great reluctance

collocation in English

meaningsofgreatandreluctance

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great
adjective
uk
/ɡreɪt/us
/ɡreɪt/
large in amount, size, ...
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reluctance
noun[S or U]
uk
/rɪˈlʌk.təns/us
/rɪˈlʌk.təns/
an unwillingness to ...
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(Definition ofgreatandreluctancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofgreat reluctance

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It is common for proper names to be used withgreatreluctance, for fear of giving offense or somehow intruding on a person's mystical selfhood.
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On the contrary, there has beengreatreluctanceto view policies of official bilingualism or multilingualism as rights rather than pragmatic accommodations.
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They often display agreatreluctanceto talk or think about the traumatic event.
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The need to put at least some of them in uniform, especially those at work in the war zone, was acknowledged only withgreatreluctance.
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There is thus still agreatreluctanceon the part of politicians and policymakers to pursue policies that will undermine the interests of key domestic constituencies.
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A lot of research is carried out, but the interesting feature about it is thegreatreluctanceto publish the outcome of it.
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It is a decision that we have taken withgreatreluctanceand real regret.
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No doubt there will begreatreluctanceto give up conventional armaments.
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There is agreatreluctancetoday to buy stocks in these companies, and it is a very serious matter.
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Because his livelihood was involved, but withgreatreluctance, that man was compelled to join the union.
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It was a step taken withgreatreluctance, and after many weeks of deliberation.
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It was withgreatreluctancethat we were forced on to the second best course that we now follow, namely a prices and incomes policy.
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One is forced to ask why there should be thisgreatreluctanceto allow the people to decide.
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They have shown agreatreluctanceto replace them.
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There is a verygreatreluctanceto proceed against employers on that basis.
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In so far as new controls have been introduced, it has been done withgreatreluctanceand a considerable degree of sadness.
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In over 200 years of existence, it has shown agreatreluctanceto do so.
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Matching funds were sought, about which there was agreatreluctance, and additionality was not applied.
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