As is often the case, the court proved reluctant to second-guess the Congress.

If medical school admissions officers prove reluctant to take his child, "I will fight them."

"I'm trying to broker a peace between parties who've so far proved reluctant to talk."

Most of the farmers, however, are proving reluctant to cash in.

This time around, the citizens have proved more reluctant to hand over their hardware.

Since then, however, he has proven highly reluctant to do so.

On the other hand, there have been some areas where the Administration has proved reluctant to fight.

Most of them, though, are proving surprisingly reluctant to cash in.

"I gave them hell," he said, explaining that "many managers who rose through the old system have proved reluctant to change their ways."

The bolt proved reluctant to go back where it was supposed to.