Certain recent weather events were so extreme that a few scientists are shedding their traditional reluctance to ascribe specific disasters to global warming.

因为最近一些极端反常的气候现象，使得一些科学家抛开传统的认为与气候变化无关观念而不得不承认这些是全球暖化造成的灾难。

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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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