The wife ended up turning down the six-figure job largely because of her husband's reluctance to start over.

The talks never reached that point because of Jackson's reluctance to relocate 3,000 miles.

This was considered especially important because of female viewers' historical reluctance to embrace science fiction.

Participation has been somewhat lower than many companies expected, however, because of parents' reluctance to leave children at home with strangers.

Because of his reluctance to express himself in words it is difficult to pin down his policy views.

She started to flip through them, having some difficulty because of her reluctance to let go of the hammer.

She breaks up with him because of his reluctance to use exclamation points.

The daughter is less than happy at the proposals, mainly because of her reluctance to leave her mother alone.

He had lost his first and, to date, only wife because of his reluctance to spend money.

However, because of its reluctance to privatize, foreign investment is scant, and growth has been lower than predicted.