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If many companies are reluctant to leave, the local government is just as loath to lose the companies and their tax revenue.

The military, therefore, would be loath to see U. S. support go but probably does not believe that the United States would cut aid.

Robert knew that he, Lester, could sue and tie things up, and also that he would be very loath to do so.

First, you could attempt to negotiate your way into a local hospital, though authorities will be loath to admit you without a translator.

Saudi Arabia, the biggest power in OPEC, is a close U. S. ally and is loath to see the group used as a forum to take shots at the West.

Loath to disappoint the children, he was ready to climb the tree.

He was loath to surrender his sweetheart to his wife; yet how refuse so trifling a present as a heifer?

And central bankers are loath to seem to be responding to the latest ups and downs of financial markets.

Mr. Buffett said he was loath to part with Berkshire shares but that doing so was 'necessary to get the deal done. '

He was also loath to have an alien among the ranks of the Grand Admirals, such as Thrawn, though he never attempted to defy Palpatine.

Usually it is the children, not the parents, who are loath to spend their evenings practising spelling and learning times tables.

When you see traits in others you loath , it is possible that you are seeing the part of youself that you detest.

The shutting out of either or both of those countries is a doomsday scenario that European policy makers are loath to contemplate.

For now, however, the big equity exchanges are loath to present such a blatant competitive challenge.

Women, however, are loath to trust men who bring up the subject too early, perhaps as they have more to lose from pregnancy.

The playboy wouldn't ever like to live with her, but he's nothing loath to take her out to the theatre or a restaurant.

Policymakers, loath to preside over a Greek-style fiasco, have interpreted this thesis as a clarion call for fiscal tightening.

As you can imagine, I was nothing loath to miss the Sunday morning church parade and readily volunteered to walk the dogs instead.

Many women are loath to see someone else's children drawing their husband's affection away from their own offspring.

But at least in most places, we remain loath to both cherish and consume whales.

However, Christie's might be loath to prosecute Cai, who has become overnight a Chinese national hero.

Without the Russian pact, German generals would certainly have been loath to go into military action.

Several Beijing partners and sponsors who could be affected by the flap have been loath to comment.

But a public beleaguered by lost jobs seems loath to embrace such an idea.

When he is dogged by creditors, he is loath to hide himself from them but he has to, because he has gotten into a jam.

He is loath to get out of bed on cold mornings.

With reason, American negotiators are loath to agree to a binding commitment without Senate approval.

Even if she's a wonderful person, even if she does everything right, more often than not, they are furious at her. They loath her.

Potential buyers are loath to disclose a potential deal, fearing that it could upset their ability to complete the transaction.

But in public these companies are loath to say anything even halfway critical.

Some European states are preoccupied by dependence on Russian gas and are loath to preclude Iran as a alternative.

he asked my name , which i was very loath to give , but there was no remedy.

Although the government was loath to say which country's technology would be used, Japan clearly has an advantage.

Conservatism, however, is too often a welcome excuse for lazy minds, loath to adapt themselves to fast changing conditions.

spent so many unforgettable days with her that he was loath to part with her.

The shape of our nails is the same, our laugh is so similar, we both loath dirt.

At a time when cost-conscious American consumers seem loath to spend as before, manufacturers need to play a larger role.

I don't like to see your loath laughter.

American prosperity reflects a historical tradition of good government, an advantage we should be loath to squander.

loath to He was loath to see her go.

"Stop-" summer snow is loath, quite not cozy wake him up some memory, be broken so, she suddenly catches up Long Yi . . . . . .

But Brazil's commodity exporters look to China as a huge market and are loath to upset Beijing.

governments which have been loath to impose any sanctions . . .

As much as we might be loath to admit it, what the Internet is saying about us matters.

I remember the smiling expression with father loath exhaustion, and just before parting when but and period make.

Amid a recession, cost-conscious companies are often loath to add debt to their balance sheet.

Or do you know, but are loath to claim it as your own?

People who lived through the Great Depression were deeply averse to risk and were loath to buy stocks or keep too much money in one bank.

Pentagon officials have been loath to spell out contingency plans they are considering for Libya.

So the Organization is loath to criticize a member country, but instead works behind the scenes.

Clinton is unwilling to acknowledge these problems, and her staff is loath to admit her occasional mistakes.

I was loath to go with him.

Politicians are loath to admit that they are planning to introduce a subsidy for the nuclear industry.

If you loath filing, your financial documents are probably in a mess.

Politics , though, ensures that many company chiefs will remain loath to part with more than they are required to .

But given its hegemonic intent, China is loath to settle on the basis of the status quo.

Organizers of the Lisbon conference say they are loath to create international rules.

i ' ve had this old car a long time . i ' m loath to part with it.

Credit spreads can spike as banks become more loath to burden their balance sheets.

Even shoppers who do have access to borrowing are proving loath to use it.

And on one number that American politicians are loath to mention: at least 100, 000 Iraqis dead.

At the same time, some hoarders are extremely frugal, loath to waste anything that could be repaired or given to someone.

As a result, the panel was loath to take an action that could remove an entire class of medications, he says.

The lovers were exceedingly loath to separate.

The French were so loath to discuss Vichy honestly that it took an American, Robert Paxton, to write the path-breaking history in 1972.

When he can't make a gig, he says, he is loath to recommend a rival. 'Why should I give someone else work? ' asks Mr. Arbiter.

He was loath to be left alone.

"China is loath to give in to foreign pressure. "

I am loath to forecast exchange rates but an extended period of dollar weakness may be both necessary and desirable.

The next step, which many people are loath to face, is figuring out what to do with their now sharply diminished investment dollars.

On the other I loath the Chinese government and the Chinese greedy, self-serving business practice.

Dying patients are not loath to end their lives.

Like it or loath it, plastic, even in the highest quality form, is simply, cheaper to make.

Cyrus was loath to give up either the ring or his life, but I have taken both.

He should be loath to take someone else's word as fact.

As it now stands, banks must initiate any new loan; and they are loath to do so because it requires them to recognize an immediate loss.

Emerging market governments were loath to let their currencies rise last year, sparking fears of currency wars.

He always is very loath ground was held in the arms, had crossed a body, grumbling: "Wife, I am too tired, very dozy . "

Many old families have a number of skeletons in their closets which they are loath to discuss.

I'm loath to do it.

Once banks don't quite know the liabilities of other banks, then they are loath to lend.

"Most angels will loath to invest before the launch. " They can usually just wait.

I am loath to bully how can I let others tease you?

Want, would rather give you the shoulder of lean so, loath , how can you do?

A house is a long-term commitment that many are loath to make in uncertain times like these.

Most people's immediate reaction to ugliness is to loath and resist

Be loath for him to go

A Girl that Is Loath to Go to School--an analysis of a psychoconsultative case