"Because it had never been done before and because of the nature of the work, I think people were naturally reluctant or hesitant," he said.

In reality, however, many NHL players declined to participate, and national teams were naturally reluctant to select players who lacked game conditioning.

Kyle is naturally reluctant to kill Jesus, but eventually agrees, saying that "Eric Cartman can never know about this," and does so.

People are naturally reluctant to have to answer the question, "How come your income went up so much this year?"

Mindful of the risks and costs of military action, we are naturally reluctant to use force to solve the world's many challenges.

The words of a woman naturally reluctant to give up a perfectly legal and pleasurable habit?

Young people building companies are naturally reluctant to give away part of their future just to get office space, he said, and often, there is a more pressing reason as well.

Although regularly charged with assault, his gang's reputation made witnesses naturally reluctant to come forward.

Adams was a diffident young man who was naturally reluctant to publish a result that would establish or ruin his career.

In the event, though, the plans were rejected, in part because "American opinion was naturally reluctant to accept the principle of equality of treatment so novel in debtor-creditor relationships".