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Examples of fear

fear
Many archaeologists regarded interest in theory with a certain suspicion, fearing that it might be a flight from the complex practical reality of archaeology.
Rather, the form of association as such is feared, because there is the possibility that it might be combined with a dangerous content.
The older generation of colonial visitors were thus free of the fears of their youthful counterparts at the prospect of vulgarity and isolation.
Now, is the prospect of an endless interventionism something to be feared, because of the increasing power of the state that accompanies it?
The new research alleviated these fears to some extent, at least for certain problems.
She is powerful, an active presence, whose role is to give, care, and establish closeness, but who also evokes strong fears.
In order to persuade, a representation had also to respond to the expectations, fears, and desires of subjects.
Is the scheme meeting your expectations - hopes and fears?
Discussed women's fears and expectations about changes in their bodies and feelings of sexuality due to cancer and its treatment.
People who presumed that their names appeared in lists of suspects feared to petition the authorities for travel documents.
When the patients experience fears or terminal illness, emotional support becomes important.
As was feared, the magnitude of bad loans discovered at the bank upon its collapse was of a much larger magnitude than disclosed earlier.
He discovered he could extend his own influence by fanning the ecclesiastics' fears that the emperor was no longer the best guarantor of their autonomy.
Catholics claimed that they feared the seigneurs, who ' had always oppressed them ', presumably by denying them the freedom to worship publicly in their own church.
Railroads gave rise to new geo-strategic considerations, and aroused new fears and visions, both militarily and economically.
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Collocations withfear

fear

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atmosphere of fear
Once again, there is an atmosphereoffear and repression in the country.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
climate of fear
Unfortunately, the prevailing climateoffear and evasion made it virtually impossible to obtain a representative sample of experiences.
constant fear
On the other hand, the intelligentsia were in constantfear that foreign economic penetration would result not in national prosperity, but foreign domination.
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