Word: balks
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...afterwards, the player must cater his riding to the animal, Nick says. Does the horse have a “good mouth,” meaning, is it receptive to a pull on the reins? Will the horse go boldly into the wall, or will it balk? Are there other horses on the field it doesn’t like? Does the horse play smaller than it looks, or is it slow and unengaged, perhaps on the sluggish side...
...some troubled firms such as Bank of America, Citigroup and Wells Fargo to go back to the government for another round of financing. That could create another problem: There's just $135 billion left in the Treasury Department's Troubled Asset Relief Program, so an increasingly cantankerous Congress could balk at being called on to pony up more funding for the program. (Read "Separating Toxic Assets From Legacy Assets...
...cannot continue to ignore Tibet, nor can we continue to balk when human rights are in danger. The UN, NATO, the United States—any organization or nation with significant international sway—need to put pressure on the Chinese government to cease its suppression of the Tibetan people. The world learned the terrible consequences of imperialism long ago, and we must stamp it out entirely wherever it rears its ugly head. Tibet and its people are some of the world’s most beautiful remaining examples of piety, brotherhood, and peacefulness. But, if we wait much...
...Under a micropayment system, a newspaper might decide to charge a nickel for an article or a dime for that day's full edition or $2 for a month's worth of Web access. Some surfers would balk, but I suspect most would merrily click through if it were cheap and easy enough...
...essential to uphold the integrity of the law to the degree that law enforcement officers can. In a January 3rd article in the Boston Globe, “Police Balk at Ticketing Marijuana Offenders,” chiefs of police in the towns Clinton and Auburn stated that because of the flaws in the law’s wording, their forces would not even attempt to enforce it. Their line of reasoning here is faulty. Police are not hired to legislate, but to enforce legislation. One concern voiced by Wayne Sampson, executive director of the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association?...