balk
balk
The reneging behavior results in a greater number of customers and greater workload in the system than balking behavior.
From the Cambridge English Corpus
One balks somewhat at this confirming of the ambit to the according of privileges to the especially chosen professional associations.
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
From the
We should not be balked by the fact that local authorities cannot meet this sort of expenditure during the ensuing year.
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
From the
They cannot be resolved by balking the issue of the national audit office.
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
From the
The industry is only now balking at the proposition, and saying that it is horrendous and it cannot do it.
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
From the
I should regret it were we to be balked in our attempts to do so.
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
From the
However, they have all too often found themselves balked by the dogma of the traditional parties.
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
From the
There is no balking that question.
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
From the
There is no use balking that fact.
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
From the
His highs included striking out 10 batters on multiple occasions, while his lows included balking in runs in playoff games.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
From
She balks and then goes downtown to run some errands leaving the gang in charge.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
From
Critics also balked at the lack of example or concrete vision of his social and political proposals.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
From
At first, he balked and told reporters he would not attend the breakaway convention.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
From
Even if brought up to be a good, submissive wife, she balks at the idea of sharing the conjugal bed.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
From
Agen officials balked at the idea stating the club’s stadium had met all the guidelines and requirements of the federation.
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
From
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
