Word: loath
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...Japanese now realize that their great prosperity machine, a wonder in its day, has run down. Even the best machines - especially the best machines - need regular re-engineering: parts that hummed along in one era get jettisoned in the next. Japan is loath to do that kind of tinkering. Throughout the '90s, with most voters comfortably well-off and complacent, leaders were able to subvert the kind of creative destruction that could have reinvigorated Japan's economic infrastructure. As a result, no entrepreneurial phoenix is rising from Japan's industrial ashes. Real-estate values are at 1982 levels. Manufacturing...
...look outside ourselves for threats, because if we look inside ourselves and see something we don't like, we might have to make deep and fundamental changes in the way we live our lives. That can require a lot of soul-searching and pain, something most people are loath to do. (This isn't to say the terrorists haven't already caused a hideous amount of death, pain, and destruction, but it is to put those things into some perspective...
...separated our most horrific and surreal imaginings from the realm of possibility. Our dark storyteller was given free reign in the world of the conceivable and, predictably, gas masks, Cipro and cell phones began flying off the shelves. And, imagining even more previously unimaginable images, the American public was loath to once again trudge down the jetway onto what they perceived as suicidal cruise missiles. Even now, the airline industry reports business around 40 percent lower than this time last year...
...manufacture the bomb and put it into position. A terrorist would first have to get hold of some sort of fissionable material--ideally, says Princeton University nuclear proliferation expert Frank von Hippel, enriched uranium. North Korea, Iraq and Libya are believed to have uranium stockpiles but would probably be loath to let them go. A more likely source is the former Soviet Union, where bombmaking supplies are plentiful, the economy is in upheaval, and security has collapsed...
...corporate America has supplied plenty of opportunities for tacky instant gratification. For those of ages, Mohegan Sun and Suffolk Downs offer gambling. Off 395 or a $20 ride on a charter bus, Mohegan Sun bodes well for the lucky and for the unlucky has cheesy Native American paraphenalia. Those loath to go to far from Boston, or their rooms, to spend money can head just past Logan on 1A for the thrill of live racing or watch the simulcast. Finally, those eager to get a return on money waste have Wrentham Village Premium Outlets to please them. On route...