Sentence examples for clear for fear from inspiring English sources

When Nat King Cole ventured into a variety show of his own in 1956, sponsors stayed clear for fear of alienating their Southern markets.

(The result was less clear for fear).

Mr Kirchner has been loth to use the police to clear roadblocks, for fear of losing support on the left.

People are hesitant to apologize outright even for clear wrongdoing for fear that it may later be used in litigation as an admission of guilt.

But these are all doomed to fail, because in these hard times of job insecurity, zero-hours contracts and hungry, keen interns snapping at old-timers' heels, no one can be seen to have the time to occasionally clear their desk – for fear of being asked to clear it permanently.

Many companies are adopting some of the less controversial options and steering clear of others for fear they will be shunned by investors.

And, as people who have thrived on disruptive change, they are more likely than many other industrial leaders to be focused on the future and its challenges.Some Silicon Valley-watchers are urging its tycoons to steer clear of politics, for fear of attracting unwelcome regulatory attention.

Perhaps to stop their expatriates falling prey to radicalism; perhaps because the distinction between church and state is never clear for theocratic Muslims.A fear of extremism is not confined to non-Muslims.

But most steer clear of this canard for fear of looking foolish.

This, in turn, has resulted in some Jewish A-level candidates steering clear of certain universities for fear of harassment.

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