noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
sense sb’s fear/excitement/reluctance etc
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Luke paused and she sensed his reluctance to continue.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
certain
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In fact, you will probably need to overcome a certain reluctance to be recorded, whatever your location.
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With a certain reluctance she agreed to have a further examination, and tests were taken from the cervix and urethra.
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It is so enchanting that there is always a certain reluctance to reveal its magic to the rest of the world.
great
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With the greatest of reluctance , I decided that it was time I bought myself another detector.
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Davis found that the greater the probable handicap, the greater the reluctance to break the news.
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There is still a great reluctance by many manufacturers in entering the export field.
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There was moreover a great reluctance to intervene in the family itself.
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He came down from Cambridge in 1888, and without either great enthusiasm or great reluctance went into the family business.
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Local government was allocated these responsibilities with great reluctance only after the government had explored every other possibility.
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In practice this power has been rarely used, and only with the greatest reluctance .
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Chairwoman Helena Shovelton said the commission made its decision with great reluctance .
initial
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Other resistances or blocks to communication can be more than an initial reluctance to talk about the main issues.
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Despite this initial reluctance , the plan was approved as a pilot project.
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His initial reluctance stemmed partly from a statement he had made in November 1991 vowing never to accept the post.
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And, with some initial reluctance the two men shook hands.
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An initial reluctance on the part of Galileo to publicize the Copernican system should not automatically be ascribed to fear of clerical censure.
marked
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There is also an apparent marked reluctance on the part of Ministers to agree Moorland Orders.
obvious
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She returned to St-Cloud with obvious reluctance .
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His youthful 41 years accepted my aged 48 with obvious reluctance .
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After much discussion and with obvious reluctance , the court was adjourned for a week.
■ VERB
accept
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Twilight and mystery were woven into the words - along with fear and a reluctance to accept the inevitable.
explain
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The close association between the visual and the cultural may explain the reluctance of some teachers to give it much attention.
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Sluggish gold and energy prices for most of 1995 helped explain investors' reluctance to venture into hard assets.
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This may explain its reluctance to come out of four wheel drive.
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Might such considerations explain Mrs Thatcher's reluctance to join the system, at least before the next election?
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This might explain Shell's reluctance to commercialise or even patent the reaction.
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Ministers would be angry, too - which might explain any reluctance on Mr MacGregor's part to push for morning sittings.
give
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I talked to other close friends and, usually with reluctance , they gave me the same advice as my agent.
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Lecture after lecture, accompanied by complaints about the futility of lectures and his reluctance to give them.
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The first is the historical reluctance of empires to give up their colonies.
overcome
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In fact, you will probably need to overcome a certain reluctance to be recorded, whatever your location.
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The failure of 1874 helped to overcome radical reluctance to form centralized organizations.
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He says that clients must overcome their reluctance and come foreward.
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Whereas pity has to overcome a reluctance to be drawn into subjective awareness of another's suffering, cruelty welcomes it.
show
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However, the hon. Gentleman has never shown any reluctance to enter my car.
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And the others? ... Well, yes - a few show some reluctance at the calling-back Need some - further treatment.
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The disciples show a reluctance to fully engage with the question-maybe the answer is to disturbing.
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A party that has shown reluctance to cut itself free of the past will need to act boldly to salvage the situation.
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Gedge showed an extraordinary reluctance to loosen his grip on Rigby.
take
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This reluctance to take office is recalled during the annual mayor-making in the council chamber of the town hall.
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I saw that her reluctance to be taken had been feigned, or part-feigned.
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One reason for this reluctance to take action against the process of monopolization is the difficulty of distinguishing acceptable and unacceptable behaviour.
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With some reluctance Mrs Abigail took the box from him.
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Hendry also possesses a greater range than Davis, who may be hamstrung by his reluctance to take on long pots.
use
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The reluctance of translators to use it is understandable to some extent.
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Why the reluctance to use formal leave?
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And, with some initial reluctance the two men shook hands.
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Despite this initial reluctance , the plan was approved as a pilot project.
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He handed it to Terry with a show of false reluctance , preceding it with a string of apologies.
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Other resistances or blocks to communication can be more than an initial reluctance to talk about the main issues.
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There are various explanations for his reluctance to do so.
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With reluctance Theodora turned to go.
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With the greatest of reluctance , I decided that it was time I bought myself another detector.