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Source: Webster's dictionaryAfter cooperatively crawling through dirt tunnels and repeatedly climbing a rope ladder in the episode "Snowball in Hell," in the following episode ("Action!") he balked at climbing a stairway with railings and locked himself in his dressing room. Source: Internet
A few manufacturers did produce licensed MCA machines (most notably NCR ), but overall the industry balked at IBM's restrictions. Source: Internet
Ahead of the 2013 tournament, the union balked over distribution of sponsorship revenue, much of which comes from Japanese companies. Source: Internet
Aragonés broke with DC when the company began insisting on work-for-hire contracts; when Aragonés balked, an editor tore up Aragonés' paycheck in front of his face. Source: Internet
A push began for the development of a 3.3 L convert powerplant they had drawn up designs for, but company engineers balked at this suggestion. Source: Internet
Larger developers like Microsoft and Adobe balked outright, and refused to consider porting to OpenStep, which was so different from the existing Mac OS that there was little or no compatibility. Source: Internet