Sentences with phrase «government baulked»

But in the end, the government baulked at the massive amount of money needed to reach the 2 per cent goal in one hit.

Not exact matches

There are many uncertainties as to when the glaciers will be entirely gone > Jimbo's link (his 4th) on the Science news story, which is identical to the recent tempest in a teapot about the Himalayan glaciers > At a time when governments are baulking at taking tough measures to combat climate change, this new blow to the credibility of the IPCC could not have come at a worse time.»
''... the revelations this week have opened a heated debate that goes beyond the science of glaciers and to the heart of the credibility of the IPCC... At a time when governments are baulking at taking tough measures to combat climate change, this new blow to the credibility...
At a time when governments are baulking at taking tough measures to combat climate change, this new blow to the credibility of the IPCC could not have come at a worse time.»
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