Sentences with phrase «balked at calling»

Mr. Cuomo, however, has balked at calling the elections both because of their cost and because they empower local party organizations at the expense of open, multi-candidate primaries.

Indeed, the B.C. government has so far balked at calls for a speculation tax by Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson and others, claiming it could suck as much as $ 1 billion out of the local real estate sector without having a meaningful impact on house prices.

As far as «high quality protein,» this food uses chicken by - product meal and some owners would balk at calling this a «high quality protein» on the grounds that by - products are not as desirable as whole meats or meals.

Not exact matches

A coalition of adverse forces seemed allied against Foster's determination and high hopes: (1) there was potential for a strike, should Foster balk at union demands; (2) 1983 might have proved not even close to the bottom of the recession for heavy machinery; (3) who knew what EPA standards the former owner had let slide, that the new one might be called on to correct?

These higher valuations might have led Binance to balk at the Sequoia deal, which called for the venture capital firm to acquire 11 percent in Binance, while providing the exchange with an approximately $ 80 million valuation.

Anderson, who didn't return SI's phone calls, apparently balked at going to Toronto for the same reasons Gill threatened to retire if he was dealt to the Raptors — players don't want to play for a floundering franchise and deal with what they perceive to be an unfavorable tax situation (page 118).

The political tensions between the village and park district reached a peak this month when village officials balked at a portion of the plan that called for future land donations by developers to the park district.

At Tuesday night's Glen Ellyn Park District meeting, dog owners balked at the fees, calling them excessivAt Tuesday night's Glen Ellyn Park District meeting, dog owners balked at the fees, calling them excessivat the fees, calling them excessive.

Of course, Christie is hardly the only elected official who balked at Stringer's call for the tax on people who work in NYC but live elsewhere.

Not that they'll necessarily get it though; some hard line austerity hawks in cash strapped councils across the country are undoubtedly going to balk at the idea of being inundated with more calls for aid than they can possibly service after Westminster cut their budgets.

UPDATE: Senate GOP sources said the conference balked at the idea of codifying so - called «Obamacare» by passing the health exchange legislation approved by the Assembly.

After Cuomo declined to attend the convention — opting instead to issue a speech via video (and later calling in on speaker phone)-- and initially balked at including all of W.F.P.'s desired language in his statement, the vote was postponed.

While women once upon a time would balk at the idea of proudly calling themselves «slutty,» many of us are now emblazoning these words on our chests as tiny badges of honor.

Stephanie Smith understands why parents in the urban area where she teaches balk when she calls to ask if she can visit them at home to talk about their child and meet the family.

DiLeva balked at what he called «a revolving door» of temporary elementary physical education teachers.

The fact that he provides this information has made a difference in my own editing business, because now it's the rare author who balks at the price — and I charge less than what Gaughran calls the «industry standard.»

It is a red flag if you receive a call from a debt collector who balks at providing you with this information.

When the vet quoted # 300 (about $ 400) for the mini-operation, the man reportedly balked at the cost, but after thinking about it, he called the veterinary practice back to give them the go - ahead for the surgery.

Obama's EPA is obviously balking at this also — where for the first time in RFS history, the so called ethanol «mandates» were not implemented.

When a customer balks at a quote for cash - value life, agents will use a technique called blending to substitute (or blend in) convertible term life for a portion of the permanent life policy.

I've known many sales associates who think nothing of dropping everything they're doing so that they can spend $ 20 in gas driving a stranger — whom they met on an ad call — around to houses, but then balk at spending the same amount on a farming program, a book, a seminar, or a tape that can improve their business and give them a return 100 times the cost of the farming program, book, seminar, or tape.