Reluctant
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Supporters of the war--often
reluctant
in any case--had picked up one or the other of these arguments, and if they focused on WMD's, they now feel betrayed.
Trump’s opponents argue that illegal immigrants themselves are often victims of – or witnesses to – serious crimes, but are
reluctant
to go to the police because they fear deportation.
But the fear of triggering a rapid decline in asset prices is one of the key reasons why the US Federal Reserve is
reluctant
to raise short-term interest rates more rapidly.
If it finally turns to quantitative easing in June, it will take only baby steps down this path, because ECB President Mario Draghi and his team remain
reluctant
to embrace the kind of radical measures that would shock their political masters.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s
reluctant
rejection of the materialistic American life – even after the bombing, he continued to tweet, attend campus parties, and go to the gym – appears to have been consolidated by what indeed could have been his older brother’s resentment of Putin’s brutal reassertion of control in the North Caucasus.
Any negotiator knows that the parties to a conflict will be
reluctant
to make compromises unless there is a price to pay if the talks fail.
These companies have sought to distinguish themselves from the likes of Booz Allen, emphasizing that they are
reluctant
partners in the creation of a surveillance society.
But investors are
reluctant
to finance long-term projects, let alone cover the incremental costs of green initiatives, which are projected to add at least another 14% to a $100 trillion climate bill by 2030.
India, which “normalized” bilateral relations a few years ago, is
reluctant
to alienate Myanmar’s military, with which it has worked closely to counter rebels in India’s northeast who had been using the common border to tactical advantage.
Recent low growth rates have made potential entrepreneurs far more
reluctant
to move across states or to change jobs, and have reduced economic mobility in general.
It is understandable that the Chinese are now
reluctant
to invest more money in the US.
Reluctant
to engage militarily with Iran, and facing increasing pressure from Israel, the United States will most likely continue to push for and apply tough economic sanctions, with two major objectives in its sights.
Furthermore, economists have been
reluctant
to share their intellectual doubts with the public, lest they “empower the barbarians.”
But the central government remains
reluctant
to make significant changes to the revenue-sharing model, wary not only of the effects on its coffers, but also of conferring more authority on local officials.
In an era when public debt write-offs (haircuts) are widely viewed as unacceptable (witness the European Union’s position on Greece) and governments are often
reluctant
to write off private debts (witness Italy’s reluctance to impose a haircut on holders of banks’ subordinated debt), sustained negative ex post returns are the slow-burn path to reducing debt.
The US and like-minded states pressed for further clarification of the earlier agreement that international laws of armed conflict, including the right of self-defense, apply in cyber space, but China, Russia, and their allies were
reluctant
to agree.
But Germany has at times been rather
reluctant
to take crisis issues to NATO headquarters.
But the US was not always so
reluctant
to issue apologies.
Businesses are
reluctant
to invest at a time when consumer demand is plummeting and they face unprecedented risk penalties on their borrowing costs.
The alliance’s
reluctant
warriors ought to consider that risk as they stand on the sideline.
The hard truth is that the US remains
reluctant
to trade its sovereignty for multilateral solutions.
It also involved persuading a
reluctant
Russia to support two NATO interventions in the Balkans.
Until recently, many professional economists would be
reluctant
to write a popular book.
Yet the most powerful of all central banks – the United States Federal Reserve – is also the most
reluctant
to acknowledge its global reach.
The party’s leaders and elected officials fought against him during the primary, and many are still
reluctant
to endorse him.
Freed of stifling coalition agreements with a
reluctant
SPD or a coldly calculating FDP, Merkel could choose her cabinet based on competence and vision, rather than party politics.
First, why are Europeans more
reluctant
than Americans to embrace biotechnology?
India has always been
reluctant
to preach democracy to others.
With governments hesitating to do their part, the ECB is
reluctant
to support them.
Policymakers are understandably
reluctant
to go down this road.
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