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But television and cable companies have balked at a deal.
Trump's son, Eric Trump, balked at the Correspondents' Association's condemnation.
But Republicans have balked at amnesty without broader reforms. Rep.
Historically, seniors have balked at Republican proposals to restructure Medicare.
Rogen's older sister Danya also balked at Mom's big reveal.
French unions balked at his appointment and threatened strike action.
Trump has reportedly balked at Kelly's tight control over information.
Noah balked at the idea, but Kendrick defended the woman.
Some people balked at the idea, but Huang was undeterred.
The young and healthy balked at buying overpriced health insurance.
He balked at putting on his coat despite the chill.
Even scientists supporting the cull balked at the bowhunters' methods.
At first, I balked at paying $5 for discounted butter.
But Underwood balked at losing another 4% for $100,000 more.
Republicans have balked at the court ruling, and state Rep.
It is not that its airlines have balked at the proposal.
Reuters: Pentagon balked at U.S. border troops building immigration detention center.
But three partners balked at those restrictions and quit last Wednesday.
The political intelligence firm balked at the breadth of the request.
Cash-strapped Venezuela has balked at paying in other arbitration cases.
But, in court papers, attorneys for Comcast balked at the distinction.
When lawmakers balked at this, the president simply dissolved the Parliament.
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Some Indian officials have balked at Apple's (AAPL.
On the other hand, all have balked at actually supporting impeachment.
Quist supporters balked at the idea of another multimillionaire in Washington.
Some lawmakers balked at the potential social problems caused by casinos.
However, even Brazile balked at what she found at the DNC.
Indeed, centrist Republicans in both chambers have balked at the idea.
Republicans balked at the Democrats' sub-cap offer, the source said.
Lawson, through her gallery, balked at providing images for the essay.
I had balked at each one of my ex's gym invitations.
" Sanders balked at the statement, saying it was "typical of this department.
Kevin Cramer, a Republican representing North Dakota, also balked at the protest.
Members of Parliament -- especially the country gentry -- balked at financing the effort.
He revoked the order, but the bank balked at returning the money.
The experts and victims with whom Insider spoke balked at Rotunno's views.
Civil liberties groups, he recalls, also balked at an automated moderation system.
Paul LePage (R) balked at implementation, arguing it would bankrupt the state.
In 2009, the city balked at building a federally mandated treatment facility.
The American people really balked at that, and saw it as undemocratic.
As expected, the conservative government in Saskatchewan balked at signing the agreement.
Some homeland governors balked at seeing their lands reincorporated into South Africa.
They also balked at Trump's justification that cutting drills would save money.
But the negotiations were for naught after Mr. Trump balked at signing.
Democrats, who control the House, in particular immediately balked at the proposal.
Some artists have also balked at the security attached to the festival.
Most of the government investigators in the room balked at this notion.
But Congress balked at the price and approved only half the money.
But many nations, including the United States, have balked at increasing spending.
They may have balked at convention, but they were suckers for love.
And for days, Duterte balked at calls to apologize for his rape comments.
The government balked at first, arguing that the documents belonged in the archive.
Whitefish Energy spokesman Chris Chiames balked at the suggestion of cronyism or favoritism.
Envious Americans snidely referred to Laika as "Muttnik" and balked at the experiment.
And public servants balked at paying private investors to profit from the handicapped.
Cuba has balked at allowing U.S. companies to participate in wiring the country.
Residents of those regions have, unsurprisingly, balked at being treated as Moscow's bin.
House Republicans balked at finding money to combat the Zika virus for months.
I didn't balk at the questions, I balked at when they were asked.
Last year, Iran balked at capping its production until virtually the last moment.
Consumers, however, balked at the notion, taking to social media to criticize AMC.
Privacy advocates also balked at the scale of the Bureau's facial recognition program.
He balked at Hillary Clinton's bathroom break during one of the Democratic debates.
Democrats, of course, balked at taking any power away from the federal government.
But Republican senators have, so far, balked at the broad demand for documents.
Micah Wissinger, a lawyer for Fight for $85033, balked at the proposed deal.
Some GOP lawmakers, primarily from Southern states, later balked at the amendments' inclusion.
First responders balked at the proposal, but the anger that bred it persists.
Local employers balked at hiring them because they held only temporary humanitarian visas.
Clinton, he balked at the idea that his followers would support Mr. Trump.
But, city officials said, the nonprofit ultimately balked at the city's steep price.
She balked at supporting the proposed Obamacare replacement legislation that the president backed.
Instead, they balked at the claim that there was any wrongdoing at all.
From the earliest days of the scandal, I balked at that narrow reading.
Some groups had balked at the conclusions, which expressed pessimism about American options.
Paul LePage (R) balked at implementing it, arguing it would bankrupt the state.
When public investors balked at the company's $47 billion private valuation, everything changed.
His government has repeatedly balked at implementing broad economic reforms despite promising them.
Democrats balked at that, of course, and a 212-day shutdown was on.
But he's a practical type, too, and he balked at the price tag.
Some international investors, however, balked at the offer, according to the five sources.
She balked at entering the room, however, and said she wanted to leave.
Many Democrats who've balked at impeachment in the past are now on board.
China and India balked at suggestions of more ambitious climate targets next year.
Others have balked at the prospect of siphoning money away from military projects.
Investors balked at putting money in anything other than super-safe government bonds.
The department had balked at the survey on Monday, saying it would not comply.
Republicans have thus far balked at the idea of a narrow corporate tax deal.
The ANC has balked at Zimbabwe's ruinous policy of forcibly seizing white-owned farms.
After all, people reportedly balked at the idea of smartphones without a physical keyboard.
NRSC officials balked at such demands, which are unusual for party committees to make.
Worse for Sanders, seven in 10 balked at the idea of a socialist candidate.
" Khrushchev, however, balked at the proposal, which he suspected was an American "espionage plot.
Andrew M. Cuomo, a Democrat, at first balked at supporting the full wage demand.
The Energy Department balked at providing names and a Trump spokesman disavowed the request.
Each had long accepted Visa and Mastercard, but balked at AmEx's once-higher fees.
I balked at the fees he charged to meet with patients one-on-one.
Republicans balked at the request, calling it an "astonishing abuse" of the committee's powers.
But some organizations have balked at handing their data to third parties like Amazon.
And after a given picture's run, individual distributors balked at paying for return shipment.
Initially, Ziegler balked at a deal, but he agreed to fly to Tulsa, Okla.
Many Americans have balked at President-elect Donald J. Trump's aggressive assertion of exceptionalism.
However, some parents have balked at the idea of state intervention into their parenting.
And some California lawmakers have balked at efforts to override their state's new law.
The suits targeted insurers that had balked at paying for treatments for accident victims.
The president has repeatedly clashed with the island's leadership and balked at sending funds.
Saudi officials scaled back their ambitions after overseas investors balked at the proposed valuation.
State and local officials balked at the move, fearing a federal takeover of elections.
Whedon was brought onboard after executives balked at Snyder's initial cut of the film.
Democrats supported the background check measure but balked at including the concealed-carry reciprocity.
But Uber balked at paying fees in all but a handful of those arbitrations.
Catholic leaders also balked at the suggestion they end mandatory celibacy for priests. 5.
But Judge Denny Chin of Federal District Court in Manhattan balked at that amount.
But some Republicans have balked at the idea — including the Judiciary ranking member, Rep.
Both police officials and Victorian citizens balked at Mr. Dutton's characterization of the issue.
Trump had wanted a U.S. military parade in Washington but balked at price estimates.
It wasn't that long ago that companies balked at the idea of corporate social responsibility.
Investors balked at the company's sales guidance cuts, some of which were tied to China.
Back in March, Trump balked at signing the gigantic $1.3 trillion omnibus package before relenting.
Investors balked at the news, sending the company's shares 220 percent lower in midday trading.
Uber (and to its credit, Lyft) balked at parts of the permit about data policies.
But the Trump administration has balked at the idea, leaving them to forge ahead alone.
When Pakistan balked at withdrawing, India used this as an excuse to avoid a vote.
Germans and other northerners have balked at the thought of bailing out supposedly feckless southerners.
Netflix has long balked at the traditional theatrical release windows that movie theater operators expect.
Trump balked at the deal and boasted about his margin of victory in the election.
One Chinese company that sought to acquire Boyd outright had balked at the regulatory hurdles.
But Steinle's family has balked at her case becoming the symbol of Republicans' immigration agenda.
The shah once balked at the New York Times' comparison of him with Louis XIV.
But another reviewer, John Gross, also writing in The Times, balked at the book's length.
The president has balked at stopping the arms deals, saying it would hurt U.S. jobs.
In fact, some VCs balked at the idea because it impacted their percentage of ownership.
But the statute has not been consistently enforced, and presidents have balked at its constitutionality.
House Republicans, however, balked at the deal, which would not have been fully paid for.
Some commissioners urged $1 billion in new funding, although others balked at naming a figure.
I balked at the weight the trainer asked me to pull, push, carry, grab, move.
During President Barack Obama's second term, the Republican-controlled House balked at reauthorizing the agency.
As the sides negotiated new contract terms, CorrectHealth balked at the millions in pending fines.
Some investors balked at the price tag for the direct-to-consumer men's health brand.
White House officials said Mr. Mattis had balked at a number of Mr. Trump's requests.
The airlines balked at the idea, because it could potentially slow down the boarding process.
Foreign businesses showed up in sizable numbers but balked at the conditions that confronted them.
They also balked at the limited selection of classic blazers and suits in the stores.
Before #MeToo, Ms. Carmon says, prosecutors would have balked at taking up such a case.
But many users balked at the hassle of rentals when Amazon makes buying so easy.
In the trade talks, China also balked at accepting President Trump's initial demands for concessions.
Those who balked at Chinese rule could leave for Portugal, or another European Union country.
Lawmakers balked at the move, and the House overwhelmingly voted to oppose the sanctions relief.
Amateurs always balked at the barrier of entry to shooting in these kinds of scenarios.
As the Post notes, some members of the Trump administration balked at this price tag.
Cornish game hens were the original entree, but guests balked at how bony they were.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has balked at any moves to reduce sentences served by convicts.
By 2005, the original publisher of Mr. Matzneff's 1974 apology of pedophilia balked at republishing it.
He also let Damon and Affleck play the leading roles, something Castle Rock had balked at.
Consumers also balked at the projected prices on some of the underlying equipment, J.D. Power said.
" Trump himself balked at the word in an interview with the Post: "They're calling her what?
As we reported ... Kelly signed with the NBC hit, after 'Idol' balked at her salary demands.
It balked at adopting popular economic reforms, like a $15 minimum wage and free college tuition.
If you balked at a $1,000 phone, you're gonna lose your mind at the Fold's pricing.
President Trump has balked at the idea of allowing players to say in the locker room.
One of the biggest hurdles has been financing, as investors balked at such an experimental project.
Nonetheless, most major importers of Iranian crude have balked at Washington's almost unilateral policy towards Iran.
North Korea has previously balked at U.S. demands for Kim to give up his nuclear weapons.
The workers balked at the high costs of the parts and a lack of competitive bids.
"Bachelor Nation," as the franchise's fan base is called, has balked at departures from tradition before.
Even so, some lawmakers balked at the large deficit spending needed to pay for the deal.
That Sempra has agreed to terms other bidders balked at should make its shareholders pause though.
Yes, but: Coal-reliant Poland, which balked at the target, is currently exempted from the agreement.
They didn't like that prospect — and enough Republicans balked at the backlash that Obamacare repeal fizzled.
A bipartisan infrastructure deal he championed last year fizzled as conservatives balked at the price tag.
Democrats initially balked at adding the money to the CR if it didn't also cover Flint.
Still, UBS balked at handing over information about Mr. Hsiaw's account with the bank in Singapore.
Gina says she balked at first, but Pierce skillfully shamed her into turning over the money.
But it all fell apart when progressives balked at entitlement overhauls and Republicans at tax hikes.
She may balk at accepting your advice, as she balked at accepting your offer of work.
When they confirmed it was Bosma's truck, he said he balked at giving the location to police.
Though Gold balked at first, she changed her mind when she was reassured it was all voluntary.
Hamas balked at handing over weapons, prompting a decision by Abbas to stay out of Gaza altogether.
And she has balked at taking the management of the local water consortium out of private hands.
Mainstream conservatives have consistently balked at any effort to even acknowledge the problem, much less counter it.
Belke balked at Pratt's assertion that people flocked to Givling to help others with their student loans.
Mexico balked at the prospect of foreign intervention in salaries, but the debate has shifted, Guajardo said.
The industry balked at the decision, insisting it was rushed through to beat the change in administrations.
Investors balked at the automaker's guidance, sending Ferrari's U.S. shares down nearly 13 percent in afternoon trading.
But they usually do so only in exchange for major economic reforms, which Maduro has balked at.
When lawmakers from both parties balked at his call to finance a border wall, he gave in.
Islamabad has balked at the financing terms and has pushed for deeply concessional loans for ML-1.
Before "I Love Lucy," television networks balked at the idea of showing a pregnant woman on TV.
The cosmetics industry, which manufactures sunscreen, has balked at what it considers the FDA's onerous testing requirements.
When Mr. Gass balked at going there, the Russian clinic referred him to a clinic in Mexico.
But the school has so far balked at paying the city to remove the restriction, he said.
Several conservatives balked at supporting the Senate budget out of concern for its impact on the deficit.
Tuijt balked at the suggestion that the bigger scale and club atmosphere has changed the house's purpose.
Economists had had low expectations for the speech given Maduro has repeatedly balked at making significant changes.
Long dependent on Russian money in his businesses, Trump has balked at answering questions from prosecutors himself.
Even voters in swing states like North Carolina and Florida balked at the prospect of raising taxes.
Republicans, however, have balked at the plan and called for a delay in considering the proposed legislation.
Pundits and Sanders's political opponents balked at that price-tag when he released the plan in August.
At the time, Square was suggesting a price tag of about $100 million, which companies balked at.
Lines there were reported to be long, and officials initially balked at counting the ballots cast there.
Some Nigerians balked at being included on a list of "pariah states," such as Myanmar and Eritrea.
David King, who balked at the plan while offering to look into other uses for the waterway.
The former Florida governor has repeatedly questioned Trump's conservatism and balked at the billionaire businessman's abrasive manner.
Wexton balked at that logic, and said: 'I will not be supporting Bernie Sanders in this primary.
Paper records have surged in states since 2016 but Republicans in Congress have balked at mandating them.
Yet talks collapsed after key shareholders balked at the prospect of a restructuring dramatically cutting their stakes.
Trump balked at a bipartisan deal reached on DACA, saying it needed to provide better border security.
They balked at the request, which would have been a huge benefit to Putin without any concessions.
Both sides have balked at the concept of compromises like these in the past as a nonstarter.
But he was stymied by Sarasota County officials, who balked at rezoning the largely pristine pine forest.
Asian funds have balked at buying Treasuries in recent months as higher U.S. rates raise hedging costs.
CBS balked at the deal earlier this year precisely because Bakish was floated as Moonves' No. 2.
Other studios had balked at taking on the project because they didn't think it was financially feasible.
They have balked at giving Trump money for what they say is a wasteful and unnecessary wall.
Elected officials have balked at attacking him out of concern that they might unintentionally fuel his populist revolt.
The US, which has prodded Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear program to little avail, balked at the demand.
The Germans and their allies balked at providing financial incentives for countries to sign up to such reforms.
However, Bayer balked at admitting any wrongdoing in how it sold Essure and stood by its safety record.
The movie made $264 million worldwide, yet French studio Gaumont still balked at one of Besson's next pitches.
Blachford also balked at handing over money, which became more of a problem as their relationship went on.
With a settlement, Russia would accept EU authority in applying competition law - something it has long balked at.
Gantz has also balked at including ultra-Orthodox Jewish parties - some of Netanyahu's traditional allies - in his administration.
Processors balked at paying more for cattle given their declining margins and plant closures over the Thanksgiving holiday.
When Apple launched the iPhone X last year, some reviewers balked at its price, which starts at $999.
Wild fans initially balked at the N.H.L.-mandated ticket prices, ranging from $22009 to $22012 for both games.
But when Encompass sent them the complaint and a service acceptance form, Stone Mansion's lawyers balked at signing.
NO COMPANY WANTS to replicate what happened to Hachette in 2014, when the publisher balked at Amazon's terms.
Republicans in the House and Senate have balked at the idea of using federal money for the effort.
When she first balked at entering the brothel, she said she was beaten and tortured with electric shocks.
Meanwhile, utilities balked at building transmission lines to remote areas where wind farms had yet to be built.
They initially balked at the idea, as well as at the notion of having guns in the church.
Trump last week momentarily balked at lowering the flag to half staff at federal facilities to honor McCain.
Conservatives had balked at the straight extension arguing the program needs to be reformed because it's in debt.
Mario Run was a perfectly fun game, but many mobile players balked at its high up-front price.
Although a waterproof Kindle was nice to have, a lot of people balked at the big price jump.
Conservatives have balked at passing a so-called clean extension of the program because it's currently in debt.
According to the inquiry, Olympus balked at the dormitory sale at the last minute, judging it too risky.
Polly Burroughs felt the book was "swiftly paced and amusing," but balked at its limitless imagination about Ralph.
Mexico and Canada have balked at the U.S. demand for a sunset provision for NAFTA and other issues.
A handful of Republican senators initially balked at the expanded unemployment provisions in the agreement, and then Sen.
He balked at appointing blacks to any important city government jobs and resisted attempts to integrate public schools.
When a friend suggested she visit an acupuncturist, Hall balked at the idea of such an unscientific approach.
Apple is still hammering out partnerships with those publications, as many have balked at the terms it's demanding.
Democrats have balked at the idea entirely, questioning how it would benefit low-wage earners and vulnerable populations.
But that could have been difficult, because potential investors would probably have balked at Dell's enormous debt load.
Italian banks took a hammering as shareholders balked at the possibility of even lower interest rates in Europe.
" Even so, she balked at criticizing the President over his repeated attacks on Powell, who he called "loco.
They might have balked at the specific number the Democrats proposed, but they accepted that taxes were negotiable.
Yet some readers balked at the postulated annual rate of return — 226 percent — Taylor based his formula on.
Federal officials that were asked to review the documents balked at their contents, warning they required legal vetting.
During the healthcare reform debate, voters balked at the U.S. government coming anywhere near restraining spending on healthcare.
When his father introduced him to the underhand shot as a child, Barry initially balked at the idea.
Fans balked at the not-so-familiar and, frankly, creepy Sonic the studio had first revealed in trailers.
Conservative Republicans in the past have balked at debt limit increases as a wedge for advancing deficit-reduction legislation.
Privacy advocates have long balked at the idea of targeting people for surveillance because of who they're friends with.
House Speaker Paul Ryan has repeatedly balked at endorsing him, which could be costing him donors, another source speculated.
The Houthis have balked at demands that they cede their weapons and territory before a unity government is formed.
But lawmakers in Congress balked at the idea, and a bipartisan group in Congress has proposed expanding the credits.
Other opponents of a no-deal Brexit have balked at supporting a plan that would put Corbyn in charge.
Climate scientists have balked at the idea, saying there's already a forum to debate this science: peer-reviewed journals.
The move is designed to win support from shareholders who had balked at the price of the original deal.
The state balked at the cost of two more proposals in 2015, costing $3.1 billion and $1 billion, respectively.
MALDIVES RESORTS SICK OF INSTAGRAM MODELS REQUESTING FREE STAYS Brides-to-be balked at the idea of the ban.
As a new mother, she balked at the role, which required dining out five to six nights a week.
Instead, it was forced to liquidate last March, after creditors balked at providing a new lifeline to the company.
Beyond the sponsors of White House-backed proposals, many more Republicans have balked at the legal immigration cuts. Sen.
U.S. lawmakers balked at the explanation and have in recent days grown increasingly wary of the crown prince's leadership.
Air Canada sweetened the deal after several large shareholders, including PenderFund, balked at the initial C$13/share price.
However, U.S. franchisees have balked at the expensive renovations, leading them to create an independent franchisee group last year.
Democrats had balked at a spending bill that didn't include federal assistance to help the residents of Flint, Mich.
Some of the brands that sold in Saks, meantime, balked at seeing their goods on Gilt, sources tell CNBC.
Even congressional Republicans balked at Mulvaney's proposal, which would have brought back automatic spending cuts known as the sequester.
The trade commission approved the petition but balked at a full waiver, agreeing to only slightly reduce the duties.
American retailers have balked at the rules, particularly Walmart, which owns a $16 billion majority stake in retailer Flipkart.
Moderate conservatives balked at proposed changes to some of its most popular provisions that were sought by conservative lawmakers.
But Democrats have balked at this path because House Republicans have not assured them of cooperation on the issue.
GOP senators initially balked at the proposal but this provision allows them to split the difference with the president.
But the settlement was not vetted with the governor's office, the ultimate client, which balked at reinstating Ms. Walker.
Book people, especially, have balked at the idea that they should dispose of any books that don't spark joy.
When Mr. Heo balked at that, he said, the officer threatened to expose him to the North Koreans himself.
Several thousand people in quarantine voted, but when election officials balked at counting their ballots, emergency medical technicians volunteered.
He balked at imposing California's three-strikes sentencing law when the third offense, making imprisonment mandatory, was relatively minor.
Then the president balked at a planned airstrike in June to retaliate for Iran's downing of an American drone.
The White House balked at including the money in a sprawling spending bill to finance the government through September.
At the same time, some conservative House Republicans have previously balked at Pentagon increases, arguing that they are wasteful.
Still, some balked at the film rehashing once-unique elements and muddying the plot with too many additional characters.
Staffers balked at taking responsibility for the bungling of one of the biggest crises to hit the Trump administration.
Mr. McCarthy agreed to bring Mr. Goodlatte's bill to the floor, but the Freedom Caucus balked at the timing.
South Carolina lawmakers initially balked at the high price and poor security of new voting machines but eventually capitulated.
Opposition leaders and civilians inside Aleppo said they believed that Iran had balked at a deal brokered by Russia.
But the Barclays deal went up in smoke on Sunday when UK regulators balked at blessing the risky deal.
Some have balked at a proposal to require workers to pay taxes on particularly generous employer-provided health benefits.
But European leaders balked at that approach, enraged at what they viewed as demeaning treatment from a longstanding ally.
Consumers balked at the thought of sharing their information with the tech giant, but Cramer didn't exactly share their worries.
Wild horse advocates have balked at the Bureau of Land Management&aposs insistence that wild horse populations are too high.
Obama balked at sending US ground troops to fight there and emphasized need for a political solution to the carnage.
Kennedy thought that Diefenbaker was an unreliable ally in the Cold War because Canada occasionally balked at American nuclear policy.
The highly anticipated IPO was shelved after investors balked at its valuation and criticized the shared workspace provider's corporate governance.
But many publishers balked at Apple's terms when it asked for a 50 percent cut of all subscription revenue earned.
Senate Republicans had hoped to confirm as many as seven Cabinet members on Friday, but Democrats balked at the pace.
" Carell balked at the question, insisting that a reboot isn't "the best idea" and that "we should leave it alone.
They also approved some sweeping campaign-finance reforms, of the kind that liberals adore—although the legislature balked at that.
But officials at China's legislature balked at changing the law to allow foreign judges to sit in the new court.
Stefanowski and Boughton have said they want to eliminate it entirely, while Stemerman and Obsitnik have balked at the idea.
Many balked at the idea of selling the drug, or due to low profit margins or fear of being robbed.
Any changes to the bill need to be able to attract conservatives and moderates, who balked at the initial legislation.
But some balked at the inclusion of mental health reform in a bundle of orders aimed at reducing gun violence.
" Other Republicans balked at Trump's effusive praise for Kim, who he said has a "great personality" and is "very smart.
However, Cuba to date has balked at allowing U.S. companies to participate in wiring the country, citing national security concerns.
Conservatives in the House have balked at most any bill that calls for new spending, as some of these would.
In September, the company pulled its IPO filing after investors balked at its mounting losses and unusual corporate governance structure.
But House Republicans have balked at the Senate's agreement, which would have provided $1.1 billion but didn't offset that cost.
His reticence fit a pattern in which he has long been solicitous of Putin and has balked at criticizing him.
Conservative critics, led by DeMint, balked at the main proposed reform, getting rid of the filibuster on motions to proceed.
Liberal groups balked at Sanders's claim when he included Planned Parenthood and the Human Rights Campaign under the establishment mantle.
House conservatives have balked at supporting the legislation, in part because they say the food stamp changes aren't strict enough.
Some GOP national security hawks have balked at the plan because it does not lift budget caps on defense spending.
Lawrence Phua, 39, who drives for a ride-hailing service, said some of his passengers have balked at paying them.
And Guillermo Constenla, the head of the largest party in Congress, balked at the idea of raising the gas tax.
For months, Washington has been warning allies of security risks associated with Huawei, but several countries balked at its assessment.
When he was accepted to Notre Dame, a football-heavy Catholic university in Indiana, his mother balked at the idea.
Hong Kong has historically balked at that idea, though, due in large part to grave concerns about China's judicial system.
The college balked at letting her take math and physics to study astronomy, given her lack of high-school prerequisites.
Doctors had balked at a Missouri rule to conduct pelvic exams for medication abortion patients, saying it was medically unnecessary.
Then-GOP candidate Dwight Eisenhower balked at meeting with Truman administration officials to discuss transition planning during the 1952 campaign.
Foreign companies soon began cooperating with Mr. Chávez's government, but Exxon Mobil and another company, ConocoPhillips, balked at the changes.
Insiders and analysts balked at the $1,000 iPhone X last year, leading some to speculate about a more affordable option.
Those members balked at conservatives wanting the same repeal of Obamacare regulations that centrists were leery of axing last week.
When they balked at his demands for a lenient plea deal in the summer of 1988, he turned on them.
Bill Cassidy of Louisiana has balked at the idea because he worries that changing the name sets a bad precedent.
In the 11th hour, however, Gannett's lenders balked at doing a highly leveraged deal while the newspaper business was deteriorating.
On Wednesday, Facebook reported an earnings beat, but the stock seesawed as investors balked at the company's core website revamp.
But Ms. Merkel's government stopped enforcing those rules when other European countries balked at handling the migrants in their countries.
The House GOP bill also balked at an earlier plan to reduce the tax deduction businesses get for providing health care.
The company has also faced issues connecting with its diners, who have recently balked at some of Starbucks' limited time offerings.
Democratic lawmakers want Mueller to testify before Congress, something Trump has balked at although Barr has said he would not object.
They wanted to break the story in a half-hour documentary, and the legal department balked at indemnifying a freelance reporter.
Some of the immigrants balked at the offer, saying it was too little too late, and that they didn't trust officials.
That backfired as shoppers balked at higher prices, eroding profits, and the firm had to resort to cuts the following year.
City officials say fingerprinting adds another layer of security and balked at the multimillion-dollar corporations seemingly writing their rules here.
But investment banks balked at providing the debt financing required for the bid, estimated at between $7 billion and $8 billion.
The health department balked at allowing Nitropod to have liquid nitrogen on a food truck, until Rubin brought in a lawyer.
Lauer said he asked Lochte about skepticism that his story may have been fabricated but the swimmer balked at that suggestion.
At first glance, it is hard to see why trustbusters would wave through this deal if they have balked at others.
Elkington balked at the idea of an acquisition by Microsoft or anyone else, although the deepening partnership certainly begged the question.
Cenovus may sell parts of Deep Basin, RBC analysts said, a move that would please investors who balked at the purchase.
For those who balked at the notion of a $1,000 phone: good news, Apple's got something for the rest of us.
The brief cites a string of cases in which judges have balked at subpoenas calling for broad disclosure of account information.
Last month WeWork, an office-sharing firm, was forced to pull its IPO when public investors balked at the price tag.
Critics say the Trump administration has balked at aggressively punishing a state-owned Turkish bank for evading American sanctions against Iran.
But while Northern congressmen embraced efforts to force integration in the South, some balked at efforts to desegregate their own schools.
Sharpton and Trump have ties going back to their New York City circles, but Trump balked at any close past relationship.
In August, WeWork filed for an initial public offering but abandoned the effort in September as investors balked at high valuations.
In August, WeWork filed for an initial public offering but abandoned the effort in September as investors balked at high valuations.
Fiscal hawks have balked at the $1.07 trillion spending levels in the bill, which are $85033 billion higher than last year.
The securities industry had balked at the plan saying it would be expensive to implement, unnecessary and potentially confusing to investors.
Yet no deal could be struck, as the lawmakers balked at a bill that they believed did not go far enough.
Caen claims Interplay had offered to sell the MMO rights, but that Bethesda had balked at the proposed $22011 million price.
Nunberg had defiantly balked at testifying in the investigation that is also looking into whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russia.
As a pre-teen he balked at lessons, but grew to love the freedom piano offered him as a budding songwriter.
Yet for generations, health economists around the world have balked at the idea of a free market revolution taking over medicine.
Instead, public investors balked at its losses, its corporate governance, and a slew of transactions involving Neumann or his family members.
He had no memory of her having balked at the kissing scene, and knew that he hadn't written it for her.
The hospitals balked at using the term "ratios" because it has become contentious since California instituted them by law in 2003.
Democrats balked at allocating billions of dollars more toward border security without additional supervision into how the money would be spent.
Some House Republicans balked at attaching the two crucial fiscal measures to the bill and called it a win for Democrats.
The announcement, which was supposed to happen Wednesday, was canceled after FEMA balked at the more than $1 billion price tag.
But that joint effort ended in July 2018, as Mr. Trump's aides balked at paying parts of Mr. Cohen's legal bills.
Tehran has balked at the sanctions and increased its uranium enrichment as provocation, testing the limits of the 2015 nuclear deal.
It also helped persuade many voters, who had initially balked at the Republican's character, that the two candidates were comparably flawed.
Formal investors balked at the idea—of the "more than 100" investors Romanovskaya estimates she approached, none wanted to get involved.
Elizabeth Traynor, an illustrator in Guntersville, Alabama, had tried virtually every estradiol product and balked at the prices, frequently doing without.
Military officials and contractors balked at talking about details of the technology involved, much of which is both classified and proprietary.
But members of Congress — Democrats and Republicans — balked at the amount and instead increased funding to expand technology at the border.
At the time, prospective investors balked at a controversial corporate governance structure as well as expectations of a sky-high valuation.
Republicans balked at Mr. Trump's demand for money for the border wall in negotiations over a spending package enacted last month.
Mexican prosecutors had previously balked at extraditing him north of the border, but agreed to do so after his latest capture.
Beijing has also since balked at committing to buy a specific amount of agricultural goods during a certain time frame, however.
But some moderate Democrats balked at those additions, leading Pelosi and Democratic leaders to pursue the slimmer resolution proposed by Slotkin.
And some conservatives have balked at spending money to prop up a health care system they tried to repeal last year.
But Trump balked at beginning negotiations last year after Democrats raised concerns over striking a deal with controversial President Roberto Duterte.
Some of the immigrants balked at the offer while others accepted an invitation to speak to city officials about their concerns.
"Collins balked at the suggestion the military aid would have saved Ukrainian lives and that "this money did not stop that.
The AER, which has to sign-off on license transfers for any energy asset sales in Alberta, balked at the idea.
The White House has also balked at suggestions that former President Obama is responsible for the current state of the economy.
Eduarda has balked at eating much besides formula, and the government quit providing free formula when she turned 1 year old.
The university initially balked at releasing the video, saying that Mnuchin "subsequently withdrew" his agreement for it to be posted online.
But Republicans have balked at more sweeping efforts from House Democrats that would also ban flavored tobacco and online tobacco sales.
It could be that the Palace balked at the first American accent to grace their grounds since the problematic Wallis Simpson.
Sources told Bloomberg that Facebook "balked" at the NFL's advertising model, and wanted its live video to be commercial-free. 6.
They note the Saudis have balked at a provision in U.S. nuclear cooperation agreements aimed at preventing the spread of nuclear weapons.
Apparently worried about being associated with the divisive President-elect, several members of the dance group balked at being forced to perform.
Banks funded the company's buyout by private equity firm Apollo Global Management in October 22.8 after investors balked at buying the debt.
Because of that, "probably ten years ago, people would have balked at this idea and just said 'this is impossible,'" said Tait.
Saudi Arabia initially balked at any nuclear agreement, but has come to accept the deal in recent months, at least in public.
Like Paul, conservatives in the House have balked at the spending increases in the deal, leaving Republicans in need of Democratic support.
That's a significant change in course from when states balked at the increased role in election security tasked to DHS in 2017.
Farrow's version of events suggests another explanation: that even a leading news organization balked at confronting the most powerful man in Hollywood.
The military gave Manning access to hormone therapy, but balked at letting her grow her hair out or pursue gender-affirming surgery.
Some elected leaders balked at the idea of reducing penalties for the offense, even as they supported doing so for other infractions.
Investors initially balked at Nike's fourth-quarter results, which beat by a penny on the bottom line but fell short on revenue.
The Spanish lender balked at fully compensating Mr Orcel for deferred pay, much of it in shares, accrued at the Swiss bank.
The US has worked to sell Turkey a Patriot missile system since 2013, but Washington had balked at Turkey's technology transfer demands.
Republicans have mocked the Green New Deal for its hefty price tag, and even senior Democrats have balked at the proposal. Sen.
Instagram's founders reportedly balked at Facebook removing references to Instagram when users posted photos from the photo sharing app back to Facebook.
States and the groups balked at the information requested by the commission such as names, birth dates, political affiliation and voting histories.
Others have balked at the idea of spending around 10,000 yuan ($773,534) for an official qualification, particularly as uncertainty surrounds future regulations.
He was preparing his debut feature, "Breathless," and wanted to cast her in a bit role; she balked at its nudity requirement.
Why she balked at the garage door or ill-used the onions she did not ask, because the answer was a given.
I doubt there's even internal acknowledgement that users have balked at spending more than $1,000 on the too-confusing iPhone X series.
In 2014, the National Guard asked Congress to pass a law forgiving some of the debt, but Congress balked at the cost.
When General Mills began shopping for a new creative agency this summer, some ad agencies balked at some of the company's demands.
The Internal Revenue Service has repeatedly balked at stocks and bonds being discounted just because they were owned in a family partnership.
Democrats and some Republicans have balked at Trump's suggestions, all but ensuring his blueprint will undergo changes before reaching its final form.
Pompeo said that none of the waivers are going to the European Union, which has balked at the U.S. sanctioning of Tehran.
Theories abound, but none have panned out: • Was "The Watcher" a disgruntled potential buyer who balked at the $1.3 million price tag?
Congress has balked at giving Trump the money to build the southern border wall that he famously pledged during his presidential campaign.
If you'd asked me last month, even last week, I'd have balked at the mere idea of writing an essay like this.
Anyone who balked at a national identification card or a national firearms registry should certainly be concerned about a national voter roll.
In September, the beleaguered start-up pulled its IPO filing after investors balked at its mounting losses and unusual corporate governance structure.
When the European Union began its slow march toward a federal future in the late 1980s, Britain balked at joining the process.
They also balked at a two-year budget measure they worried would worsen a fiscal picture already badly stained by red ink.
The owner of the home balked at making such extensive repairs, but Mr. Edel decided to take some of the recommendations himself.
Other candidates have also balked at promoting attention-getting proposals that would fundamentally remake existing policies, even when they broadly support them.
Democrats balked at those demands, given that Republicans did not bother to offset the loss of revenue from their boondoggle tax cuts.
While studying spatial art at the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, he balked at questions about his preferred genre.
She said the organizations had balked at requests for information about its screening of employees and the name of the actor involved.
But when the company tried to go public over the summer, public investors balked at valuing the company anywhere near that amount.
For example, an English teacher at Loudoun balked at the idea of associating reading with punishment, said Deep Sran, the school's founder.
The prisons bureau balked at publishing it at all, and withdrew it from a peer-reviewed journal close to its release date.
They're a clear attempt by Samsung to change with a smartphone-buying public that has balked at the idea of $1,000+ devices.
Djokovic said he would read the documents, which have been available for months, and balked at any implication of guilt by association.
When it came time for her coming-of-age ceremony at age 20, she balked at having to wear a feminine kimono.
The company long balked at collecting sales taxes, but by 2012 it was collecting taxes in California, Texas, Pennsylvania and other states.
But House Republicans have balked at the Senate's agreement, which would have provided $6900 billion but didn't offset that cost. http://bit.
They discussed acquiring a former National League most valuable player, outfielder Andrew McCutchen, from the Pittsburgh Pirates but balked at the price.
Many states have balked at the panel's request for voter data, which includes names, dates of birth, political affiliations and much more.
He said he had no objection to integrating black studies into college curriculums but balked at establishing separate departments in that field.
Even the Obama administration, while doing much more to fight inequality than many realize, balked at making inequality reduction an explicit goal.
When they called Mr. Dickson to tell him of Boeing's plans, he balked at the suggestion and eventually the company backed down.
The former Budget Committee chairman refused to muscle a budget through the chamber this year after conservatives balked at higher spending levels.
Four years later, I'm still grateful that Dave pushed me to realize my potential even when I balked at his initial offer.
Democrats balked at this offer on Sunday, then accepted it a day layer, and have since seemingly decoupled Dreamer and funding negotiations .
Callahan said Ailes abruptly ended the interview after she balked at his demands to sleep with him if she wanted the job.
Some Sanders allies balked at calling the race this way, but Clinton proceeded to win California by 7 points, making their argument moot.
And some transit experts balked at the $325 million price tag, noting the ferries carry less people and require more subsidies than subways.
Cook's opinions appear to align with those of many organizations and prominent figures who've balked at the notion of a corporate-controlled currency.
Puzder was forced to withdraw his nomination after some Senate Republicans balked at accusations of abuse directed at him by his ex-wife.
Some potential coalition allies have publicly balked at such legislation, including at least one cabinet minister - and potential successor - in Netanyahu's own party.
Major chains balked at showing the Netflix-produced movie because of the short time before it would become available on the streaming service.
In my experience, advertisers love a good mid-roll ad, though I've always balked at breaking up the flow of things mid-conversation.
European Union leaders balked at attempts by the State Department to strong-arm European companies into cutting ties with Iran 20 years ago.
Company-wide Slack messages seen by TechCrunch show that it was discarded after the management team balked at the risk behind the move.
The host agent balked at his claims and instead told Seldon that "people like [him] were simply victimizing [himself]," according to court documents.
Until now, European allies have balked at providing troops unless they received a firm commitment that Washington was still committed to the region.
But lawmakers from both parties have balked at moving Guantanamo detainees into the U.S., making congressional action on the White House plan unlikely.
She balked at the price, about 84 cents, telling me in no uncertain terms that I had just been taken for a ride.
A Times article in 1966 noted that Ali balked at accepting an award because it was inscribed to Cassius Clay, not Muhammad Ali.
Kengeter's contract expires at the end of March, and the board has balked at extending it until his name is in the clear.
But some Republicans, primarily from Southern states, balked at the amendment upon learning about it the next day after it had already passed.
Initially, a local Jewish group balked at endorsing Wallace over concerns stemming from the report, but the group eventually backed him last week.
Generic Pharmaceutical Association President Chip Davis balked at the legislation, saying it should account for the differences between brand name and generic drugmakers.
Muscle memory balked at this, and was swiftly overruled—steering could only interfere, at this point, with the path we were already on.
U.S. lawmakers balked at the explanation, saying it is not credible, given the changing accounts from the Saudis about what happened to Khashoggi.
Democrats have balked at supporting the GOP deal because of how it's paid for and a provision that blocks funding for Planned Parenthood.
Like most artists, the division chief had a fragile ego, and shortly after my father balked at the project's expense he was fired.
And the United States balked at language that would have committed all countries to not detaining undocumented children who arrive at their borders.
And the United States balked at language that would have committed all countries to not detain undocumented children who arrive at their borders.
But the trip was scrubbed after Trump balked at the cost of the new building, which came in north of a billion dollars.
The money is flowing more easily this time than in 2012, when some wealthy liberals still balked at the rise of super PACs.
The game wound up being rained out, but would-be World Series viewers balked at the idea of checking out Ball Four, instead.
Netflix adopted his coming mob drama "The Irishman," starring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci, after Paramount balked at its cost.
But industry consistently balked at those regulations, calling them an overreach, duplicative and unnecessary, unleashing a backlash that has informed Mr. Trump's approach.
In an interview earlier on Thursday, Mr. Farenthold balked at the idea of resigning, saying that the news media had treated him unfairly.
Carmakers have balked at the prospect, calling for the Trump administration and California to come to terms to avoid a messy legal battle.
But Democrats balked at offering aid for the oil sector, which they see as responsible for another crisis — that of rising global temperatures.
The accord has already been extended once at OPEC's last meeting in May, but producers have so far balked at a larger cut.
LinkedIn shares dropped 44 percent on Friday, wiping out nearly $11 billion of market value, as investors balked at a disappointing revenue forecast.
Public health experts, however, quickly balked at Trump's praise and immediately recalled Pence's widely admonished handling of his state's HIV outbreak in 2016.
Some in the White House have balked at Anthony Scaramucci, the New York financier who is disliked by some of the president's aides.
States were previously vying for the Sacklers to give up $4.5 billion in the company's settlement deal, a proposition the family balked at.
Mr. Yeltsin, increasingly infirm, erratic and under siege politically, initially balked at the deal, which effectively acknowledged Russia's defeat, but ultimately endorsed it.
Police Scotland will not foot the bill for the visit after ministers balked at the cost, prompting the Home Office to step in.
Sure, some moderate Democrats may have balked at voting on the floor for a Mueller-focused article, possibly even sending it to defeat.
Judge Haight balked at a provision that would have allowed the city to do away with the civilian representative position after five years.
Many lawmakers, however, have balked at extending special protections for LGBTQ people while arguing there's no evidence that hate-crime laws deter violence.
The seller was slow returning the contract, and despite Mr. Hersey's mortgage preapproval, the lender balked at his inconsistent income as an actor.
Democrats had initially balked at backing a spending bill without protections for young "Dreamers," who were brought illegally to the country as children.
Sater balked at being called an FBI informant in his interview with ABC and described himself as a "confidential source" for the agency.
Republicans have long balked at the idea, and now they have to either break with their leader or convince themselves to support it.
But there's been no real outcry against it, not even from folks who balked at coverage-dropping attacks on the ACA earlier this year.
Others balked at May's withdrawal agreement with the EU which was seen as a "softer" Brexit that maintained a closer relationship with the bloc.
That did not happen, chiefly because some European authorities balked at the prospect of yet higher capital demands for the banks in their charge.
The move could help him win leniency in his criminal case, in which prosecutors have balked at allowing him to become a cooperating witness.
Most countries maintain embassies in Tel Aviv and have balked at moving them until the international legal status of the city has been resolved.
Dallas, with three picks in the top ten, engaged in talks, but balked at the San Antonio's asking price of all three for Plum.
WALLACE: And what do you say to some Republican senators who balked at this idea this week and said they need trade, not aid?
But Paul and Lee, who represent Kentucky and Utah, respectively, have balked at the bill's high price tag and want to offset the cost.
Later on, another Trump voter who had been open to Sanders balked at his plan for free health care: HAYES: When you hear Sen.
Minority shareholders, led by fellow steelmaker Cia Siderúrgica Nacional SA, have balked at the split proposal, saying it would hurt Usiminas's ability to compete.
When the bill was reintroduced, Senate Republicans balked at the idea of a permanent compensation fund with an initial price tag of $29 billion.
Republicans have argued that cutting funding for these entities is necessary to reduce the debt, though they have sometimes balked at seeing them through.
And many balked at the brief span of time between WADA's report and the Olympics opening ceremony on August 5th — a brief two weeks.
Ford's Amazonian experiment crumbled into ruins as employees balked at some of his rules, which included serving only American food and compulsory square-dancing.
But that plan has since been dropped after the Republican Party balked at the idea of adding a tax to a tax cut bill.
Following the Tempe accident, Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto balked at allowing Uber to resume autonomous driving before a full federal investigation of the crash.
During discussions, the nominee balked at recusal, but eased his stance on presidential immunity from prosecution while in office, according to senators (The Hill).
He became embroiled in disputes with Congress, and balked at using federal funds to solve problems he felt should be left to the states.
While Haas did not specifically address the topic in the conference call, in the past he has balked at the notion of equal pay.
Some of Sonangol's regular customers balked at the mark-ups, prompting the company to offer the crude to other buyers instead as spot cargoes.
It's unclear which proposal will earn more GOP support, but Democrats have already balked at the prospect of a legislative compromise on immigration reform.
Farmers across the state balked at this idea, particularly those in the sugar industry, one of the more powerful agricultural lobbies in the state.
Many free-market Republicans, who have balked at the central bank for its large footprint in the past, are sounding a different note now.
Mr. Mattis had balked at Mr. Bolton's request for military options against Iran after the rockets landed on the American Embassy grounds in Baghdad.
It was opposed by the natural gas industry, which balked at losing the stable, long-term fuel contracts that the state's public buses provided.
But some potential passengers have balked at the service's baggage limits, as well as ticket prices that offer little or no discount to flying.
Note: This was originally going to be a more generous benefit for workers, but Republicans in the Senate balked at the effect on businesses.
The Obama administration supported creating a consumer protection agency as part of the Dodd-Frank financial reforms but balked at having Warren run it.
But the Houston Astros balked at signing him when his physical set off alarm bells, and nine months later he had Tommy John surgery.
Conservative lawmakers have balked at the handling of Medicaid in the legislation, and it is thought that changing it could bring more skeptics onboard.
Any indictments could open the door to several Democrats who have eyed the 2017 mayor's race and so far balked at jumping into it.
He bemoaned its structure and the way it had changed; he balked at its limits and took joy in causing offense and flouting rules.
Mr. Johnson's agent, Margret McBride, said that Larry Hughes, then president of Morrow, balked at Mr. Johnson's plan to charge $15 for the book.
Some investors balked at Lichtenstein's plan to convert the fund into a publicly traded vehicle instead of selling assets and returning cash to investors.
Activists, politicians and others balked at the $1.525 billion in incentives New York offered Amazon to put the headquarters in Long Island City, Queens.
Pence was reportedly prepared to meet the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un but North Korean officials balked at the last minute.
One of the school's English teachers balked at the idea of using literature as punishment, inspiring the inclusion of Ms. Neal's interview, he said.
But at a crowded public meeting, the council balked at certain requirements, including pay levels for police officers and staffing levels at the jail.
Some strategists who've balked at the steep equity prices now recommend a choosier stock-picking strategy — one that prioritizes low debt and consistent income.
In the Boston suburbs, the Bay Area, Brooklyn and Washington, people who already live there have balked at new housing for people who don't.
But he said some Democrats have balked at sending money because they fear it would go to Border Patrol or Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Ryan and other top Republicans had balked at making such a move, fearing it would derail the bill under the Senate's arcane procedural rules.
But Mexico balked at being singled out in the trilateral pact, and was concerned the annex would tie the hands of its telecommunications regulator.
A Republican governor has balked at sending National Guard troops to the US border in the wake of the Trump administration's "inhumane treatment" of children.
He has, in the past particularly, balked at lectures on alliance solidarity from Germany's Merkel -- perhaps his least favorite leader of a major European power.
Others, including Coca-Cola, American Express, and Nasdaq, also balked at Palantir's price tag, BuzzFeed News reported last year, or raised doubts about its usefulness.
For now, Valentino is sticking with his plan to sell but he balked at his estate agent's advice to drop the price a second time.
But when asked which problem is more urgent—the flooding or the droughts, which now disturbingly come hand-in-hand—Shrestha balked at the question.
UC Berkeley Chancellor Nicholas Dirks cited all three incidents in explaining why the school balked at Coulter's original plans to speak on campus on Thursday.
But the director, Max Hollein, who now runs the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, balked at the asking price of €1m ($1.04m) per venue.
She balked at the price, explaining that there are far more affordable alternatives available and questioning how quickly kids would grow bored of the device.
On October 5th Unilever's board scrapped its plans to quit Britain in favour of the Netherlands after its own shareholders had balked at the move.
But while the SDF has developed close ties with the United States, Washington has balked at extending political recognition to the authorities seeking autonomous rule.
Dave Brat of Virginia said he was running against the "liberal mob" at a town hall event in May 2017 — a characterization Democrats balked at.
Even Matteo Salvini, leader of the nationalist Northern League, which is yoked to the M5S in Italy's two-party coalition, balked at the comedian's appointment.
Some lawmakers balked at the idea of a politician running a science agency, while many have criticized his comments on climate change and LGBT rights.
All Democrats and some Republicans balked at the bill due to a provision to bolster work requirements for able-bodied persons to receive food aid.
The North balked at the request, only to walk away from the bargaining table, driving tensions on the Korean Peninsula back to the boiling point.
Mexico's Cinepolis, AMC Theatres and Regal Cinemas have all balked at screening "Roma" because Netflix didn't honor the traditional first-run 90-day cinema window.
At the time investors wanted a yield of least 10%, given where Ghana's outstanding bonds were trading, but the sovereign balked at paying that level.
When he misbehaved, his grandmother balked at hitting him—even though she beat the living daylights out of his dark-skinned cousins for lesser infractions.
Trump's administration, however, has balked at the notion that the decrease in revenue from cutting corporate taxes is the root cause of the growing debt.
Listeners with antiquated, racially-tinged notions of "pure country" balked at the song, a backlash that had a Streisand effect — to Lil Nas X's benefit.
However, the judge balked at Azman's suggestion that Textainer could force cargo owners to pay to return Hanjin's containers to Asia to get their goods.
In addition, Mexican negotiators balked at the form of the U.S. proposal, which was structured as a telecom annex that would apply only to Mexico.
The members balked at the idea, and, in Don't Break Down, which was filmed largely in 2006 and 19953, it still seemed like an impossibility.
Packers balked at paying more for hogs as supplies begin to build seasonally due to warmer spring weather that allows pigs to gain weight faster.
The securities industry has balked at the plan in letters to the regulators, describing it as expensive to implement, unnecessary and potentially confusing to investors.
Earlier, in September, WeWork withdrew an initial public offering after investors balked at buying shares in a company with huge losses and weak corporate governance.
The president's legal bid was dismissed in mid-October by a U.S. District Court judge, who balked at the "extraordinary claim" of immunity being argued.
Democrats have balked at changes to the Flores settlement, which limits the amount of time a minor can be held in custody to 85033 days.
When Denver's general manager, John Elway, balked at Osweiler's salary demands, the quarterback bolted to the Houston Texans 48 hours after Manning announced his retirement.
Conservatives have balked at the agreement for falling far below the $5.7 billion requested by the administration to build a wall along the southern border.
Trump had previously balked at publicly declaring whether he'd back moving the U.S. Embassy when he spoke at a Republican Jewish Coalition event last year.
But conservatives and fiscal hawks balked at the lack of cuts to help pay for the spending and the high price tag on nondefense spending.
Funding the GCF is a major Obama administration priority, but Republicans have balked at the $3 billion Obama has pledged for the fund by 2020.
When Trump appeared to wrap up the nomination earlier this year, Ryan balked at endorsing Trump in a high-profile CNN interview with Jake Tapper.
Despite their higher margins, packers balked at paying more for cattle until wholesale beef prices show signs of bottoming out seasonally, said traders and analysts.
Many investors, mostly local investment firms, have balked at Gafisa's targeted value for Tenda of at least 1.2 billion reais ($359 million), the people added.
When I spoke with Fine and Lieberman over the phone, they balked at generalizing too much about designing products for women, or what women want.
Creditors had balked at Garcia Padilla's 2016 moratorium, which allowed the government to default on debt and redirect bondholders' collateral to pay for government services.
The case began when Microsoft balked at handing over a criminal suspect's emails stored in Microsoft computer servers in Dublin in a drug trafficking case.
While the European signatories to the nuclear deal have so far balked at U.S. pressure, they have grown increasingly impatient over Iran's ballistic missile program.
Still, tech giants and privacy hawks balked at the idea, arguing it put great pressure on travelers to share their information and threatened free expression.
Mike Sinnett, a Boeing vice president, acknowledged to the pilots that the manufacturer was assessing potential design flaws but balked at grounding the 737 Max.
Mike Sinnett, a Boeing vice president, acknowledged to the pilots that the manufacturer was assessing potential design flaws but balked at grounding the 215 Max.
American allies in Europe initially balked at requests from the United States to send mine-clearing vessels, viewing such a move as escalatory and dangerous.
Some had moral objections to birth control, or balked at the idea that they should have to "pay for" a woman's choice to have sex.
In April, France and Belgium balked at joining the talks because the Trump administration refused, in 2017, to sign a global pact on climate change.
Capitol Hill Republicans have balked at certain provisions of the Democrats' initial legislation, including the effect of the expanded paid leave benefits on small businesses.
Conservatives in the U.S., including Trump, have traditionally balked at efforts to sweep up "extremist" content, claiming it often results in disproportionate right-wing censorship.
Sometimes, the lawsuit said, officials asked judges that people be jailed as material witnesses after they balked at the demands for private meetings with prosecutors.
My sophisticated 21987-year old balked at having to see a "kid's movie," and the 21960-year-old was just happy to be with dad.
At least until recently, Germans, Dutch and others have balked at providing debt relief to countries, like Italy, that they regard as spendthrift and undisciplined.
China has balked at making any concessions it sees as compromising its ability to manage its economy, or signing a deal it perceives as uneven.
Lawmakers balked at providing the administration the $3.6 billion it was seeking in the 2017 and 2018 budgets for just over 100 miles of wall.
Tokyo has balked at direct provocation of its neighbor, choosing instead to assist nations in the region with disputes with China, such as the Philippines.
BlackRock balked at the size of the payment and cited investor concerns about Harrisons health, according to a June 2017 BlackRock report on proxy voting.
When some congressional Republicans balked at supporting health care legislation the president supported, he deployed Mr. Mulvaney to threaten several of them with primary opponents.
This is a question Dr. Michael D. Bailey — who's been studying the history of magic for years — balked at, before asking a follow up question.
Several lawmakers balked at the move, worrying it signaled a downgrade to the department's efforts to engage with other nations on cyber policy and norms.
Talks collapsed after key shareholders balked at the prospect that an accord with creditors would dramatically cut their stakes, sources told Reuters at the time.
Some Republican senators have balked at providing a tax cut for the wealthy without bringing down premiums and are looking for ways to address it.
President Trump has promised $1 trillion in infrastructure spending, but he has provided few details and Republican leaders in Congress have balked at the cost.
Andrew M. Cuomo and Republican state legislators balked at that idea, which had been a central plank of Mr. de Blasio's campaign and inaugural address.
While the European signatories to the nuclear deal have so far balked at U.S. pressure, they have grown increasingly impatient over Iran's ballistic missile programme.
" He balked at the idea of allowing Bahamians displaced by Hurricane Dorian into the U.S., explaining that it risked bringing in "some very bad people.
The International Olympic Committee has balked at helping organizers of the Rio de Janeiro Games pay a debt estimated at $35 million to $40 million.
Because consumers in Britain would traditionally have balked at eating shark, terms like rock salmon have been used to make the fish sound more palatable.
The White House has also balked at having a former security official named Carl Kline testify about the procedures for handing out dubious security clearances.
The lower courts balked at this argument, telling Mr Herrera that the treaty was invalid under Ward v Race Horse, a Supreme Court ruling from 1896.
Investors balked at Macron's first round of tax and minimum wage concessions, which cost the Treasury 10 billion euros and undermined his credentials as a reformer.
Major automakers have balked at draft plans to prevent auto mileage standards from getting tougher, while oil giants don't like plans to abandon regulation of methane.
During the presidency of Bill Clinton, Congress enacted a requirement that employers provide 12 weeks of unpaid leave but balked at the idea of paid leave.
Democrats initially balked at the request for a number of reasons, including that it would reopen a debate about budget caps halfway into the fiscal year.
Freedom Caucus members balked at changes to the health-care plan last month, and effectively kept the bill to replace Obamacare from coming to a vote.
Major theater chains refuse to show Netflix films, and some top directors have balked at making films that will be seen primarily on the small screen.
Republicans balked at the price tag, and the Senate agreed instead on a bipartisan bill providing $1.1 billion, much of it from existing funds targeting Ebola.
But when state lawmakers balked at approving a sales tax rebate, Mr. da Silva turned to the EB-5 program, something Orlando's mayor, Buddy Dyer, cheered.
Firms have also turned it down because their other clients have balked at the notion of being associated with the President, his family or his company.
No, these folks are socialists, unafraid to affiliate themselves with ideologies and beliefs that just about any Democrat elected since Ronald Reagan would have balked at.
The American conservative establishment initially balked at Donald Trump, too, before creeping to his defense — jettisoning, along the way, every moral precept held within their movement.
The city's major developers, represented by the Real Estate Board of New York, have balked at Mr. Cuomo's insistence that 421a projects pay union labor rates.
"  Weaver said both campaigns in January agreed to hold a debate in May in California, adding that the Clinton campaign has "balked at keeping that pledge.
Centrist Republicans from the Tuesday Group balked at proposed changes to ObamaCare's required minimum insurance benefits that were negotiated between Trump and the conservative Freedom Caucus.
Some smaller creditors have balked at the offer, as bigger lenders are seen receiving the most valuable chip unit shares as collateral, the sources have said.
" Weaver said both campaigns in January agreed to hold a debate in May in California, adding that the Clinton campaign has "balked at keeping that pledge.
It's all about priorities: I recently asked my college-age cousin to join me on a recent trip to Florida and she balked at the cost.
Having balked at making compromises before 2334, what Palestinian leader will now drop demands for all territory to which the U.N. says Israelis have no claim?
They have said a peace deal would allow both communities to benefit from any offshore resources, but have balked at including the issue in settlement talks.
And the physicist James Maxwell balked at his own theory involving electric and magnetic fields, because in his day the beauty standard involved gears and bolts.
The bill would remove suspected non-citizens from the voter rolls and jail county election officials who balked at carrying out this voting-while-brown law.
Some conservatives have balked at the suggestion that it would be fundamentally conservative or textualist to see the law as covering sexual orientation and gender identity.
Mr. Yarmuth and his allies faced additional pressure from the fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition, which balked at the decision to pass on a budget blueprint.
It had been prepared to pay $83 million for Sánchez last summer, plus his salary demands, but balked at the idea of spending $34 million now.
Lieberman, who was due to meet Rivlin later on Sunday, has balked at supporting a government backed by Arab legislators, accusing them of disloyalty to Israel.
Republicans, for instance, have balked at the Democrats' paid leave proposal, fearing it creates a permanent entitlement benefit, in lieu of simply addressing the current coronavirus.
Some junior investors and managers have balked at the requirement and sought out other Triple A buyers that do not require the provision, the sources said.
There was the participant who balked at the center's obligatory one-hour-a-day of light work and expected her meals to be served to her.
But that share sale was scrapped after Wall Street investors balked at the company's huge losses and unusual corporate structure, which gave Mr. Neuman outsize power.
But even during World War II, a moment of supposed unity and resolve to beat Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan, American men balked at the draft.
The tweet said 220 families were buried in the Aranayake landslide, while government officials balked at confirming a missing figure even 72 hours after the disaster.
Some House conservatives, however, balked at the price tag and dug in with their demands for at least some spending cuts to help offset the costs.
Bolton balked at addressing the House impeachment investigation last year but recently changed his tune and said he'll testify if the Senate hands him a subpoena.
They balked at sending him there, but neither ponying up for private school nor moving to the suburbs seemed a viable, or at least desirable, option.
Just recently, investors balked at WeWork's lofty price tag and questionable practices, forcing the company to abandon its IPO and eventually seek a bailout from SoftBank.
But Liu was stripped of that title on a subsequent trip, after Communist Party hardliners balked at some of the concessions to which he had agreed.
Democrats and some Republicans have objected to making significant to changes to the U.S. visa system, while conservative GOP lawmakers have balked at a citizenship path.
Pakistani officials have balked at American and Indian pressure to charge Mr. Saeed in the Mumbai attacks, saying there is not enough evidence to prosecute him.
Trump initially balked at keeping Obama's pledge to take in the migrants Australia was seeking to offload, but was eventually persuaded to stand by the deal.
But Senate Democrats have balked at that plan, instead pushing for a continuing resolution (CR) that would fund the government for only four or five days.
But his type of injury has ended careers, particularly among big men, and every team in the league balked at offering him a long-term deal.
But potential investors balked at that number, and the lossmaking company reportedly considered cutting its valuation to as low as $10 billion before canceling its IPO.
The Obama administration balked at providing more money to help hospitals cope with the costs of "uncompensated care" for people who could be covered by Medicaid.
Congress balked at the cost-cutting measure — one Democratic lawmaker mocked the agency's plan to "buy a bunch of rusty old hulks" — and restored the funding.
The decision capped a series of moves by Occidental to finance and reduce hurdles before its $38 billion deal after Anadarko balked at several earlier offers.
The House Freedom Caucus, a smaller group of conservative House members, balked at Trump's claim, tweeting that it still opposes the legislation in its current form.
In a telephone interview Wednesday night with Today anchor Matt Lauer, the 32-year-old swimming champ balked at skepticism that his story may have been fabricated.
But she balked at the thought of the film containing a shot of a live birth, fearing audiences would think they were seeing her actual naked crotch.
And she balked at what she, like Carr, defined as an overtone of blame in media remarks about black turnout in Cincinnati after Ohio went for Trump.
The operator of the current airport has first right to build it but has balked at the estimated cost of A$5 billion to A$6 billion.
Flynn asked to delay his sentencing before a federal judge in Washington last December after the judge still balked at his crime of lying to the FBI.
But they were never my thing because I've always balked at the idea of "wireless" headphones that still leave you with a cord dangling from your head.
They have balked at the proposal made by Alexander and Collins, tarring it as a partisan plan that eschews the months of bipartisan negotiations over health care.
Same-store sales, a key metric in the restaurant industry, have dwindled over the last year as customers have balked at some of Starbucks' limited-time offerings.
Upon taking office, Pena Nieto's administration balked at the extent of U.S. involvement in Calderon's war against drug gangs and his team limited U.S. law enforcement access.
ABC's executives balked at the radical idea — especially Goldberg's placement of secretaries in office spaces with views just as good as their bosses' — and cried poverty. —G.
An attempt to bring a spending bill to the House floor before recess was thwarted by opposition from progressives who balked at the increase in defense spending.
The Treasury Secretary has balked at a Democratic effort to require the agency to begin reporting the costs of protecting President Trump and his family outside Washington.
But some balked at putting money in until Blackstone had a team in place to run the infrastructure fund, according to a person briefed on the process.
It might prevail on FBI director nominee Christopher Wray to entertain the possibility his predecessor James Comey reportedly balked at: throwing reporters in jail for leaked information.
While Powell has taken a unique interest in using the Fed to move unemployment below historic levels, the Fed chief has balked at stretching the bank's mandate.
Whole Foods said on its Wednesday call that it offered to appoint two of Jana's nominees for the board, but the hedge fund balked at the offer.
But Mr Wang (a pseudonym) and his wife balked at returning without jobs to a village where they had neither the experience nor the desire to farm.
But when it came to sending money in the form of a $51 billion aid package, 216 Republicans in both chambers of Congress balked at the cost.
But in 22017, when Caronte's controlling families wanted to buy back the minority stake held by a private-equity firm, banks balked at the loan's unusual purpose.
CEZ has balked at starting a tender without receiving state guarantees but Babis has said the company, Central Europes largest listed utility, can handle the project itself.
Instead, according to filings last week in Delaware Chancery Court, the special litigation committee has balked at turning over the fruits of its investigation to plaintiffs' lawyers.
Some former clerks and legal colleagues who know the finalists have balked at the prospect of becoming part of a partisan fight over the nomination, they said.
But recently, the retailer has been in a prolonged sales slump, as shoppers balked at paying up for the brand's preppy style as its prices spiraled higher.
China has balked at US involvement in the dispute and last month accused a US warship of trespassing after it sailed near a reef claimed by Beijing.
Despite making promises to release his tax records, Trump has balked at doing so, saying he won't disclose the filings until the IRS finishes auditing his returns.
But a few conservatives still held out, and moderates have balked at the bill's Medicaid cuts and changes to Obamacare's protections for people with preexisting medical conditions.
IBM slumped more than 7.5 percent Wednesday, making for the stock's worst day since April 20133, as analysts and investors balked at lower-than-expected adjusted margins.
Kuwait, producing 24.4 million barrels per day (bpd), said it will freeze output only if all major producers participate, including Iran, which has balked at the plan.
People also balked at Legere's claim that T-Mobile could take customers away from AT&T and Verizon, but sure enough, that's been happening, too, Cramer said.
Democrats balked at the timeline during a health subcommittee mark up last week, saying many of the bills were still in draft form and awaiting technical assistance.
U.S. lawmakers have balked at the latest explanation, and expressed increasing certainty that the crown prince either directed or was explicitly aware of plans to kill Khashoggi.
Among other affirmations of traditionalist attitudes, the synod watered down proposals for a more inclusive approach to gay people, and balked at endorsing communion for remarried Catholics.
In August, many countries sought an international agreement committing countries not to detain undocumented children; the United States was among the countries that balked at such language.
Murkowski, who had balked at the last version of the ObamaCare bill, said she is a no on the motion to proceed to a repeal-only plan.
U.S. lawmakers have balked at that explanation, while Turkish officials have said that Khashoggi was ambushed and murdered by Saudi operatives inside the consulate before being dismembered.
The Justice Department allegedly told AT&T it would have to sell off CNN's parent company as a condition for the merger, which AT&T balked at.
The KLM subsidiary, backed by The Hague, had balked at attempts by Air France-KLM group's new Canadian Chief Executive Ben Smith to move towards deeper integration.
After all, the Trump administration, through Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen, originally denied even doing it, then balked at the notion that they could stop it.
While the court recently ruled that the government doesn't need this approval, foreign financiers, multilateral organizations, and other countries have balked at lending money without congressional signoff.
For the past few months, legislators have balked at securing the future of Dreamers, resulting in a knock-out fight that even temporarily shut down the government.
The EU has balked at her demands, saying they amount to "having your cake and eating it", and May's government acknowledges it is a bold opening position.
But it took about three years to make the change, and Marion Gross, chief supply chain officer for McDonald's in North America, initially balked at the idea.
And Mr. Obama appeared to endorse the demands for democracy — though in Syria, where the uprising threatened a foe of the Emiratis, he balked at military action.
Even after the mother was discharged and released from immigration custody, Enriquez said, the government balked at returning her daughter to her until he threatened to sue.
In Paris, she and her husband wanted to see the Eiffel Tower, but they balked at paying 25 euros (about $28) each to ride the elevator up.
The president balked at the Senate bill after coming under attack from conservative commentators on Fox News and social media for failing to fight for the wall.
Still, the Chinese have balked at making any reforms that could be viewed as infringing on their sovereignty or undercutting the Communist Party's control of the economy.
The proposal frustrated fiscal hawks on both sides of the aisle and Democrats on the party's left flank who balked at the prospect of increasing military spending.
Countries like France and Belgium have also balked at joining talks because of the Trump administration's refusal in 2017 to sign a global pact on climate change.
Meanwhile, the Afghan government, which at the insistence of the Taliban was excluded from the talks with the United States, has already balked at the prisoner release.
Shares closed up by just 2% on day one of trading as investors balked at the offering, which some took as IPO fatigue in the Chinese market.
Drivers, who are not technically Uber employees but whose income depends largely on Uber's policies and pricing structures, balked at Mr. Kalanick's seeming indifference to their needs.
That's obviously an important ruling for AmerisourceBergen and for the shareholders who sued to obtain corporate books and records when the company balked at turning them over.
Some have balked at the idea, arguing that strict patient-doctor confidentiality is the only way women will feel comfortable coming forward with allegations of domestic violence.
The U.S. has been pushing for Beijing to commit to buy $50 billion in agricultural products in 2020, a figure that Chinese officials have previously balked at.
Even Bill Clinton, who as president found a justification to pardon the notorious commodities trader and tax evader Marc Rich, balked at granting Mr. Milken a pardon.
Most of that rise can be attributed to Trump's policies, mainly a tax cut rammed through Congress using exactly the hyperpartisan tactics Obama balked at in 2009.
Thomas Bach, the president of the I.O.C., had previously balked at such a perk, saying the Games themselves were a gift, but apparently came around to it.
The financial industry balked at the findings, arguing that on a person-by-person basis, consumers wound up with more money in arbitration than in class actions.
But Republicans balked at spending taxpayer dollars to cover the program's deficit — decrying it as a bailout for insurers — and blocked the federal government from making payments.
It also remains to be seen how much resistance fiscal conservatives will offer with a Republican president in office, but some have already balked at the price.
In 2012, the internet balked at the price tag of the sale, and mourned the death of the platform that we thought a Facebook acquisition would bring.
Republicans have insisted that Democrats agree to expanded authorities for border patrol agents, along with construction of the wall, something Democrats have balked at so far. Sen.
One woman from mainland China balked at the price, 38 Hong Kong dollars ($4.90), for the small sandwich, saying she thought that was the price for three.
Chinese officials have balked at any such suggestion, since China's nuclear arsenal is a small fraction of the size of those of the United States and Russia.
According to some lawmakers, Le Maire and Senate president Gerard Larcher were pushing Fillon to step down in Juppe's favor, but Sarkozy loyalists balked at the idea.
But some conservatives have balked at spending $81 billion without offsets, while House Democratic leaders are whipping against the relief package because it doesn't go far enough.
Some trustees balked at such a major commitment during a worldwide financial crisis; others disliked the idea of splitting the modern and contemporary department between two buildings.
Washington has insisted on an increase of up to 50 percent from the $851 million South Korea paid last year, a demand that Seoul has balked at.
Now the philanthropic backers of the project, who have reportedly balked at the limits Facebook has placed on providing data, are pulling back on funding new researchers.
The We Company announced it would delay its highly anticipated Wall Street debut as investors balked at its valuation and criticized the shared workspace provider's corporate governance.
The United Nations refugee agency, meanwhile, has balked at spending money on a small group of politically fraught men in the face of a vast migration crisis.
Some progressives balked at such confrontational tactics being used against an ally, but the action helped add urgency to the conversation on race in the Democratic presidential primary.
The Presley Estate balked at BrewDog's attempts to register 'Elvis' and 'Elvis Juice' as trademarks in the United Kingdom and, after a hearing, the Intellectual Property Office agreed.
His hypeman enthusiasm for the cryptocurrency and city's potential is infectious but, during our interview, he balked at my questions about transaction-per-second limits and profit generation.
The bill is opposed by business leaders and the right-wing opposition, and centrist members of the governing coalition have balked at key aspects, repeatedly delaying its passage.
The company, owned by Carlyle Group LP and Energy Transfer Partners LP, postponed an initial public offering in August 2015 after investors balked at the price per share.
In 2013, baseball writers balked at naming any new players to the hall, with none of the 37 eligible players drawing enough votes for a ticket to Cooperstown.
A number of moderates have balked at those changes, arguing that they undermine promises Republicans and President Donald Trump have made to protect people with preexisting medical conditions.
At the conference, they voted down a plan to allow non-members to vote for their leader and even balked at letting non-MPs stand for the job.
But the victorious allies balked at the prospect of a Kurdish split from Baghdad and did nothing to stop Saddam's troops and helicopter gunships from crushing the rebellion.
The three companies continued their negotiations into early December, but Comcast balked at Fox's insistence for a reverse termination fee in the event that regulators blocked the sale.
Investors last week balked at the company's third-quarter earnings report, when management said it expected same-store sales to rise roughly 3 percent during the holiday quarter.
The measure passed the Democrat-controlled state Senate with support from all but four Democratic senators, though some Democrats, along with their Republican colleagues, balked at the legislation.
But Republicans balked at those conditions, saying that they were opposed to limiting the military options of the commander-in-chief, for Obama or any future US President.
The judge ended up giving prosecutors most of the safeguards they asked for, but balked at barring all reporters from the courtroom during testimony from the undercover witnesses.
With The Hague's firm backing, the KLM subsidiary has balked at attempts by Air France-KLM group's new Canadian Chief Executive Ben Smith to move toward deeper integration.
Kuwait, which produces 3 million barrels per day (bpd), said it will freeze output only if all major producers participate, including Iran, which has balked at the plan.
Civil-liberties activists and experts balked at proposed Democratic legislation to place suspected terrorists on no-fly lists, as an anti-democratic measure that would enhance racial profiling.
Former FBI special agent Asha Rangappa on CNN balked at the suggestion of any leak as absurd because these were just Comey's "personal recollections" like a personal diary.
Just last week, the Trump administration balked at the notion of regime change in Syria, and his advisers have been struggling to articulate a coherent position ever since.
The panel has balked at approving a broader range of deals from China since the inauguration, according to lawyers who specialize in representing proposed transactions to the board.
But coalition partners and members of Netanyahu's own right-wing Likud party balked at the idea of an early ballot, and brokered talks with Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon.
Some banks have balked at how slowly the Odebrecht family, which retains control over the company it founded in 1944, is selling shipbuilding, biofuels and oil drilling assets.
But underwriters on the deal yanked the financing from the market in November after investors balked at the terms and as sentiment in the leveraged finance market deteriorated.
Rank-and-file members balked at the package, unfamiliar with its details and concerned by accusations in TV ads that the measure represented a "bailout" of Puerto Rico.
Skeptical investors in the last three months have balked at single-B rated loans, pushing companies for pricing and documentation concessions in exchange for commitments to riskier loans.
Although the Warsaw authorities have balked at his dream of a triumphal arch, he has the backing of the Law and Justice party, which forms the national government.
She once balked at wearing a blond wig while singing the part of Micaela in Franco Zeffirelli's production of Bizet's "Carmen" during a Metropolitan Opera tour of Japan.
He opposed President George W. Bush's major education initiative, and he was one of a couple of dozen House Republicans who balked at their leadership's prescription drug bill.
The Trump administration in December wanted to quickly pull large numbers of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, but lawmakers from both sides of the aisle balked at the idea.
Schools routinely screen for eye problems and scoliosis, she said, but until recently they had balked at identifying students whose despair puts them at risk for killing themselves.
When it came time to select a wig, she balked at fancier ones because she worried they would make her look like Tina Turner or the Lion King.
Republican opponents say the plan does not live up to the GOP's promise of fully repealing the law and balked at the potential high cost of the measure.
Indeed, my editor for this story balked at the notion that one could pull off a pair of tights with Birkenstocks (or any other sandal, for that matter).
But the ministry said that the United States balked at declaring an end to the war, which North Korea said was a crucial first step toward building trust.
I expect such prizes will elude "Mektoub, My Love: Intermezzo," even though Kechiche pawned his Palme to finance the project after producers balked at the director's ballooning shoot.
The Republican majority in the Senate, fortified on Tuesday with new conservative hard-liners, has balked at any legislation that can be painted as curbing gun owners' rights.
The notoriously frugal Mr. Trump balked at doing so, causing Mr. Pecker anxiety about explaining the payout to his board, according to a person briefed on the discussions.
California, where the housing affordability crisis is particularly acute, once balked at the idea of allowing "accessory dwelling units," better known as backyard cottages or in-law suites.
According to people familiar with the lease discussions, Target balked at sharing the mall with Whole Foods because it feared competition from the grocery chain's new owner, Amazon.
And several European publishers have balked at participating in Facebook's fact-checking efforts, saying it is the company's responsibility — not theirs — to determine what is false or misleading.
Republicans have balked at increases in domestic spending during the Obama administration and are unlikely to enthusiastically rally behind a proposal that could require billions of taxpayer dollars.
The Office of Management and Budget initially balked at the request, challenging Mr. Shaub's legal authority even to ask for the information and asking him to withdraw it.
This approach of stubborn resistance helped Moonves keep his job when he balked at controlling shareholder Shari Redstone's attempt to put CBS and Viacom together earlier this year.
Democrats are demanding that DACA recipients be addressed as part of the funding deal and are frustrated with Republicans who have balked at tying the two issues together.
The Silicon Valley company said that customers and cellphone makers could easily switch to competitors' services and use rival smartphone applications, though rivals have balked at such suggestions.
The future of federal e-cigarette regulation is now uncertain after President Trump reportedly balked at implementing a ban on flavors he promised more than two months ago.
But some conservatives balked at spending $81 billion without offsets, while House Democratic leaders had pushed against the relief package because they said it didn't go far enough.
Tensions between the two companies flared after Mr. Saikawa refused overtures to merge the two companies, then balked at Renault's efforts to make a deal with Fiat Chrysler.
Tensions between the two companies flared after Mr. Saikawa refused overtures to merge the two companies, then balked at Renault's efforts to make a deal with Fiat Chrysler.
Some balked at the images, believing they must be fictional, but scientists have verified most of the species depicted (with the exception, Heald wryly noted, of a mermaid).
Eswar Prasad, a Cornell University trade professor and former head of the International Monetary Fund's China division, said that Beijing had clearly balked at a specific quantitative commitment.
But according to a senior Trump campaign official, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey balked at the request, and the Trump campaign retaliated by canceling their advertising deal with Twitter.
It was not so long ago that consumers balked at a smartphone's cost when it was laid bare, minus the cell carriers' two-year contracts and murky pricing schemes.
But after the news broke about the meeting in the summer of 24, Goldstone balked at making a statement drafted for him by Alan Futerfas, Don Jr.'s lawyer.
"Anglo American as recently as this week was sticking to demands for a price as high as $212 a tonne, which the Japanese balked at," this second source said.
North Korea has in the past balked at the suggestion of laying out its nuclear capabilities, claiming it would give the U.S. a ready list of targets to destroy.
He'll also meet the country's prime minister Leo Varadkar inside the VIP lounge at Shannon Airport -- a compromise venue after the Irish government balked at meeting at Trump's property.
Tesla stock tanked 6% that day and the truck was "met with mixed reactions on Wall Street as some balked at its unusual design," CNBC reported at the time.
In Little Sisters of the Poor v Burwell (2016), a group of non-profit organisations balked at a workaround by which the government provided their employees with birth control.
The third — Mohammed Ali Abdullah Bwazir of Yemen — balked at the last minute, even though he has a history of hunger striking to protest his indefinite detention without trial.
Democrats have balked at moving defense spending without a larger agreement on top-line spending figures for each of the 2900 individual appropriations bills, known as 220006(b)s.
A deal had hoped to be signed in January during the visit of French president Francois Hollande, but India had balked at the original price seeking a better deal.
Mulvaney acknowledged that the president's budget would have to be approved by the Republican-controlled Congress, where lawmakers from both parties have balked at some of the drastic reductions.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel initially balked at federal oversight from the Justice Department, which by 2017 was under the control of Republican President Donald Trump's first attorney general, Jeff Sessions.
Washington and Beijing were close to completing a deal in May when Chinese officials balked at requirements that it change its laws to implement reforms, U.S. officials have said.
Most notably, according to The Washington Post, McConnell balked at going public with a bipartisan statement when presented by Obama administration officials with intelligence community evidence of Russian meddling.
Donald Trump at first refused to even hire a campaign pollster, and then when he hired a good one, Tony Fabrizzio, he balked at paying him his entire contract.
With the backing of the Dutch government, the KLM subsidiary has balked at attempts by Air France-KLM group's new Canadian CEO Ben Smith to move toward deeper integration.
Portman has expanded rapidly in the last few years, almost tripling the number of practices since 2014, but many lenders balked at the adjustment, which more than doubled Ebitda.
Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg reportedly received immunity when he agreed to testify before a grand jury in August 2018, but since then he's reportedly balked at cooperating further.
However, some of its lawmakers balked at the pledge to offer the firm criminal immunity over emissions while a planned cleanup upgrade is undertaken, and the protection was dropped.
He decided not to go to Congress for money; more than a decade ago, a far more ambitious $650 million rebuilding project collapsed after legislators balked at federal aid.
Turkish and U.S. officials have balked at the latest Saudi claims, and voiced increasing certainty that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was involved, at some level, in Khashoggi's killing.
Apple, according to the government, never balked at helping federal investigators break into iPhones until it saw an opportunity to distinguish its privacy protections from those of its competitors.
Republicans balked at writing a "blank check" for the city, so the two parties agreed in February on a smaller aid package for all cities experiencing water contamination issues.
Though Williams would not have balked at the "traditionalist" tag—he considered the Barth-Gass movement a "dead end"—the tradition he belonged to was closer to a cult.
Progressives have previously balked at the $733 billion figure for the defense budget, tripping up Democratic leadership's efforts to pass a budget resolution at that level earlier this year.
But Mr. Bloomberg balked at the prospect of a race against Mr. Trump and Hillary Clinton, who has established a dominant lead over Mr. Sanders on the Democratic side.
While they have balked at some court picks, Democratic-controlled Senates have confirmed multiple nominees offered by Republican presidents on the principle of granting deference to a presidential choice.
Several investors balked at Gafisa's high valuation target for Tenda of at least 1.2 billion reais ($360 million) during those talks, five of them told Reuters in recent days.
She occasionally received financial support from Al Sharpton's National Action Network and sometimes took in speaking fees, but people often balked at paying her for appearances, Mr. Harris said.
Senators on both sides of the aisle also balked at the timing of the bill, which prioritized the ban's discussion over pressing budget discussions and other time-sensitive issues.
China has balked at many of the Trump administration's requests, including changing its laws surrounding intellectual property and the treatment of data, and curtailing state subsidies to its firms.
Beijing has long balked at the reach of American naval power and feuded for decades with Japan over uninhabited islands that the Japanese call Senkaku and the Chinese Diaoyutai.
He was in an office in Midtown, finalizing the contract, when he balked at the prospect of paying a $480,000 tax that he said the developer refused to pay.
Because Qualcomm holds monopoly positions in two varieties of wireless chips, the F.T.C. argued, handset makers feared that Qualcomm could cut off shipments if they balked at paying royalties.
When the Justice Department balked at producing sensitive documents about the Trump inquiry, several Republicans threatened to impeach Rod J. Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general then overseeing the investigation.
When the mayor initially balked at funding subsidized MetroCards, Mr. Johnson pushed ahead, essentially forcing Mr. de Blasio to agree to the "fair fares" program for needy New Yorkers.
For days, though, Trump had balked at exercising the power, even as he faced a chorus of calls from health groups, disaster relief specialists and Democrats to do so.
The Obama government stood by Greece during its yearslong financial crisis, advocating for Athens to stay in the eurozone when some European countries initially balked at bailing out Greece.
Democrats, meanwhile, have balked at a $22020 trillion stimulus package proposed by Senate Republicans, arguing that it provides too much help for businesses and not enough for American workers.
Instead, embarrassed bankers had to slash the offering size and cut its price as investors balked at a business model seen too reliant on majority owner Ping An Insurance.
At Yale, the associate head of a residence balked at the suggestion that students avoid potentially offensive Halloween costumes, proposing in an e-mail that it smothered transgressive expression.
The altered landscape is going to force conservative lawmakers who have balked at tabs for past storm relief to swallow hard and rally behind a long-term recovery program.
Marita Lorenz, who became pregnant from an affair with Fidel Castro but who balked at poisoning him in an American-linked plot by Cuban counter-revolutionaries, died on Aug.
The "frugals" have balked at Michel's original proposal for a budget that allocates one-third for "cohesion funds" to develop poorer regions and another third on support for farmers.
Bolton had previously balked at testifying and said he'd make a final decision based on the outcome of a lawsuit filed in October by his former deputy, Charles Kupperman.
Governments have balked at raising taxes, conscious of widespread concerns about the cost of living, especially in southern and central regions that were the heartland of the 2011 uprising.
On issues as varied as Trump's xenophobic comments about House lawmakers and the president's implementation of a travel ban, Republicans have balked at opposing Trump despite vast public backlash.
But investors balked at an IPO that put the company, which has a history of uneven profits and bankruptcy filings, in the same league as Italian rival Ferrari (RACE).
Uber and Lyft have struggled since their debuts last year, while WeWork was forced to pull its prospectus and raise emergency funding after investors balked at its IPO attempt.
But many Republicans outside the House have balked at publicly embracing the measure, and some have pointed to its handling of pre-existing conditions as a particular sticking point.
The Seattle Times in May reported that one senior Boeing engineer balked at management demands for looser testing of the fire-suppression system around the 737 Max's new engines.
Originally designed around state-based marketplaces, dozens of states, most of them controlled by Republican governors, balked at the plan, forcing consumers to buy insurance from a federal exchange.
Investors sent United tumbling stock due to its handling of low-cost competitors last fall and later, balked at an aggressive expansion plan, some fearing an impending fare war.
He said that members of the assassination plot originally balked at the idea of a car bomb, as there were concerns that Caruana Galizia might survive such a blast.
"She told Insider that Weinstein balked at the intimation that she might not take his advice, turned around toward her, and said: "F--- you, you don&apost know anything.
High-yield bond investors balked at the size of the proposed shareholder distribution, however, particularly as it followed hot on the heels of a previous €230m debt-funded dividend.
Broward County Deputy Scot Peterson, the school's armed resource officer, rushed to the western entrance of the building but balked at going inside, according to Broward Sheriff Scott Israel.
Many supporters here said they would wait to see how he fares in trade battles this year, though some balked at the idea of challenging a sitting Republican president.
In recent months, several investors have balked at offers lower than the $50 billion valuation SoftBank is offering — some buyers are still holding out hope that it will drop.
But after a weeks of back-and-forth with Mueller's team, Miller balked at appearing in front of the grand jury — and launched his quest to take down Mueller.
Nor is it likely that members will agree to freeze production, an idea that failed at an April meeting after the Saudis balked at capping output without participation from Iran.
Since then, shareholders have balked at backing similarly large pay packages, and turned up criticism over WPP's governance and the leader-centric corporate culture Mr. Sorrell appeared to have created.
The statues sat in their crates for two years, as the city balked at Taflinger's insistence on a pool with jets spraying a 40-minute-long message in Morse code.
When Goldman balked at the idea of setting up a hedge fund, Cooperman left on amicable terms after 25 years to launch Omega the day after leaving in November 1991.
Former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen balked at President Donald Trump's growing attacks on the Fed and expressed confidence in her successor, Jerome Powell, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Two years after opening, 2400 percent of the building is leased, though some prospective tenants have balked at the idea of moving to the site of the 215/003 attack.
The uniformed sergeant said he feared bloodshed at the hands of the "colectivos" trying to keep Maduro in power if the armed forces balked at government orders to repress protests.
Wearing a cowboy hat and leather vest, the 70-year-old lawyer, politician, and former Alabama chief justice balked at the claim he was against the right to bear arms.
He paid her $3.38 million in a settlement that closed a 2005 lawsuit that she had filed against him after prosecutors initially balked at filing criminal charges in the case.
Fans balked at the change, however, and, at the end of the season the Doctor received a new screwdriver directly from his time machine, the TARDIS, ostensibly as a gift.
Mueller, who's said his 448-page report "is my testimony," balked at appearing before Congress in open session for fear of looking political, according to House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler.
It has something that looks like a flag but which, according to Luuk van Middelaar, a Dutch historian, is officially a "logo", because the member states balked at flag-hood.
" But they balked at BamBrogan's demands to "eject the Company's founding investors and core leadership and replace them with members of the Gang, including the unstable, erratic, and abusive BamBrogan.
The embattled workspace company was once expected to stage one of the hottest initial public offerings of the year, but investors balked at its huge losses and unusual business structure.
The precious metal had traded mixed earlier on Wednesday after Catalonia's leader balked at making a formal declaration of independence from Spain, sending the euro higher and the dollar down.
But a number of liberals and members of key minority caucuses balked at singling out the freshman congresswoman and called for broadening the resolution to include different kinds of hate.
Analysts have long said FANG, Cramer's acronym for the stocks of Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google, now Alphabet, was near-dead or overvalued, but Cramer has balked at the allegations.
And some, reluctant to forfeit the ability to quickly turn their trees into cash, have balked at signing a contract to keep a forest standing for 2125 to 220 years.
Luo said he was asked to fork out 1.18 million yuan ($182,380) for two apartments for him and his brother; he wanted four apartments and balked at the price tag.
The background: The Trump administration in December wanted to quickly pull large numbers of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, but lawmakers from both sides of the aisle balked at the idea.
WINNERS Defense hawks The bill is a victory for defense hawks who have balked at the series of stopgap funding bills this year that kept the Pentagon's spending reined in.
Shortly before taking his first trip to Iowa as a candidate, Hickenlooper, who became a multimillionaire founding a series of brewpubs, balked at calling himself a capitalist on national television.
Conservatives have balked at that plan, and Americans for Prosperity and Freedom Partners said Monday they will oppose, in the House, any Senate-passed bill that expands the tax credits.
And when Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer balked at a wall "down payment," it became clear that only a bill with zero border funding would muster enough support for passage.
For years, regulators and industry representatives balked at the cost, but in 2014, the Obama administration completed the regulations, which require backup cameras in cars and light trucks by 2018.
Motiejunas played just 37 games last season after undergoing back surgery in April 2015 and had a mid-February trade to Detroit vetoed when Pistons doctors balked at his physical.
As the six-month spending budget deal was coming together, there had been reports Trump had balked at the bill and had to be persuaded by Ryan to support it.
Comcast's track record on adhering to merger conditions isn't particularly good, a major reason Obama-era regulators balked at the company's attempted acquisition of Time Warner Cable back in 2014.
That IPO was pulled as investors balked at the valuation the company sought, although Goldman itself was a sponsor on that deal along with Morgan Stanley and five other banks.
But not too much: Many companies and buyout firms have balked at closing deals "if a final analysis shows a large portion of government reimbursement" in a target company's finances.
The House bill adds $18 billion in defense spending, but the Senate rejected a similar proposal after Democrats and some Republicans balked at breaking a current two-year budget deal.
The move was a sign of returning economic stability, but the Fed has balked at further increases after a dismal jobs report in May and slower-than-expected economic activity.
Sex crime prosecutors had balked at the case, having doubts about the credibility of Mr. Strauss-Kahn's accuser, a hotel maid who said he had forced her to have sex.
At the S.E.C., the agency's Republican commissioners have balked at big corporate penalties, saying they unfairly punish innocent shareholders, while the Democratic commissioners argue that the penalties deter future lawbreaking.
Conservatives balked at Akihito's embrace of atonement, but his son is likely to continue to stress pacifism and war remembrance, as well as his father's efforts to humanize the monarchy.
The unstoppable campaigner, so far, will commit to participating in only one campaign event a day, and recently balked at a possible rally out West during a fund-raising swing.
More recently, Mr. Trump's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., reached a deal with the Senate Intelligence Committee to come in for a limited interview, after he balked at a subpoena.
Yet even state Republicans have balked at the latest turmoil created by the "zero tolerance" policy that has led to the separation of thousands of migrant children from their families.
Some White House officials have balked at taking such steps, arguing that it could harm the U.S. economy and particularly affect Florida heading into the 2020 election, the individuals said.
Republicans also balked at Democrats' initial paid leave provision, which would have required employers to provide the benefit not only for the coronavirus, but for all future public health emergencies.
Republicans and even some Democrats balked at the plan, and an oil industry campaign warned that the law would vastly expand CARB's authority and could even lead to gas rationing.
But most of the measures, backed by Republican Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke, have stalled amid opposition from a handful of conservative senators who have balked at the price tag.
In New Orleans specifically, Airbnb agreed to to share data — such as the names and addresses of its hosts — with the city, something the company has balked at doing elsewhere.
Lawmakers balked at those increases, but as part of a compromise, they passed a 10-cent gas tax increase that will build up school funding, UEA President Heidi Matthews said.
The Moms have asked for the home to be sold, at cost, to a land trust that will keep affordable housing in the community, but Wedgewood has balked at this.
Some potential financing sources, including credit funds and banks, have balked at coming to Remington's aid because of the reputation risk associated with such a move, according to the sources.
When some progressive Democrats ("Bless their hearts, as we say in Georgia," Broad sidelined) recently brought up the idea of Medicare for All, his conservative friends balked at the notion.
The government has tempered aggressive targets to bring in partners to work in joint ventures with Pemex, after foreign firms balked at the high costs of buying into those projects.
The company chose to conduct its IPO in New York instead of Hong Kong because the city's exchange balked at a corporate structure that would have given management unprecedented powers.
WeWork withdrew its planned offering this month after investors balked at its sky-high valuation and massive losses, leading to the ouster of cofounder Adam Neumann from the CEO role.
And on the select occasions when policymakers did infer linkage between Iran's regional and nuclear policies, Washington balked at opportunities that would have provided it with an improved negotiating position.
But Catalyst was forced to abandon a planned initial public offering of Gateway in 217 after investors balked at the firm's valuation, according to two people familiar with the effort.
Trump said that Planned Parenthood does "wonderful things" for women's health, but not when it comes to abortion, and he balked at Ted Cruz's suggestion that Trump "supports" the organization.
America has just elected a president who speaks pointedly of "Islamic terrorism"; his predecessor balked at connecting Islam with violence and said those who did, including terrorists, were misreading the faith.
Senior US defense officials have long encouraged countries to repatriate their citizens but those efforts have had limited success as many countries, including European allies, have balked at repatriating their citizens.
Rosenstein, however, balked at White House suggestions that he had called for the firing in a memo requested by Trump, and threatened to resign, the Washington Post and ABC News reported.
Such a decision would find plenty of recent precedent, including in the Obama administration, which balked at a criminal contempt citation passed by the House against then-Attorney General Eric Holder.
Republicans need Democratic votes to pass government spending in the Senate, and if enough conservative members of the House balked at the price tag, they could be necessary in the House.
Previous tie-up talks between Foxconn and Sharp fell through in 2012 after the Japanese company balked at demands that it said would have given the Taiwanese firm too much control.
And the same far-right, tea party wave of Republicans that made Boehner's life miserable includes many of the same representatives — and the Freedom Caucus — who balked at the House bill.
He has not balked at an invitation being issued to Foley Beach, leader of ACNA, despite his breakaway church's never having been officially recognised as a province of the Anglican communion.
Had the Democrats remained faithful with Senate tradition, there is a fair chance that some Republicans would have balked at the nuclear option (as they had previously) in forcing through Gorsuch.
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union agreed stricter gun rules on Tuesday but balked at a proposal for a complete ban on the most lethal semi-automatic weapons such as the Kalashnikov.
Feminists balked at the busty cover-girls and articles about losing weight and wearing false eyelashes to bed, but countless women also learned how to avoid pregnancy and secure a loan.
Citing sources, Reuters reported earlier on Wednesday that QSR had shelved plans for an IPO that could have raised as much as $500 million as potential investors balked at its valuations.
"  Mitchell, who served as Senate Majority Leader from 85033-1995 and special envoy to Northern Ireland from 1995-2001, balked at that idea, adding that Trump is celebrating "way too early.
Republicans balked at renewing elements of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act in 2015 and the House of Representatives introduced legislation that critics say would dial back access to the program.
Whether the national security mission justified this manipulation of the professoriate can be debated, but there's little doubt that most academics would have balked at being dupes in a CIA scheme.
U.S. and international lawmakers have balked at the Saudi attempts to explain away his death, and have vowed punishment if the kingdom's leadership is found to be culpable in the killing.
But farmers have balked at switching, he said, because they fear they will have to eat the sorghum and other small grains they grow, and they prefer not to do that.
In the weeks after Trump took office, many of those same companies urged the administration to relax the Obama-era tailpipe standards but have since balked at the EPA's aggressive rollback.
Trump's critics have called on the bank to release information about Trump's accounts and affirm that none of the cash is linked to Russia, though Deutsche has balked at those requests.
But that effort could face resistance from Democrats, who have balked at repealing the individual mandate, and say that runs counter to the bipartisan spirit that Alexander-Murray was crafted under.
I once chaired a committee tasked with summarizing physical activity recommendations for cardiovascular protection when a colleague balked at the recommendation for 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity per week.
WeWork was in a scramble for fresh capital after pulling its IPO when investors balked at its massive losses and unusual accounting and business arrangements undertaken by Neumann and his lieutenants.
WeWork filed to go public in mid-August but delayed and then called off the initial public offering a month later after investors balked at the company's corporate governance and valuation.
Travis said that the brand has had some difficulty with franchisees when it comes to pricing, as many balked at the idea of having national value propositions that all locations offered.
Progressive Democrats, meanwhile, have balked at the $2628 billion price tag as being too high — meaning where Republicans stand could prove crucial as the bill works its way to the floor.
Mr. Creuzot played an integral role in the bipartisan criminal justice reform movement that prevailed in Texas in 2007, when conservative lawmakers balked at spending $2 billion to build more prisons.
While some have balked at other discussions around using location data to track the spread of the outbreak, Singh says that they're only interested in two things: geographic coordinates and temperature.
But he balked at taking a more aggressive approach, saying it was not yet clear that the new system was to blame for the Lion Air crash, which killed 189 people.
" • "But he balked at taking a more aggressive approach, saying it was not yet clear that the new system was to blame for the Lion Air crash, which killed 189 people.
"To be sure, Justice Powell's decisive opinion in Apodaca balked at requiring the states to abide by the Sixth Amendment's unanimity requirement," his lawyers wrote in their brief for the court.
While SoftBank briefly considered ways to carve out Saudi money in case tech companies balked at Vision Fund financing, the news eventually passed and Misra and Son kept writing big checks.
The former employees also provided accounts of a work environment in which Lafarge's local managers threatened to dismiss or cut the pay of those who balked at the worsening safety situation.
Last summer, Scarlett Wilson, the local State Solicitor, balked at the federal trial's taking precedence over the state prosecution, noting that the federal government hadn't carried out an execution since 2003.
After the tests last year, the government concluded that 228 high-rise buildings around the country had unsafe cladding and ordered it removed, but property owners balked at the cost. Mrs.
Canada, Mexico, the European Union and the United Kingdom are among the nations that have balked at the tariffs and said they would retaliate against U.S. exporters to protect their industries.
But Western allies have so far balked at the idea, saying it would require a significant ground force and planes to patrol, marking a major commitment in such a crowded battlefield.
But many Republicans have balked at more extensive measures like menthol flavor bans, arguing it goes too far and would not solve the youth vaping epidemic or vaping-linked lung disease.
Former Vice President Joe Biden recently affixed at least part of the blame to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who Biden said balked at signing a bipartisan statement condemning Russia's actions.
" Now, reports have surfaced that Rihanna has also balked at the 2019 Super Bowl, according to Us Weekly and "Entertainment Tonight," because the singer "stands with the players and Colin Kaepernick.
As Roger Hodge re­ported in The New Republic last fall, em­ployees at Zappos, which started to go Holacratic in 2013, have balked at the changes, and some have cowered at Circle meetings.
In them, O'Donnell balked at rumors that she and Hasselbeck were enemies on the ABC daytime show, explaining that she "loved" Hasselbeck and had "a little bit of a crush" on her.
The women's movement in particular balked at the magazine, which contained extreme content that often made women feel cut out of the cultural shifts that had made porn part of the mainstream.
Those Pharol board members balked at former Chief Executive Bayard Gontijo's negotiations last month aimed at a debt-for-equity swap that would have diluted existing shareholders, sources said at the time.
In 2016, when Lysiak was nine years old, she broke the story of a murder in her hometown, and people balked at the idea of a third-grader reporting on a murder.
But sources with knowledge of the discussions said the United States balked at signing a final declaration as it disagreed with wording that climate change was a serious threat to the Arctic.
But as the deadline loomed and the share of imports covered by anti-dumping duties rose (see chart), the EU and America balked at the idea of giving up their trade defences.
But Ukraine in turn has balked at taking some political steps outlined in the deal, saying they are impossible until security improves; many in Kiev see the accords as a raw deal.
When a painful intestinal inflammation flared in 53, the 55-year-old benefits communications consultant balked at her doctor's recommendation that she undergo another abdominal CT scan — her fourth in eight years.
Guatemalan President-elect Alejandro Giammattei has balked at accepting "safe third country" status with the United States, even though the government of outgoing President Jimmy Morales reached such a deal in July.
They had planned a vote on the measure after Trump cut off negotiations with Republicans who had balked at the plan and issued an ultimatum to vote on Friday, win or lose.
The race, held every year since 1960, was dropped last season after the Nuerburgring — which had an alternating deal with Hockenheim — came under new ownership that balked at paying the hosting fee.
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan's (BOJ) decision to impose negative interest rates has spurred some companies to seek to lock in cheap funding with long maturities that investors once balked at.
And in an interview with Jake Tapper on CNN's "State of the Union" last month, Trump balked at condemning former Ku Klux Klan grand wizard David Duke and other white supremacist supporters.
And in 2014, Chinese ecommerce heavyweight Alibaba Group Holding moved its initial public offering to New York after Hong Kong regulators balked at letting the company's partners retain control of board nominations.
While the Europeans are working around the clock to salvage the agreement by expanding its scope and lengthening its term, the Iranians have consistently balked at reopening the terms of the deal.
An attempt to sell a 25 percent stake to a foreign fund for $75 million, reported by Reuters in January, failed, leaving Nakumatt with empty shelves as suppliers balked at providing stock.
While Ossoff and Handel have publicly balked at playing up the race's national significance, Kander reminded supporters that all eyes in politics would be on Georgia when polls close at 7 p.m.
NOTES: During the 2-hour, 52-minute delay, the Dodgers reportedly balked at scheduling a makeup game on Thursday, noting it would eliminate the only off day on their schedule between Aug.
Malone is also said to have had friction with Sergio Marchionne, the president of Ferrari, after Malone balked at the special payments received by Ferrari simply for taking part in the series.
But after Mr. Christie embraced plans this week to raise the state's gas tax, and the Democratic-led State Senate balked at the proposed trade-offs, Mr. Christie quickly changed his tune.
According to a Politico report released last week, the Trump administration has struggled with mounting criticism from religious groups who have reportedly balked at this decision to withdraw US forces from Syria.
Mr. Trump's own intelligence officials are said to have balked at the idea of giving his son-in-law such access, as did Donald McGahn during his stint as White House counsel.
Mr. Trump has also balked at testimony from his former White House counsel, Donald F. McGahn II. Still, the confrontation over Mr. Mueller, however much it antagonizes Democrats, could be short-lived.
But the F.B.I. and the intelligence community have balked at that proposal, saying it would impede their efforts to protect the country to require warrants to query information the government already possesses.
Shocked by the nearly $17 billion in payouts they made in that earthquake, insurance companies balked at offering further earthquake policies, forcing the state to step in and establish the earthquake authority.
Despite sliding demand for crude due to the coronavirus, Riyadh made plans to ramp up output next month after Moscow balked at OPEC's proposal last week for a further steep production cut.
Despite sliding demand for crude due to the coronavirus, Riyadh made plans to ramp up output in April after Moscow balked at OPEC's proposal last week for a further steep production cut.
SoftBank has already balked at putting more cash into The We Company ahead of the public offering, and it's not clear whether the company will step in as a white knight now.
Most important, he balked at declaring that laws discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation should be, like those discriminating on the basis of race or gender, presumed suspect by the courts.
When I initially balked at the idea, it was because I was so used to the shared bed, shared blanket way of sleeping that I couldn't see how anything else would work.
Around the country, religious groups, and predominantly the Catholic church, have balked at the prospect of similar laws, claiming they could lead to so much litigation that their institutions would become bankrupt.
Most German publishers, for instance, have so far balked at participating in the company's fact-checking efforts, saying it is the responsibility of the social network, not them, to debunk such claims.
Mr. Cuomo also balked at a provision that would give what he considers too much power to the Office of Indigent Legal Services, the agency responsible for setting statewide public-defense standards.
It's also tempting to say I balked at food stamps because of the culture in which I was raised: rural, white and working class, in a state that went to Donald Trump.
A Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel report at the time said the Mets had backed out of the deal after the Brewers balked at their trade partner's request for more money to be included.
While lawmakers endorsed the contours of Mr. Johnson's plan — something they had never done for his predecessor, Theresa May — they balked at being stampeded into passing the necessary legislation in three days.
WeWork has been working to find a clear path to profitability since the company pulled its IPO filing last September, after investors balked at its mounting losses and unusual corporate governance structure.
Previous tie-up talks between Hon Hai and Sharp fell through in 2012 after the Japanese company balked at demands that it said would have given the Taiwanese firm too much control.
Senator Edward J. Markey, Democrat of Massachusetts, attempted to address security issues at the hearings last spring — proposing rules governing consumer privacy and antihacking requirements — but the invited companies balked at regulation.
But, in keeping with something of a growing theme in Disney's earnings reports, investors balked at the company's sports programming results, particularly ESPN Plus, its new over-the-top online streaming service.
The agreement divvied up positions in the government of South Sudan among the recalcitrant leaders of the main groups, who balked at sharing power with the very people they had just fought.
House Speaker Paul Ryan, whose most conservative members have balked at compromise, was reported last week to be looking at budgetary maneuvers that would make it easier to pass a stabilization plan.
Some Republicans have balked at requests to complete an FBI investigation — which many Democrats have called for — suggesting that a probe is intended to delay Kavanaugh's nomination past the November midterm elections.
Republicans, however, balked at the plan and called for a delay in considering the proposed legislation, which is expected to come up for a vote in the Democratic-controlled House on Thursday.
But Western European nations balked at the focus on Iran and threatened to send lower-level officials, forcing the State Department to broaden the theme to addressing instability in the Middle East.
As someone who obsesses over clean floors, five or six years ago I would have balked at the idea of giving up my corded Dyson vacuum that could clean for hours on end.
Trump&aposs administration has already caused headaches for the WTO&aposs dispute settlement process: It has balked at appointing new members to the seven-member appellate body, which now has only four members.
Wall Street may have balked at most recent , driving shares of the chipmaker to a new 52-week low Wednesday, but the company's CEO told CNBC that the weakness wouldn't last very long.
I'm no stranger to subjecting myself to experimentation in the name of journalism, but for years, when grinders have asked me whether I'd consider getting an implant myself, I've balked at the idea.
Talking to North Korea's Kim Jong Un Even Obama, who was willing to engage historic US enemies like Iran and Cuba, has balked at speaking to North Korea's unpredictable leader, Kim Jong-un.
RELATED: White House threatens to veto 9/11 lawsuit bill Officials here also balked at Obama's suggestion in a recent magazine interview that the kingdom wasn't pulling its weight in global military efforts.
And, of course, WeWork's ambitions crashed into reality when public investors balked at the company's price tag, leading the company to pull its IPO altogether rather than post its own gnarly red ink.
Starbucks' rewards program came under fire last month after consumers balked at the company's redesigned points system, which now rewards customers based on how much they spend, not how often they make purchases.
Concern over a looming bankruptcy plan gained steam on June 10 when Chief Executive Officer Bayard Gontijo quit after a majority of the company's board balked at the direction of the restructuring talks.
Obama and U.S. allies balked at the idea, saying it would entail significant ground forces and planes to patrol a "no-fly zone", a dicey commitment in such a crowded and messy conflict.
Facebook previously balked at the notion of using human editors to oversee the flow of news and information across its network, instead relying on algorithms to handle everything from publisher posts to advertisements.
As Mr Mattarella later explained, it was just one minister in their intended cabinet he had balked at appointing: Paolo Savona, an 81-year-old economist proposed for the job of finance minister.
Although Franklin reportedly picked Hudson for the role, she previously wanted Halle Berry to play her on screen, even after the actress balked at the idea of her doing Franklin's singing voice justice.
Euro zone countries have previously balked at discussing debt reduction until a review is completed into how Greece has implemented austerity measures needed to receive an 86-billion euro ($98 billion) rescue package.
There were many more applicants from Mexico than jobs, and many growers balked at providing the specified wage, as well as other services that they did not offer to domestic workers like housing.
While most conservatives balked at the notion of retaining so many of Obamacare's tax increases, the federalist core of the Cassidy-Collins proposal should be appealing to Republicans looking for a way forward.
In September, she balked at the warm weather during New York Fashion Week and wore a black and white fur coat from Oscar de la Renta Fall/ Winter 2017 ready-to-wear collection.
In Alabama, one of five states—all in the Deep South—without a minimum wage, the Republican legislature balked at efforts by Birmingham, Huntsville and Tuscaloosa to set a city-wide minimum wage.
Analysts have long said FANG, Cramer's acronym for the stocks of Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google, now Alphabet, was near-dead or overvalued, but the "Mad Money " host has balked at the allegations.
The U.S. dollar slipped to a six-day low against a basket of currencies on Thursday as investors balked at emerging details of the U.S. Senate Republicans' version of a tax cut plan.
The Trump administration, keen on cutting U.S. financial support to U.N.-backed programs, has balked at the estimated price tag of roughly $500 million as well as voiced concern over the force's mandate.
That is a higher frame rate than any previous film, and the last time a director experimented with that, Peter Jackson's "Hobbit" films, moviegoers and critics alike balked at the uncomfortably realistic images.

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