This estimate of capability depends heavily on the questionable premise that a theater commander would be loath to use a weapon beyond its tested capability -- although this is what we did with the Patriot in the Persian Gulf War.
Concurrently, with few good options available for a resolution of the situation in Gaza, American policymakers should be loath to encourage a repeat in the West Bank out of a misguided and what would be ultimately foolish attempt to gain brownie points internationally.
Some in organized labor say they find the practice embarrassing, even if they are loath to criticize a fellow union in public.
Staff experts with a vested interest are loath to raise these issues, let alone acknowledge these flaws.
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The one-piece-at-a-time approach is built upon a truth that politicians are loath to acknowledge: Even the most well-intentioned, carefully laid policy plans can go awry.
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Worse still, it required a bunch of manual updating to keep it current, a clerical job that I was increasingly loath to do over the years.
Walker met free blacks there who would have helped her escape, but with three children still in bondage in North Carolina, and a promise of freedom from the Camerons, she was loath to run away.
And the young man says he was loath to go against his family's strong wishes that he find a traditional match from within his Brahmin community.
Francis was involved in another controversy last week when he told the Dallas Morning News that Delta Force units--whose existence the Pentagon is loath to confirm--may have taken part in the siege, a violation of the law.
Yet, Mr Wattret said, the ECB is loath to rock the boat with aggressive cuts in interest rates since there is a feeling that this could hurt confidence, a view he himself disagreed with.
Normally, I would be loath to drive to Los Angeles from San Francisco when I can just jump on a shuttle flight.
Parents of a sleepless autistic kid who smears her feces across the kitchen walls may be loath to see that conduct as just-gotta-be-me identity.
Though Hollywood agents are loath to admit it, the days of casting two high-budget stars to prop up a film are increasingly rare.
The loss economists loath from monopolies results from supra-competitive pricing, which transfers some of the economic value of a product from the consumer to the producer.
In the event these groups have agreed to a collectively bargained agreement that governs the operation of their industry (CBA), courts are loath to insert themselves into any disputes.
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"I also want to know why is it that when a council is found to be in need of special measures even then local government leaders are so loath to act, " the minister said.
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