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widespread fear

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widespread
adjective
uk /ˌwaɪdˈspred/ us /ˌwaɪdˈspred/
existing or happening in many places and/or among ...
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fear
noun[C or U]
uk /fɪər/ us /fɪr/
an unpleasant emotion or thought that you have when you are frightened or worried by something dangerous, painful, or bad that is happening or ...
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Examples of widespread fear


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It was anticipated that high rates of reported crime, a widespreadfear of crime, and concern about a range of other social problems would directly affect individuals' quality of life.
Most cities had curfews, and nocturnal activity was frowned on - given the widespreadfear of darkness, and later of crime, most people did not want to be out anyway.
There was a widespreadfear, expressed by 10 of the informants, that information on their medical records might be made available to agencies other than the general practice itself.
There is a widespreadfear that the legislation is too complex and convoluted.
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That seems to underline the widespreadfear that defence resources are now being stretched too thinly to meet too many commitments.
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Does he acknowledge the now widespreadfear that we are getting a second-class service for the most vulnerable sectors of the community?
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There is also widespreadfear of cancellations if the general world economic situation should deteriorate further.
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There is now widespreadfear among the old and disabled that they will be among the unlucky ones.
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It is that widespreadfear that has made the sale of home shelters at £1,200 each such a roaring but mistaken success.
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That is borne out by the widespreadfear that high spending on strategic defence may result in less money being available for conventional forces.
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Will he confirm that there is a widespreadfear that such rationalisation will inevitably lead to redundancies?
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There was clearly a widespreadfear that present cost levels were less than competitive.
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Yet there is widespreadfear that more expansionary policies would simply rekindle inflation instead of leading to sustainable growth.
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I find that among the general public there is still widespreadfear of the effects of low standard incineration.
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There is a widespreadfear among ordinary people, particularly the poor, that they are the victims of a very unfair system at the moment.
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There is disturbing evidence that the campaign has caused widespreadfear and anxiety, particularly among the elderly.
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There has been a widespreadfear, which still exists in many circles, that this will continue to be so.
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I am not aware of any such widespreadfear.
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The widespreadfear of cut-price competition is therefore nothing to be wondered at.
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The widespreadfear is that illegal immigration will increase considerably.
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