Sentence examples for reluctance if from inspiring English sources

In qualifying, boats have been exchanging positions with painful reluctance, if at all, but today a home crew played a stirring role in the finish of the week so far.

In 1955, Senator Leverett Saltonstall of Massachusetts stated the prevailing wisdom: "It is a question of our reluctance, if you will, to seek information and knowledge on subjects which I, personally, would rather not have".

Likewise, the head of government relations for one of the world's biggest companies told the Guardian: "There's a reluctance if a regulation doesn't get into your core competency to get into somebody else's backyard.

Capturing accurate data in Mumbai's slums is a challenging process due to varying household numbers, the difficulty of accessing densely populated areas, and the government's reluctance: if they don't have the numbers, then they don't have to react.

Examine reluctance if you have any, and consider that procrastination means you may otherwise never try something you would like to.

"I have no reluctance in purchasing stability if it's effective".

I have to say, with no reluctance, that if John hadn't written the Rabbit books I might not have thought (as his contemporary) that three, then four, books about a real-estate salesman in New Jersey could be plausible.

The judges said they had issued their ruling "with great reluctance," particularly if this meant canceling the trial that would have examined issues "of significance to the international community".

You'll eventually work through your reluctance and, if you gradually scale up your lies, soon you'll be able to convincingly tell "real," consequential lies.

The hardest part of flirting is to break through your initial reluctance, so if you're having a hard time taking the plunge, just remind yourself that no matter how badly it goes, it'll be less stressful than an equivalent real-world encounter.

This reluctance was exacerbated if the secretary of state in charge was particularly difficult, if there were tensions between them and the prime minister or me, or if the secretary of state had been in post for such a long time that they were convinced they knew best.