Sentence examples for lacked willingness from inspiring English sources

In a pointed 24 July memo to science committee members, Schmitt complained that they lacked "willingness to provide the best advice possible to Mike," refused to back Griffin's decision to cut research funds for astrobiology or recommend an alternative cut, and resisted considering the science component of future human missions to the moon.

A literature review on this specific topic [ 18] showed that women usually have less traditional attitudes towards sex role preference than men, but women who had experienced abuse lacked willingness to seek help due to their dominant role as the main breadwinner.

But what is becoming increasingly clear with the inefficient rollout of Trump's travel ban is that his administration may lack willingness to work with relevant bureaucrats to implement its vision.

The United States had the capacity to lead, but it lacked the willingness.

It was not that he wasn't clever, but that he lacked the willingness to follow an argument wherever it led.

Clearly, this kind of fiscal manipulation demonstrates that the city has the ability to pay but lacks the willingness.

Warren would bring to the Democratic ticket strength where it's sorely lacking: a willingness to get tough with Wall Street that has haunted Clinton since it became known that she earned $675,000 for speaking to three Goldman Sachs client conferences.

Again and again, he presents little scenes in which people confess to him that, although they are every bit as anti-war as he is, they lack his willingness to risk everything for the movement.

In an attempt to address this problem, Michel is looking to engage the public to help in an area where traditional investors seem to lack the willingness.

Recycling practices frequently fail in developing countries where consumers have low incomes and consequentially lack the willingness to invest time and costs on behalf of higher-level environmental goals (Wang et al. 2011).

Interesting directors lacking the willingness to sign onto multi-picture franchises could dip their toes in for one movie and walk away.