loth

• “This (loth, which is manufaciured by the natives, is dyed blue while in the yarn; and as it is of various lliadc;, its look, when it comes to be worn, is very beautiful.”

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• “Seracini's suspicion is that Vasari was loth to destroy Da Vinci's work, and preferred to brick it up behind a new wall and add his fresco on this.”

  The Guardian: Lost Leonardo Da Vinci battle scene sparks row between art historians

• “By contrast, Boris is loth to submit to interrogation by the BBC's political editor in London Tim Donovan, because Donovan does know the details and hence the experience would be uncomfortable.”

  The Guardian: Hugh Muir's diary

• “Drogba, at 33, is a slightly different case but the club would be loth to see him move to a rival Premier League club under freedom of contract next summer and go on to prove his worth yet again in the top flight.”

  The Guardian: Chelsea's André Villas-Boas will select duo even if they are leaving

• “The downside is that his contract at Franklin's Gardens runs until the end of next season and he will be loth to jump ship in mid-campaign along with his trusted assistants Dorian West and Paul Grayson.”

  The Guardian: England must get this decision right before 2003 is a faded memory | Robert Kitson

• “I'm loth to reclaim stereotypes – which, after all, are just fictions applied to people on the thinnest of pretexts by others.”

  The Guardian: Calling us angry? Michelle Obama and the 'angry black woman' label | The panel

• “Much to Saxon's gratification, the crowd was loth to see them depart.”

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• “I'm loth to do this, and I'm sure she'd want nothing to do with me or my daughter.”

  The Guardian: Problem solved

• “But the reality for Arsenal is that, with Tottenham having set the benchmark, Valencia would be loth to accept less than ¤25m and they are in a position to demand more.”

  The Guardian: Arsenal's pursuit of Valencia's Juan Mata overruns buyout clause

• “Although Villa are loth to lose either player and have proved to be tough negotiators under Randy Lerner, as Liverpool and Manchester City can testify over their moves for Gareth Barry and James Milner respectively, Young's contractual situation has left them little room for manoeuvre once a tempting bid arrives.”

  The Guardian: Liverpool edge ahead of Manchester United in £15m race for Ashley Young

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