hesitate

According to the report given by Father Jacques Santoni, novice master, the Brother had hesitated at the beginning to choose the Oblates or the Trappists.
D’après les comptes rendus du père Jacques Santoni, maître des novices, le frère hésita d’abord entre être Oblat ou Trappiste.
Father Guigues, superior of the Oblates in Canada, had hesitated to send these two missionaries.
Le père Guigues, supérieur des Oblats du Canada, a hésité à envoyer ces deux pères.
Mr. ALFONSO MARTÍNEZ said that he had hesitated to take the floor on agenda item 2, mainly because of the restrictions imposed by the Commission.
M. ALFONSO MARTÍNEZ dit éprouver toujours quelques réticences à prendre la parole sur le point 2 de l'ordre du jour, principalement en raison des limitations imposées par la Commission concernant son examen.
But if the Morsi Government had hesitated to follow the anti-social recommendations of the IMF he had not expected to conduct a repressive anti-worker policy and lay the foundation for its worsening.
Mais si le gouvernement Morsi avait hésité à suivre les recommandations antisociales du FMI, il ne les avait pas attendues pour mener une politique répressive anti-ouvrière et jeter les bases de son aggravation.
The Founder, in fact, had hesitated a great deal before letting him go, for he saw Father Albini as almost indispensable for the apostolic service he was rendering to the Work of the Italians.
Le Fondateur avait, en effet, beaucoup hésité avant de le laisser partir ; il le considérait presque indispensable en raison du service apostolique qu'il rendait à l'Œuvre des Italiens.
The Founder, in fact, had hesitated a great deal before letting him go, for he saw Father Albini as almost indispensable for the apostolic service he was rendering to the Work of the Italians.
Le Fondateur avait, en effet, beaucoup hésité avant de le laisser partir ; il le considérait presque indispensable en raison du service apostolique qu’il rendait à l’Œuvre des Italiens.
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