Katie said he was initially reluctant to handle money: He'd say 'no.

Kini Madigi said the players were initially reluctant to come forward.

According to Silvester, many of the police officers were initially reluctant to be involved.

Jobs was initially reluctant to take a role at Apple.

No wonder Obama was initially reluctant to take this on.

Other girls were initially reluctant to speak to investigators because of embarrassment and shame, he said.

Friends say Bush was initially reluctant to get involved, feeling his time in the limelight had passed.

He was initially reluctant to engage but eventually admitted to me that he was concerned about himself.

Although initially reluctant, the Americans rapidly got troops on the ground and set up well-equipped camps for them.

Although initially reluctant to become a pitchman, Wilson changed his tune after two decades of memorably goofy commercials.

Hodge was initially reluctant about having two actors play the former U.S. leader, as suggested by his brother.

Though he is known as Hong Kong's father of democracy, Martin Lee was initially reluctant to join the demonstration.

I was initially reluctant to accept an invitation from The Irish Times to comment further on Friday's marriage referendum.

Science fiction professor Lisa Yaszek was initially reluctant to see the film, given its focus on a female victim.

I was initially reluctant to go to hospital but if I hadn't, the situation would have been far worse.

Letters released on the KRG website show the companies were initially reluctant to go along with the export restart.