The North Korean government initially balked at Mr. Bush's proposal.

The government has balked at breaking up the library occupation, saying it fears a violent escalation.

The provincial government of Ontario, which was to provide some of the guarantees, balked at many of the proposals.

But, taking positions closer to Russia's than to America's, west European governments balked.

The British government balked at implementing certain terms of the treaty, such as evacuating their naval presence from Malta.

To Gillinson's fury, the government balked at contributing much more, and so the players had little choice but to pitch in.

The English government balked at this demand, because it felt it could not compel the witnesses to travel to the Republic.

However, the provincial and municipal governments balked at committing more money to the project.

But the Soviet government balked and made excuses.

But at first the government balked, and Salem started getting angry.