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• n  (physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)
• n  a certain degree of unwillingness
  a reluctance to commit himself

• The mock reluctance dates from the days when the Speaker, as mouthpiece of the House, had to bear unpleasant tidings to the King (between 1399 and 1535, seven Speakers were beheaded.
• But this early reluctance did not translate into a greater likelihood of refusing to continue.
• China watchers say the Me generation's reluctance to agitate for reform is driven in part by a reluctance to tarnish China's moment in the sun.

• hesitancy
• hesitation
• disinclination
• indisposition

News & Articles

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• Bank of England's McCafferty says current UK stimulus sufficient
  LONDON (Reuters) - There is enough central-bank money washing through the British economy at present, a top Bank of England policymaker said on Friday, indicating his continued reluctance to vote for more quantitative easing. "I feel the amount of stimulus we have in place at the moment is appropriate," Ian McCafferty said in an interview with Dow Jones. "It may well be that as animal spirits ...
  June 14, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
• Won Recovery Seen on BOJ’s Stimulus Reluctance: Market Reversal
  South Korea’s won is poised to rebound from its lowest level in two months versus the dollar as Japan’s reluctance to expand stimulus measures reduces the threat of more interest-rate cuts, trading patterns show.
  June 13, 2013 - Bloomberg
• Syrian rebels to tell West: 'Arm us, or Assad gains'
  By Mariam Karouny BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels will use a planned meeting with Western officials to drive home a warning that continued reluctance to arm them will hand an irreversible military advantage to President Bashar al-Assad's Iranian-backed forces. Deeply frustrated by the foot-dragging over military aid, several rebel commanders contrasted what they said was Western preference for ...
  June 13, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News

Quotes

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• Robert Gates in International Herald Tribune
  I'm heartened that he seems to be implying a reluctance on their part to act unilaterally, and I think that's a good thing,Gates said. "I didn't have the impression that anything was imminent."
• Frank Bainimarama in Forbes
  Bainimarama, an indigenous Fijian, said his actions Tuesday were "undertaken with a great deal of reluctance."