Loath

Hereat the Minister prostrated himself before Allah (to whom belong Might and Majesty!) and kissed the King’s hand, saying, Loath is the ruby stone, albeit be bedded in the hardest rock on hill, to do aught but shine as a lamp, and this thy son is such a gem.

The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

'Loath'd throughout life -- scarce pardon'd in the dust.'

Byron's Poetical Works, Volume 1 George Gordon Byron Byron 1806

Loath to be caught flat-footed again, France fired the allies' first missile to help repel Gadhafi's forces besieging rebel-held eastern Libya.

NATO at the crossroads after Gates speech 2011

Zurich: Loath to take over the family's burgeoning textile business, French artist Henri Cartier-Bresson 1908-2004 tinkered with the idea of becoming a writer and painter before realizing that his talent and interests predestined him for a career as a photographer.

Cartier-Bresson and the Decisive Moment Goran Mijuk 2011

Loath to take yet another plane, she opted to travel by train.

A Covert Affair Jennet Conant 2011

Loath to overrule the courts, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has said the government will clarify the situation but not how.

Russia's Enduring Governance Discount Matthew Curtin 2010

Loath to be caught flat-footed again, France fired the allies' first missile to help repel Gadhafi's forces besieging rebel-held eastern Libya.

NATO at the crossroads after Gates speech 2011

Loath to take yet another plane, she opted to travel by train.

A Covert Affair Jennet Conant 2011

Loath to spend if he doesn't have to, Feeney beats both Buffett and Kamprad in the donation category, giving out less grants than only Ford and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundations.

Five Billionaires Who Live Below Their Means 2010

Loath as they may be to get down into the gutter with Labour, the Tories can't hold back on muckraking if that is the ground chosen by their opponents.

Tony Blair: The Next Labour Prime Minister? 2010