Others seemed to waver between disdain and reluctant assent.

In the end, Butterworth and Clibber gave their reluctant assent.

The leader grunted a reluctant assent.

After a few moments of silent stand-off between the defence silk and the judge, Charwell nodded reluctant assent.

He gave a reluctant assent to this.

She pursed her lips, and gave a reluctant assent.

The commission was created by Congress with Mr. Bush's reluctant assent and is scheduled to conclude its business this summer.

Nakai grumbled something to himself in Navajo, then nodded reluctant assent.

They heard Alroy's thin, reedy assent, reluctant, by the sound, and then the echo of light footsteps.

Drake took it as reluctant assent, and went on.