I was careful to emphasize that being angry about something outside one's control is not fruitful, and, instead, encouraged reluctant or resistant soldiers to view the change as beneficial for the country in the same tradition as desegregation or empowering women.
Instead of being reluctant to take government money, as some were when the program was started last October, they are now reluctant to part with it.
Instead of being reluctant to interfere with the working of the market place, Ofcom now seems to be focusing on how to intervene in support of the venerable tradition of great British children's programmes, which stretches back more than 50 years.
Hilliker instead became a reluctant convert, focusing on the same farm-to-table niche that foisted the change on him.
They failed to convince Mo Mowlam to stand for the mayorship, and instead encouraged the reluctant Frank Dobson to stand.
This is something individuals could do on their own instead of waiting for reluctant politicians to act.
But even if it goes to court and wins, Fiat would prefer not to have a reluctant owner; instead, it would probably like to negotiate a price to let GM off the hook.
He does not buy the conventional notion that Germany is the EU's "reluctant" hegemon, instead coming to believe that Berlin is perfectly comfortable in being first among equals.
Instead law firms have been reluctant to lower their starting pay for these first-year associate slots, partly because they worry they'll miss out on the best talent (even though that seems to be abundant) and partly because they are afraid of losing face.
Instead of being squeamish and reluctant to discuss porn, it would be more productive if people could focus on asking why there isn't more readily available porn that caters to all sexes and, crucially, understand why this is important in reflecting gender equality.
