Word: balked
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...owners balk, the players walk and the fans squawk...
...annual report, released last week and devoted to the sticky issue of "technology transfer," Bok reiterates the issues that caused the Corporation to balk initially--issues of paramount importance to the future direction of the University, academically, financially and ethically. Because of the myriad of potential conflicts that could arise when a university haphazardly ventures into the business world, it is reassuring to see that these issues are still uppermost in Bok's mind...
Mule, clearly the more skilled of the two, fought off a case of shin splints earlier in the week, only to have them return to haunt him while going into the press for the inward one and a half. Not wanting a balk scored against him, Mule continued the dive and lost points trying to regain form in midair...
...over the number of criminals who go free because of restrictions on the admissibility of illegally obtained evidence. This year it availed itself of several opportunities to trim back those restrictions. In one case in which the Government had seized evidence illegally from one person, the court did not balk at allowing it to be used in the trial of another (U.S. vs. Payner). The safeguard against compulsory self-incrimination also came in for a little tightening: from now on, the prosecution can attack a criminal defendant's credibility by commenting on his prearrest silence...
...conscience, but they must perform socially useful tasks. Italian conscientious objectors, for example, may serve in the medical corps or work in a civilian defense plant. Such compassion, however, is unknown in Switzerland, where men continue to drill every year in the standing militia. The " Swiss jail all who balk at military service and impose a special exemption tax, averaging $150 a year, for those excused on medical or other grounds...