She has balked in the past but has recently suggested she could work with Mr Netanyahu not just towards a peace deal but also to curb ultra-Orthodox encroachment on Israel's largely secular lifestyle.

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She initially balked at the price, spending so much money on so few rooms.

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When the company first balked, she threatened to open a Levi Web site of her own.

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When she first started out, potential clients balked at her fees and did everything they could to whittle down her bottom line.

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Her family balked at the idea, so she compromised and registered for fine china and servingware, to give some guests a traditional option, and the honeymoon, for friends who want to contribute to that experience.

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Jane Campion says she was not sure if Keitel would be interested, because she believes a lot of American actors would have balked at the idea.

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The county had hoped that would free up space in other shelters for the sex offenders, but some of the shelters balked and the trailers are still needed, she said.

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When she tried to return, less than a year later, William Shawn balked.

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As she tells it, Ms Livni, then Israel's foreign minister, balked at some of Mr Olmert's concessions and doubted his ability to garner sufficient political support to carry them.

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