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hesitated

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Past of hesitate

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As we know, until now he has hesitated from holding the vast majority of his cash assets in his own name, preferring to accept the offer of Mrs Green that she holds them in Trust on his behalf".

When I asked Sarah why she thought she hadn't made any money after being a member for five months, for example, she hesitated before Robert chipped in to say "it means she is not performing well".

Asked if Tsvangirai can provide this, Bennett, who wanted the MDC to boycott the elections, hesitated before replying: "The next couple of weeks will prove whether he has the heart".

Everyone knows that about Walmart!" But then she hesitated.

Sanders has not hesitated to criticize Clinton in the past and, on Wednesday, told reporters from Bloomberg that he did not believe she was "prepared to take on the billionaire class".

Anthony recalled that Menzies "sort of hesitated and hummed and hawed, went over and looked out the window and thought for a while".

More conservative 18th-century women might have hesitated to take such a radical step as retaining their name after marriage – Camden's accusations of "ambition" and "forwardness" were still damaging, and to sign a different surname to one's husband or children could suggest that one was living in sin.

Moments previously, Maribor had got Hugo Lloris in a bit of a flap when he hesitated to come for a free-kick, allowing Beric a free header that he put over the bar.

"I hesitated between Beckham and Gameiro but I preferred Gameiro to add offensive energy," Ancelotti said.

It is also understandable why America initially hesitated about how to deal with al-Qaeda prisoners.

A few Democratic Senate candidates have even hesitated to reveal whether they voted for Mr Obama.

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