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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a plan of fear" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a strategy or approach that is motivated by fear or intended to instill fear in others.
Example: "The government's response to the crisis seemed more like a plan of fear than a genuine effort to address the underlying issues."
Alternatives: "a strategy of intimidation" or "a scheme based on fear".
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"It is a plan of fear," the Republican congressman William J. Scherle said at DePatten's testimony.
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The Tories cannot trumpet such a plan, for fear of being accused of dismantling the universalist principles of the NHS.
Jevđević later received threatening letters warning him not to go through with such a plan for fear of disuniting the Yugoslav diaspora.
Too many entrepreneurs feel like they can't even admit doubt about a plan or fear of possible failure because doing so would be an investment risk for their company.
"I'm a great believer that you don't plan out of fear; you plan out of vision.
Not everyone is so complacent about the benefits of a plan that many fear could lead to price increases in a wide range of household items, adding to an inflationary trend that has increased the cost of meat, fruit and bread significantly in recent months.
WASHINGTON -- Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee Kent Conrad (D-N.D). said on Sunday that he urged President Obama not to publicly support a much-touted bipartisan debt-reduction plan out of fear that it would produce reflexive Republican opposition.
In the aftermath of the Paris attacks, GOP presidential candidates -- backed by conservative lawmakers and some governors -- are opposing the refugee resettlement plan out of fear the migrants could pose a terror threat.
Some residents said they opposed the plan out of fear that it would attract increased crime and traffic.
Since the 1970s, island residents have set aside 40percentt of the island for conservation, a feat that took planning, cooperation, and a bit of fear, sparked by a red-flag report from consultant Metcalf & Eddy in the 1970s.
City officials -- grateful that anyone was planning entertaining, ambitious events at a time of fear and pessimism -- were less picky.
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