Sentences with phrase «reticent about»

Albertans are the most reticent about such a link, with 68 per cent of respondents from Alberta claiming to see a link, whereas 82 per cent of people in Quebec believe the two elements are related.

Never one to crow, McGarr is reticent about citing the awards she's won and the sales goals she's surpassed in a career that has spanned more than three decades.

Certainly not your salespeople if they're untrained or reticent about using the Internet.

• For those who are reticent about an adoption, the possibility of some contact can facilitate the decision making process

I could quite understand people being reticent about it, indeed.

Lenders are very reticent about approving loans if you don't have revenue.

Even where it's not «to the prejudice of the honour or reputation of the author,» we should be reticent about making modifications to the works of others.

However Lord Neuberger went on to say that a defendant should also be careful not to be wholly reticent about his case either.

Recognizing that there are often sound reasons for potential critics of the administrative justice system — or of the book — to be reticent about making their views public, I would invite anyone with those concerns, to read our policy re Conversing anonymously.

Lawyers reticent about using social media need to get over their fears, according to practice management consultant David Bilinsky.

Fitzgerald, who grew up in Stratford, Ont., not far from her new Waterloo base, is somewhat more reticent about her many years in government, where she held jobs in departments as diverse as Justice, National Defence, Human Resources Canada, and the Privy Council.

In his book Rule of Law (Penguin, 2010) Tom Bingham (otherwise Lord Bingham of Cornhill) wrote of the role of High Court judges as moving the law «along a line»; and that most judges are reticent about doing this other than incrementally.

Similarly, women are much more reticent about putting themselves forward for promotion or asking for a salary increase.

IMSI - catcher devices such as the Stingray, or a cheaper model known as Kingfish, have become controversial in the U.S., where police forces are also reticent about making public information about their use.

Now anyone who finds it strange that the American military should be reticent about publishing photos of strategic points like ports, or that a port should sometimes be ice - free, is so blinded by their own beliefs as to be incapable of rational thought.

However, they're all reticent about the exact tuning process.

Businesses and individuals are reticent about policies such as carbon pricing that could increase energy costs for consumers, particularly in states that currently have low costs, even if implementing a carbon pricing program would be more cost effective in the long term, the regulators observed.

You can argue whether or not the State has the right to restrict people's lifestyle choices but, at least in Australia, the government is not reticent about interceding in other ways to improve public safety.

Spierer, as well, is usually reticent about describing her art.

Sant Khalsa isn't reticent about her artistic influences.

Trust me, being reticent about your work is no way to get into an art gallery.

Typically laconic, Johns has always been reticent about explaining his work, leaving that to scholars and art historians.

Famously reticent about the meaning of his work, or even showing it, Conner will be having a major retrospective at MoMA in October 2016.

It's said she did not crave fame, and was reticent about her work, which depicts the objects and incidents of her daily life in a fragile, ethereal style reminiscent of Marc Chagall and Paul Klee.

Thankfully early fanciers were not reticent about their feelings with regard to the size, structure, movement, coat color and coat texture and often submitted articles to the periodicals of the time in the UK.

Unlike dogs, who love to have their tummies rubbed, cats are a good deal more reticent about it.

Amazon has been unsurprisingly reticent about sharing data about their Kindle Unlimited program, a subscription system that lets you download ostensibly free ebooks, mostly from Indie authors.

As manga fans well know, manga creators (manga - ka) are very reticent about talking about anything interesting.

Maybe he needed to be more reticent about events closer to launch date, but Wilcox didn't even mention 2009.

(Believe me, it's not so much that I'm naturally reticent about politics and culture but that the opposite is true, so that I know enough not to allow myself to get started!)

There's nothing reticent about this vehicle, and the more aggressively you drive it, the better it responds.

The barriers Yet despite the overwhelming evidence of the benefits, some teachers are still reticent about taking learning outside the classroom.

Three, I often wish people were a little more reticent about racing to insist that the latest round of test results or graduation rates prove this or that.

For those teachers out there who are reticent about group work as a daily routine (there's no time!

He even goes to AA meetings to deal with his problem, though he's understandably reticent about sharing.

He felt burned by a prior article about him and was very reticent about taking part in the film.

At the same time, however, the film is reticent about following up on what Mireles and his heavily armed followers do with cartel members they've captured alive.

At first, I think they were a little reticent about taking part in the film, but then they watched «Cartel Land» and called back and said, «Let's do it.»

Even King has been reticent about the idea of making a feature of his book, which previously was turned into a miniseries.

Am a bit reticent about getting back into the dating scene, what with my little guy,...

I was somewhat reticent about using the internet to meet someone, but since I'm on my PC / Blackberry most of the day anyway, why not use it for some good instead of evil.

«I guess I've always had a distorted view of what casual is,» laughs the designer, who is reticent about his forthcoming collection during our interview just days before his London Fashion Week show.

I was reticent about making a shirt dress, but after seeing a few that are floating around blog - land, realized that I could do a version of a fit and flare -LCB- which I love -RCB- and make it into a shirt dress.

And flag states are reticent about accepting liability.

Quite frankly, if an individual registered to one of those parties came forward seeking their party's nomination, the maneuvering to dissuade them would just leave another qualified individual exacerbated and reticent about the entire process.

Are there other examples out there of Labour councillors reticent about declaring their party affiliation in the run - up to the forthcoming elections?

Gillespie was much less reticent about DeLay, praising the former majority leader for his decision to permanently step down from leadership.

Mr Blair has himself been reticent about his potential candidacy.

Bloomberg is generally reticent about making political endorsements, but this year said he would support candidates who want to lift the cap on charter schools.

Similarly, the supermarkets can afford the cost of appeals against planning decisions, something councils are increasingly reticent about given their current financial straits.