Sentence examples for attributed to a reluctance from inspiring English sources

The downturn was attributed to a reluctance by businesses to spend on new factories and other buildings.

Imports of crude oil fell to the lowest level since 1999, reaching 243.1 million barrels, a decline that economists attributed to a reluctance by struggling consumers and businesses to pay higher energy costs.

From supermarkets to department stores, sales fell 0.3 percent from November, a decline that economists attributed to a bleak jobs market and a reluctance by consumers to spend freely.

This reluctance is sometimes attributed to a racial empathy gap.

Not consulting in these cases can possibly be attributed to a lack of knowledge of the procedure or to the reluctance of attending physicians to be scrutinized by a colleague [ 22].

This reluctance to mate with heterospecifics has previously been attributed to a female mate choice.

Some of India's reluctance to go to war in 1962 has been attributed to a complete unpreparedness for battle in the area.

The general reluctance to take the North Koreans to task can be partly attributed to a rational apprehension of the military realities.

The main reason was his reluctance to publish during his lifetime, a practice that was something of a family tradition, and which admirers attributed to a quest for perfection.

Krepinevich's President Reynolds might have been intended as a hybrid of President Obama, attributing to him a reluctance to use nuclear weapons, and President John F. Kennedy, who finally became obstinate in his refusal to resort to nuclear weapons.

Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren urged disappointed supporters to focus their anger on volunteer work and outreach programs, arguing that Clinton's loss could be attributed to her reluctance to fully focus on economic inequality.