Word: loath
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...prestigious, snooty Salzburg Festival, not far from one of the Alpine lakes where Mahler composed the sprawling, five-movement work a century ago. Predictably, some critics did dismiss the event forthwith. "A multimillionaire's cold flirt," complained one; "no trace of Viennese charm," groused another. Austrians have long been loath to admit that anyone other than themselves can properly perform the Austro-German classics, and few would care to admit to an American's mastery...
...woman strolls the sands of East Moriches, looking wistfully out to sea. The ocean is hoarding its information, loath to yield answers or even clues. Her loved ones have not yet been found and she waits anxiously for the upcoming press conference...
...plans to meet with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. "There wasn't a meeting of the minds on these major issues," reports TIME's Dean Fischer. "It all seemed rather vague and not particularly reassuring that Israel would abide by commitments made in the past." Clinton, who is loath to provoke a confrontation with Israel before Election Day, merely said that the relationship remained "rock solid." And then a parting dig: "The tide of history cannot be turned. Going back would be a mistake." -- Jenifer Mattos
...defend a perimeter without land mines," an Army officer says. "But it's just politically incorrect to support the use of land mines right now." The ability to block an enemy's retreat by quickly dropping mines from the air is another advantage that some officials are loath to relinquish. "Mine opponents say it's a matter of morality and not military utility," says the officer. "But is it moral to put your own guys at risk--knowing your adversary isn't going to do that--in order for you to feel good about yourself? That's a very narrow...
First, we are appalled that the diagnosis ultimately comes from UHS and not from other doctors. UHS has had a frightening record of botches on mental-health cases, and we are loath to see that organization retain such a large influence on who stays and who goes. We are also concerned that the word dangerous is ill-defined and could apply to a number of conditions that would only loosely be described as such...