Sentence examples for afraid of participating from inspiring English sources

We recently demonstrated [ 42] that the social stigma attached to podoconiosis affected the process of obtaining informed consent for genetic research on this disease in Southern Ethiopia; we found that participants were afraid of participating in a genetic study because they were fearful that it might aggravate stigmatization by exposing the familial nature of the disease.

Government is all about networks, but some people in government are afraid of participating in networks because they feel they might risk getting promoted.

Opening statements were set to begin early Tuesday morning but had to be postponed when two members of the jury were excused, one because she was afraid of participating in the trial and another because he could not afford to go without pay for the expected three to four-month trial.

I did a survey, and there was the need (but not the motivation) to get a forum going, as many women were afraid to participate for fear of recrimination by their mostly male bosses.

"The real downside is it makes people afraid to participate in electronic life," said Brad Templeton, chairman of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a civil liberties organization.

The research revealed that 59% of those questioned said they would be afraid to participate in elections, scheduled to be held next year.

Don't be afraid to participate in class!

Moore, Fontana, and the Jordanaires declined to participate, afraid of losing the lucrative session work they had in Nashville.

Approximately one quarter refused to participate because they had doubts about the side effects of the antibiotic treatment or were afraid of the consequences of participation [ 9].

The nation participated in the lies, because it was afraid of the government.

First, students accustomed to passively sitting in class may be reluctant to participate in class discussions because they are afraid of providing an incorrect answer.