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Sentence count:183+3Posted:2016-11-20Updated:2020-07-24
Synonym: disinclinationhesitancyhesitationindispositionSimilar words: reluctantstancedistanceinstancesubstancepittancefor instanceacceptanceMeaning: [rɪ'lʌktəns]  n. 1. (physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance) 2. a certain degree of unwillingness. 
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31. He came down from Cambridge in 1888, and without either great enthusiasm or great reluctance went into the family business.
32. One reason for this reluctance to take action against the process of monopolization is the difficulty of distinguishing acceptable and unacceptable behaviour.
33. Gedge showed an extraordinary reluctance to loosen his grip on Rigby.
34. He left with reluctance; but his departure did not make conversation any easier.
35. He none the less walked right in and took charge, with no apparent hesitation, reluctance, shyness or lack of confidence.
36. Paul was full of triumph, and made love exultantly, heedless of her reluctance.
37. The failure of 1874 helped to overcome radical reluctance to form centralized organizations.
38. Jacqui was just the frayed end of an otherwise completed pattern and it was with reluctance that he dialled his own number.
39. However, the reluctance of the financial services divisions of banks and building societies to join the new body is causing concern.
40. And their reluctance might turn into hardened resistance if you continue to confuse the two phenomena.
41. Fourth, the strange reluctance he felt about abandoning Downes as Suspect Number One.
42. Reluctance and misunderstanding must in their case be dissolved as far as possible by rational persuasion.
43. The reluctance of a secretary to be parted from her boss was a flattering affirmation of personal dedication.
44. Many organisations seemed to have an in-built reluctance to defend their actions or even to provide a constructive and forceful image.
45. In the past the prospect of military involvement by the West has been viewed with caution and reluctance.
46. The crisis has been caused partly by the reluctance of self-employed family doctors to invest the considerable sums needed to computerise.
47. In fact, you will probably need to overcome a certain reluctance to be recorded[Sentencedict.com ], whatever your location.
48. With a certain reluctance she agreed to have a further examination, and tests were taken from the cervix and urethra.
49. The implications of such reluctance extend beyond the teenage years.
50. There may also be a reluctance among prosecutors to look beyond the individual driver, pilot, or captain in each case.
51. By far the most disturbing aspect of this corruption is the country's reluctance to punish any of the culprits.
52. So, faced with his reluctance and the size of the settlement, the islanders laid battle plans.
53. Her reluctance to go made her heart ache, but the truth was patent.
54. There was initially an extreme reluctance to scatter the ashes.
55. This question is complicated by the reluctance of host countries to acknowledge Soviet military and naval support arrangements of any kind.
56. With reluctance she pulled on a jacket and set out for the Rectory.
57. Davis found that the greater the probable handicap, the greater the reluctance to break the news.
58. This may explain its reluctance to come out of four wheel drive.
59. Today, there is a reluctance to prosecute young men who are not much older than the girl herself.
60. I also had a suspicious, ungenerous feeling about the reluctance of the white teachers to make use of more realistic books.
More similar words: reluctantstancedistanceinstancesubstancepittancefor instanceacceptanceassistanceresistancecircumstancein the distanceof importancehappenstancedisinfectantsincerelydancecancelcancerglancefrancechancedanceralliancefinanceromancepenanceenhancebalanceadvanced
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