His reluctance to set specific guidelines regarding back-up quarterback Tim Tebow's role in the offense allowed coordinator Tony Sparano to get away with ignoring Tebow altogether.

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Nokia's reluctance to customise phones for specific operators, a policy it has since reversed, did not help.

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In fact, Congress's priority in both cases has been to avoid making the politically tough decision of who should and who should not be protected by discrimination statutes, which explains both the loose wording of the original laws and the reluctance of Congress to intervene with more specific legislation later.

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