Sentence examples for reluctant yes from inspiring English sources

But one can safely assume that it's at least a somewhat reluctant yes, given that the people offering it would prefer another option.

Bof… A reluctant "yes" They agree on peat bogs Brussels's balm Ceci n'est plus un pays ReprintsIdeologically, it is as sexless as a showroom dummy.

Bof… A reluctant "yes" They agree on peat bogs Brussels's balm Ceci n'est plus un pays ReprintsAnother benefit of closer EU integration is that it is one of the few things all Bosnians can agree to.

We know that there have been some extremely reluctant yes votes and that the settlement will be difficult for many councils to afford, but it was the best that could be achieved in the difficult circumstances".

And, following on from that thought, is there anything going on in Saudi Arabia that might bring about the social and political reforms needed to make it a less undesirable place from a western point of view?Taking the middle question first should outsiders try to help?—the answer has to be a reluctant yes.

Thus the answer Russell provides to his own question ("Is Ethics a Branch of Empirical Psychology?") is a clear, but reluctant, yes.

We've moved from "no means no", to "yes means yes" and beyond, to examine the power relations involved in sex, the reasons someone might feel coerced into a reluctant "yes" and the viewing of sex as a two-way negotiation.

At a press conference Thursday afternoon, Aaron described the reluctant yes votes from Commissioners Clyburn and Rosenworcel as indications of growing "strong dissatisfaction," a development he believes will strengthen even further as commissioners "get outside the Beltway and talk to real Internet users so they can grasp the importance of this issue and the momentum that's growing around it".