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indisposició

A certain degree of unwillingness.

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        Examples for "hesitation"
        Examples for "hesitation"
        1
        But get under way as soon as possible.' Again the slight hesitation.
        Man of War
        2
        He had no hesitation in expressing himself in favor of the former.
        Report on the Condition of the South
        3
        The Deputy Foreign Minister said Mr Obama showed hesitation, confusion and disappointment.
        BBC
        4
        After a moment's hesitation, I went over to ask a final direction.
        The forgotten soldier
        5
        He didn't understand my past objections, and certainly felt no hesitation himself.
        Dexter Is Dead
        1
        In fact, Brazil's hesitancy is symptomatic of the countries' increasingly complex relationship.
        Reuters
        2
        On Friday he emphasized his hesitancy to use his broad clawback power.
        Reuters
        3
        But there are strategic reasons for Pakistan's hesitancy to attack the Haqqanis.
        Reuters
        4
        The same hesitancy was repeated as he began his second counseling session.
        No More Mr. Nice Guy!
        5
        Stan must have mistaken my hesitancy for disapproval because he spoke quickly.
        Empty mile
        1
        I assure you it will be all right; only a little indisposition.
        Esther Waters
        2
        Phineas Duge kept up during the day the assumption of severe indisposition.
        The Governors
        3
        A Transkeian missionary once heard of the serious indisposition of a Native.
        Native Life in South Africa / Before and Since the European War ...
        4
        First, his own indisposition and the inclement weather depressed and exasperated him.
        Hawthorne and His Circle
        5
        The hands and arms inflamed and swelled, but no constitutional indisposition followed.
        The Harvard Classics Volume 38 / Scientific Papers (Physiology, ...
        1
        Viscosity causes the stillness of disinclination; velocity causes the stillness of fascination.
        Girl, Interrupted
        2
        To natural brusqueness is added an evident disinclination to discuss the business.
        Floyd Grandon's Honor
        3
        Never in my life have I faced a job with greater disinclination.
        The Thirty-Nine Steps
        4
        LL's disinclination for introspection may have something to do with his age.
        The Guardian
        5
        This would seem to be a natural disinclination, so prevalent is it.
        Our Gift
        Usage of reluctance in anglès
        1
        Hence the decision, apparently taken with great reluctance, to exit the market.
        The Irish Times
        2
        However she said she understood the government's reluctance to adopt National's proposal.
        Radio NZ
        3
        I understand your reluctance, but you must think of the greater good.
        The Asylum
        4
        However, many capitals expressed their reluctance about the proposal, the diplomats said.
        Reuters
        5
        That may explain regulators' reluctance to allow banks to boost dividends now.
        Reuters
        6
        He had left her soft warm body with particular reluctance this morning.
        Silent screams
        7
        One big obstacle was Malaysia's reluctance to open its government procurement market.
        Reuters
        8
        She also cites banks for a reluctance to lend the necessary money.
        The Guardian
        9
        David agreed to the idea, with only the faintest sense of reluctance.
        The marks of cain
        10
        Today he insisted on enjoining me in conversation despite my obvious reluctance.
        Summer of Night
        11
        That evidence will be difficult to gather given Indonesia's reluctance to cooperate.
        Reuters
        12
        Certainly, officials say, there is a reluctance to scrap the TPP entirely.
        Reuters
        13
        China's reluctance to stimulate its economy is adding to its neighbours' woes.
        Reuters
        14
        This would diminish the reluctance of missionaries to settle in the interior.
        The Personal Life of David Livingstone / Chiefly from his Unpubl...
        15
        The reluctance of doctors has curtailed the growth of Australia's cannabis market.
        Reuters
        16
        Light volumes this month have underscored investor reluctance to buy into risk.
        Reuters
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