Word: balks
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...former bin Laden bodyguard and five other al-Qaeda operatives. But an air strike inside Pakistan would require more cooperation from President Pervez Musharraf than the U.S. has. Pakistan only reluctantly agreed to allow the U.S. to use its airspace and bases to stage the Afghan invasion; it would balk at Predator drones flying all over the country...
...brothers and sisters begin to squabble over care, money worries and commitment to the parent. "Sometimes the most painful part of a parent's illness for a family is what it does to the sibling relationship," she says. One sibling usually ends up "in charge" while others may balk at duties or back away altogether...
...year deal to sell premium whiskies blended specially for the Korean market under the Lancelot label. "It's a market that sells on quality," says Good, whose company plans to charge around $355 a bottle for the 30-year-old version of its Lancelot range. "The Koreans don't balk at paying top prices for top Scotch." Although the future of Scotch will be determined by the performance of its basic, blended brands, there's good money to be made from the single malts - as Glenmorangie's expansion can attest. Global enthusiasm for pure malt whisky has enabled the market...
Knoxville heads back to Beverly Hills to see his personal doctor, who diagnoses a mild concussion and doesn't balk at the filming of the five stitches he sews into the back of Knoxville's head. As Knoxville dizzily hobbles off, he turns around to say goodbye to the journalist who's been sharing the bloodbath of a day with him. Without a trace of irony, he says, "Take care of yourself...
Washington says only such a definite promise of force could make inspections work. Critics see these terms as ones that no one could accept. France and Russia, with veto power in the council, are leading the campaign to tone down the terms enough to give inspections a chance. Both balk at writing in an advance approval for war; France wants to reserve that for a second resolution, in the event Iraq fails to fulfill the first. The Administration now seems resigned to working out a program that most of the council--the U.S. needs nine yeses, no vetoes--can live...