Sentence examples for balk from from inspiring English sources

Prosecutors might balk from following the directive; they could resign rather than do the president's biding.

This morning, I left the Times open to the full page about Jose Reyes's comeback, with four big color photos, and didn't bring up that the Braves won in ten innings, due to a balk from the same bullpen.

Instead, the Pioneers picked up their second run on a balk from Pacifica Christian's starter Sammy Syrett and played small ball efficiently to score on a RBI-groundout from Harrison Pyros.

For instance, when Clare arrives in southern Niger he is balked from further progress north by civil war and the larger danger of travel through Algeria.

The Times revealed that Gordon Brown had initially balked from pressuring Gadhafi to pay the victims "for fear of harming trade".

Those used to a creamy head on their pint may balk at from-barrel beer, but a sample pint of Otley's Colombo 04 (£2.90) was full of fresh, flourishing hop flavours.

Statements and wincing apologies abounded during the protracted affair: three ringing doubles by the first three Oakland batters of the day, then three compensating later infield errors, an untouched-fly-ball mishap in right field, three wild pitches, and a balk, all from the A's.

General Electric is known as a tough negotiator and could balk as delegates from both companies hammer out the finer points of the transaction, a process that could still take weeks, the executives cautioned.

The handoff voice call may balk and renege from the system while waiting in the buffer.

The handoff voice calls may balk or renege from the system.

Before you balk at reports from an "analyst," note that Kuo has been spot on a number of times in the past, including when he predicted the iPhone 4S release timeline and changes, the launch of the original white iPhone 4, and the iPad 2, among others.