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While humanitarian enough to accept reforms in principle, they balked when such reforms threatened their way of life.
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Although they balked at first, the employers agreed to sit down with both white and black union leaders.
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His highs included striking out 10 batters on multiple occasions, while his lows included balking in runs in playoff games.
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Publishers had balked at her insistence on color pictures of food, so she had the book published privately at her own expense.
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Such a call, known as a catcher's balk, is rarely seen in baseball.
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Even if brought up to be a good, submissive wife, she balks at the idea of sharing the conjugal bed.
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In 1898, the first modern balk rule was adopted, as well as the modern rule for recognizing stolen bases.
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The band balked, fearing it was a ploy to have them make records without being paid.
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Several addicts have walked out of the intervention, though almost all who initially balk at the offer eventually accept it.
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Straight rail, unlike the balkline games, had no balk space restrictions, although one was later added.
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