Some are reluctant balancers.

They are reluctant to negotiate salaries and rarely know how to do so.

They are reluctant members of the Bretton Woods institutions, which are dominated by countries that are no longer dominant.

and people are initially reluctant to tell you.

Policymakers are understandably reluctant to go down this road. Contracts are sacrosanct.

The developed countries are reluctant to make additional financial commitments.

Businesses are reluctant to invest at a time when consumer demand is plummeting and they face unprecedented risk penalties on their borrowing costs. They are also facing huge uncertainties.

Both South Korea and China are reluctant to support robust sanctions.

And since kindergartens are mostly commercial enterprises, they have undergone large losses, so are reluctant to bear more by paying for a party, however simple.

In relation to the courts, he claims that they are ineffective, as they consistently refuse to rule in favour of prisoners and are reluctant to interfere in the operation of prisons.

As a result, donors are reluctant to provide funds for the elections.

So what are the eurozone s heads of government waiting for? Are they reluctant to come clean with their people out of fear for their own political futures?

In Peru, youth are reluctant to participate in politics, because they are disillusioned, as is often the case in other countries, about political involvement and about politicians.

But you know, many adults are pretty reluctant to engage with role play.

This is why European banks are now reluctant to lend to each other.

Likewise, politicians are reluctant to adopt deregulation that eliminates state sponsored special privileges.

To see why, we need to understand why banks are still so reluctant.

Often the police and prosecutors are reluctant to follow through on reported violations.

Even the boldest Latin American governments including those in Colombia, Uruguay, and Guatemala are reluctant to advance much further, especially if they remain isolated.

Although governments levy taxes on gasoline, they are reluctant to impose a general carbon tax because of public opposition to any form of taxation.

Multiculturalists are reluctant to endorse this part of the cosmopolitan bargain, but liberals must.

In the current crisis, army generals have told the public that they are reluctant to use force, a position that was not theirs to take.

Major adjustments are needed. At the same time, the main parties find it hard to address the country s problems, because they are reluctant to call for sacrifice before an election.

This is why European banks are now reluctant to lend to each other. They could be lending to an institution that is in serious financial trouble.

At the same time, the main parties find it hard to address the country s problems, because they are reluctant to call for sacrifice before an election.

Yet Chinese entrepreneurs are reluctant to invest in Afghanistan due to the widespread violence there.

Families are reluctant for safety and cultural reasons to allow girls to go to school.

It is understandable that the Chinese are now reluctant to invest more money in the US.

Everyone wants economic stability, and many are reluctant to abandon today what gave them stability yesterday.

For a start, financial institutions and investors are more reluctant to lend in such an environment.

The majority of these are in Africa, where I regret to say developed countries are increasingly reluctant to contribute troops.

I was reluctant to say anything.

Many women in the agricultural areas use traditional methods, and are more reluctant to using modern methods.

Legislatures are sometimes reluctant to grant a new agency the power to use such an invasive process.

Furthermore, economists have been reluctant to share their intellectual doubts with the public, lest they empower the barbarians.

In particular, in cartel cases they may be reluctant to uphold large fines assessed by the competition agency.

The police are said to be often reluctant to pursue investigations against persons affiliated with the ruling party.

Congress is reluctant to be portrayed as failing to support troops in the field while they will criticize, they will not block Bush s plan.

I understand what they are trying to do, and I am somewhat reluctant to second guess them. They are all doing their absolute best, and I know that if I were in any of their shoes I would be making bigger mistakes than they are different mistakes, probably, but bigger ones for sure.

Both were reluctant to lower interest rates markedly.

The possibility of sudden falls in commodity prices means that they are usually reluctant to lend more than about 60 of the value of the inventory at the time of the loan.

Americans find their patience tried by Europeans who are free with their advice and criticism yet reluctant to shoulder risks.

First, rich countries are deeply reluctant to embrace any collective plan that might impinge on their own domestic policy maneuvers.

The government run schools are reluctant towards filling up the vacant permanent posts of teachers for cutting up the costs.

But the PBC is also reluctant to buy dollars constantly.