9" as a rating, as I believe that far too many people use it indiscriminately, and therefore the maximum rating loses some of its impact.
I have always hesitated when seeing the DVD at the video store, but finally watched it.
There are a few movies out there that are so over-hyped that I've always hesitated viewing them for fear of being disappointed - "Raging Bull", "Blade Runner", "The Lord Of The Rings" films, and "Eight Heads In A Duffel Bag" all come to mind.
It felt extremely fake.It was just horrible, it hesitated and you knew from the moment you began that it wasn't real snow.
The Obama administration, in particular, often hesitated to expand its role, anticipating a time when the US would not be absorbed in a region that, to paraphrase Winston Churchill’s line about the Balkans, had produced more history than it has consumed.
The second question concerns China, which has not hesitated to exploit legal grey areas unregulated by the WTO to advance its economic and geopolitical interests.
And China has not hesitated to display its growing might.
Fearing political fallout, even leaders who genuinely supported European integration hesitated to defend the EU in a bold or inspiring manner to their constituents.
We have not hesitated in siding with those fighting for their rights and dignity.
But both NATO and the SCO have so far hesitated to engage in closer contact.
And Trump has often hesitated to disavow them; during the election campaign, when former KKK Grand Wizard David Duke publicly backed him, Trump was scandalously slow to reject Duke and his followers.
As a result, the government has not hesitated to try to curry favor with the Islamists by using legislation that prohibits “hurting religious sentiments” to harass and arrest atheists and liberals.
Potential Republican presidential candidates have hesitated to take up this issue in public – perhaps feeling that it will inhibit their ability to raise money from Wall Street.
While such a discussion is beginning to emerge in response to the Tymoshenko case, the ECHR is a lonely voice, and the international community has so far hesitated to challenge violations of the rule of law publicly.
For example, Europe has made little progress in formulating a common energy policy, leaving it increasingly dependent on Russia, which has not hesitated to exploit its bargaining position.
But Western leaders have hesitated to integrate China, Asia’s most economically formidable actor, into the international system.
The question is why the Dalai Lama has hesitated to do so.
Populist leaders like the UK Independence Party’s Nigel Farage have not hesitated to capitalize on this cultural anxiety, leading British voters ultimately to vote against their own interests.
In particular, Germany, the EU’s largest country, has hesitated to contribute forces, funds, and even strategic advice, reflecting its dark military history.
At first, the Bank of Japan hesitated to adjust its monetary policy accordingly, allowing the yen to appreciate – a decision that drove the country’s long-stagnant economy into recession.
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