Sentences with phrase «balked at handing»
Still, UBS balked at handing over information about Mr. Hsiaw's account with the bank in Singapore.
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The main reason why parents balk at handing over a mobile phone to a teenager is that they fear being the unhappy recipient of a huge monthly bill.
Even then, as the details emerge, some governments may balk at handing China and other developing nations a blank cheque to fund their own development.
The seller may balk at handing over the assignment fee — and it's a perfectly reasonable fear, especially for the first deal.
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Intrawest is currently late on a US$ 254 million debt payment, and Davidson Kempner has reportedly balked at Fortress» bid to maintain a hand in the running of the company.
A child may not have a problem washing his hands when they are clearly dirty but may balk at the task when they look clean.
Believe it or not, plenty of writers balk at the thought of handing over their intellectual property to someone else.
As a result, in my line of thinking, I believe that is where new entrants to the ETF market may lay... For example, stock pickers like me balk at the bid / ask spreads (sometimes 10 % of the value of the security) and low volumes (some trading days, 0 shares change hands) of some perfectly good securities, such as the preferred shares of banks & insurance companies — as a perfect example.
While trust in PayPal and Amazon remained strong, survey respondents balked at the thought of handing their personal information over to local governments.
Many people balk at the price yet will hand over the cash to purchase medication without thinking twice about it.
On the other hand, if a dog has never been on a leash, it might balk at first.
Conventional farmers might balk at the idea, but Cline has a gentler solution: He uses thousands of sheep and goats to wander the property and graze, ridding the rows of pesky weeds, and doing so much more quickly than field workers can by hand.