Word: balking
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...head in ordination. They insist on the laying on of hands. But some Congregationalists and Presbyterians who would be made into bishops in the new church are inclined to say 'Nobody's going to lay a hand on me.' And there are Methodist bishops who would balk at another ordination ceremony on the ground that it makes their present ordination seem invalid...
...spending on space exploration and guerrilla warfare forces-programs which, though urged as defense rather than economic measures, would obviously have impact on the economy. But when it comes to programs whose only declared purpose is to spur the economy, Congress and a tax-conscious public are apt to balk, convinced-no matter what the economists say-that even a moderate recovery is evidence that things are going just the way they should...
...down in haggling over technicalities. Since five years should be ample time to iron out any number of minor disagreements, progress has quite obviously been blocked by internal political opposition. With the expansion of the armed forces, military leaders on both sides have taken on additional influence. Soviet officers balk at the idea of inspection within Russia, fearing a loss of their security advantage over the Americans, who publicize most of their military developments in the newspapers...
Gabriel M. Kolko, teaching fellow in History and chairman of the SANE civil defense committee, said he was concerned about rallying more public support to the demonstrations. He cited the expense of the proposed Framingham shelter--$1.2 million--as one reason why the state might balk at going through with the plan...
What's Being Done? Noise costs U.S. industry an estimated $2,000,000 a day in workmen's compensation (for noise-related injuries), lost man-hours and decreased efficiency-but industry has been slow about putting in adequate controls. U.S. airlines, for example, balk at installing adequate jet noise suppressors, estimate that reduced engine power would cut payloads by 13 passengers per plane. Truck-line operators remove factory-installed mufflers in the mistaken belief that vehicle performance is sharply improved. Despite growing public pressure for noise abatement, few U.S. cities have adequate noise-control ordinances...