"When Alex first came to me, I was hesitant, " de la Renta says.

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So when I got an email from MobileEdge asking if I was interested in reviewing one of their briefcases, I was hesitant.

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What I have left out is the cruel fact that the BMW 650i convertible came to me one of the cold, chilly weeks of this mild winter, and I was hesitant to drop the top on days of inclement weather.

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However, I was hesitant to do a comic about myself because I just didn't feel like that was appropriate for the subject matter, being that I was just a volunteer and not really, you know, someone who's directly affected by the hurricane.

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From my seat, which, as I stared at the bear swarm, I was increasingly hesitant to leave, I counted a dozen trolling the water.

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"I was pretty hesitant and felt a little out of place at first, " says Bronfman.

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"I was a little hesitant out there on the clay in the beginning because it was just my first match, " said Capriati, the tournament's third seed.

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He was very hesitant and laboured, and when the heat was on, I saw flaws in his game.

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