apparent reluctance
collocation in Englishmeaningsofapparentandreluctance
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apparent
adjective
uk/əˈpær.ənt/us/əˈper.ənt/
able to be seen ...
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reluctance
noun[S or U]
uk/rɪˈlʌk.təns/us/rɪˈlʌk.təns/
an unwillingness to ...
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(Definition ofapparentandreluctancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofapparent reluctance
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There remains a faint whiff of scientism in theapparentreluctanceof science and technology researchers to move away from some of the more cherished examples of the field.
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Hoby'sapparentreluctanceto name the individual is also striking and suggestive.
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Even more serious, there is now anapparentreluctanceon the part of some boys and girls to take the vacancies that are offered.
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At the same time they are amazed at theapparentreluctanceof the people of this country to reclaim land from the sea.
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I shall demonstrate thatapparentreluctancein a moment.
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I am therefore mystified by theapparentreluctanceto introduce limited prescribing for nurses.
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I do not know why it is that there should be thisapparentreluctanceon the part of industry to embark on that area.
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In the context of theapparentreluctanceto be present here tonight, the substance of our question has added relevance.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
If there is a relationship, then the removal of tenure and theapparentreluctanceto make alternative reference to the protection of academic freedom can only give rise to anxiety.
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Now he gives industry between £40 million and £70 million in tax reliefs, at a time when there is no shortage of industrial capital but anapparentreluctanceto use it.
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Tiberius accepted the titles withapparentreluctance.
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