Sentence examples for diffidence towards from inspiring English sources
But the desire for independence and diffidence towards outsiders also work against concentration and consolidation.
Mentions Bush's diffidence towards school vouchers... Governor Bush's proudest accomplishment, by far, was education reform.
"Why be a honcho for Rossi and Son?" Mr Andrew asks.Such individualism and diffidence towards outsiders hinders co-operation and consolidation.
In Europe the quality of pitches remains patchy, not helped by a traditional and ingrained European diffidence towards the concept.
Paediatricians without prior experience in palliative care rated some barriers more frequently as relevant compared to their colleagues with previous experience: financial burden (38% vs. 25%), emotional burden (24% vs. 13%) and diffidence towards death and dying (15% vs. 5%).
That was all unthinkably garish and self-aggrandizing for an institution accustomed to a high-minded diffidence toward the public.
We should not be surprised, then, at the diffidence of Israeli politicians towards the European Union, and that may account for why we are not sitting at the Israeli-Palestinian negotiating table, even though we are the main donor in the region.
But while its clarity had earlier in the week tended toward coolness, even diffidence, here it radiated lucid heat.
The diffidence is unsurprising.
His diffidence could be dangerous.
