Reluctant
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When we find out why the guy went to jail, we understand why he is
reluctant
to risk a possible fight with the man.
I am
reluctant
to admit this, but when Funshine sings about going home... and questions about whether or not he is making the right choice, I cried.
I feel
reluctant
making this comparison though, in a way, because it is evident that this piece of animation must have taken thousands of hours to produce.
(What is it with this film and bad wigs?!) Meredith refers Curtis to a present day Medicine Man (Ansara) who is
reluctant
to help out a paleface woman, but does anyway when he realizes the severity of the incident.
Jackie interviews the
reluctant
locals and realizes that the common sense is that travelers and non-residents are abducted by UFOs in the haunted highway Route 180.
It's the story of Dupah, the
reluctant
vampire as he goes out for his first kill, presented by actors with good timing.
Woody invites his family to celebrate Thanksgiving with his family, and Mitch, longing for a true family celebration, is game and drags his
reluctant
family along with him.
She's an arrogant waitress who yells at customers and he's a shy and introvert cook who's
reluctant
to drive her home after work.
With a martial arts master (Roddy McDowell as an ancient Korean) as fighting and spiritual adviser, Remo Williams becomes an almost mystical, although reluctant,secret agent/warrior.
The European Commission is also trying to lure
reluctant
governments into bolder action by offering them more fiscal room.
They, too, are deeply concerned about the scourge of low-quality and fake drugs, but they are
reluctant
to rely on local innovation.
Unfortunately, the door to such access remains largely closed, partly because China was initially
reluctant
to allow overseas groups into their hinterlands to assist.
It is far from clear that near-zero short-term interest rates (as compared to just low interest rates) have much additional effect in encouraging firms to create jobs when powerful economic forces make them
reluctant
to hire.
For example, households and investment managers,
reluctant
to keep money in safe money-market funds, instead seek to invest in securities with longer maturities and higher credit risk, so long as they offer extra yield.
Indian democracy has often been likened to the stately progress of the elephant – ponderous in its gait and
reluctant
to change course, but not easily swayed from its new path when it does.
Singh,
reluctant
to do what was needed, would have achieved very little had Rao not provided a platform – and the needed political support – to pursue the government’s agenda.
Policymakers are equally
reluctant
to champion meaningful changes – like carbon taxes or the elimination of fossil-fuel subsidies.
Furthermore, those buying privatized assets may then be
reluctant
to invest in them; instead, as happened elsewhere, their efforts may be directed more at asset stripping than at wealth creation.
But the payroll-tax cut (which put more than $100 billion into the pockets of ordinary Americans) was not renewed, and surely business, anticipating the contractionary effects down the line, will be even more
reluctant
to lend.
Her mantra, “You can’t buck the market,” did contribute to a mindset that led governments and central banks to be
reluctant
to question unsustainable market trends.
In particular, the emergence of so-called loan buy-downs could encourage financing for education from
reluctant
donor countries.
First, Congress was
reluctant
to act on Saddam’s aggression.
If people feel engulfed by crises, and view the future as fragile and precarious, they will be
reluctant
to embrace uncertainty.
To see why, we need to understand why banks are still so
reluctant.
In most urban centers worldwide, water is free or highly subsidized, and politicians are
reluctant
to change that.
Thus, Putin is more
reluctant
than ever to offer territorial concessions, lest it tarnish his domestic image as a staunch defender of Russian national interests.
Despite income growth, households are
reluctant
to consume and build; and, despite a surge in profits, companies are not inclined to take risks and invest.
China and Brazil are clearly
reluctant
to come to the rescue by providing a large injection of foreign cash.
But Draghi has indicated that he is
reluctant
to see the ECB become a lender to governments.
They are understandably
reluctant
to expend too much political capital by calling for a far-reaching deal.
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