I was confused.

Brazil has always been reluctant to involve itself in its neighbors domestic conflicts.

And she was reluctant to tell me.

Germany was reluctant to give up the Deutsche Mark, a symbol of its economic power and commitment to price stability.

Why do you still hesitate, Paula?

It is thus difficult to understand why the Cypriot government was at first so reluctant to inflict any losses on depositors.

I have been reluctant to make an end of him.

Russia stumbles over Stalin and his legacy of evil.

You turned to the bed, undecided uncertain where to go.

after having stood undecided for a few moments staring vacantly ahead.

Good heavens! said Mr. Bunting, hesitating between two horrible alternatives.

You're undecided on your major, so have you picked one yet?

We have A.C. and D.C., get 12 volts D.C., so that could be used for certain applications.

But these forces are too timid and fragmented, with no drive for political action.

We have AC and DC, get 12 volts DC, so that could be used for certain applications.

You are still hesitant, but you are here, in the garden within sight, touch, hearing

Many of these companies lacked a viable or attractive exit for their founders as they were too small to be taken public and the founders were reluctant to sell out to competitors and so a sale to a financial buyer could prove attractive.

Nevertheless many Member States had certain hesitations with respect to those proposals.

For them, this hesitant, shy Venus is beautiful because she inspires, not desire, but tenderness.

Reform is pursued hesitantly by a coalition government constantly wary of voters reactions.

Yet these countries hesitate to let actual wages fall for obvious social reasons.

Bell thought it might be possible to generate undulating electrical currents that corresponded to sound waves.

Flustered, he stopped speaking, waved his arms in timid bewilderment, the weak and ineffectual gestures of an imposter.

Second, the eurozone still shies away from a comprehensive approach to its internal rebalancing.

Should she take up an important role at this stage? Or should she pursue happiness as a woman?

The United Kingdom has been reluctant to join the hydraulic fracturing (or fracking) revolution. Yet tapping the Bowland Shale could reignite the UK economy and deliver huge cuts in CO2 emissions.

While these countries have now made such a request, the US and Europe appear hesitant to oblige.

The references to the human cost of the revolution and the establishment of the Islamic Republic have made authorities reluctant to release it to the public.

The United Nations is coming to an important turning point in its history when it must be neither indecisive nor inward looking.

In practice, the banks have consistently dragged their feet on mortgage restructuring and are laying off staff, rather than hiring people who could help them deal with an initiative of the required scale.

Given this situation, the logical choice for the country should have been clear if the government wanted to survive, foreign depositors must bear part of the losses.

But if the government is hesitant to look back and reflect on the lessons of the 1965 massacre, many people and groups in Indonesia are ready to dig deeper into the past and seek justice on behalf of the victims of violence and other crimes against humanity.

Others hesitate, either because they worry about not qualifying or because they remain concerned about the stigma of association with the Fund.

But European companies remain hesitant, despite low interest rates, keeping private investment well below its previous peak.

We hope that flexibility on the part of the countries still hesitating will enable us to put an end to this injustice imposed on the Bosnian Government.

My delegation praises the determination of all those delegations which supported the Federation apos s candidacy and commends the spirit of cooperation of all the other delegations which, hesitant at the outset of the process, agreed to negotiate with a view to finding a modus vivendi with the former.

According to former US Vice President Al Gore, developing countries that were once reluctant to join in the first phases of a global response to the climate crisis have themselves now become leaders in demanding action and in taking bold steps on their own initiatives.

However, some courts have been reluctant to impose such a determination over the religious objections of family members, such as in the Jesse Koochin case.

102. The Nordic countries had some hesitations with regard to the provision for trial in absentia in article 44, since such trials would give rise to political as well as legal difficulties which should be avoided.

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

This large, steady fall in the country s trade surplus makes the Chinese government hesitant to allow the RMB to appreciate significantly, for fear of the lagged impact on the trade balance.

Various issues have been raised by Member States. Some countries say that they are hesitating to submit names for listing because they allege the system lacks a robust de listing mechanism.

Unfortunately, many of the solutions on offer are either too timid or demand too much of a global leadership that is in short supply.

Gregor immediately took up a position by the living room door, determined to bring in the hesitant visitor somehow or other or at least to find out who it might be.

But the leadership was too timid.