The initial sales -- near-record numbers for a multi-disc set -- concern some music industry executives, many of whom would not speak on the record for fear of alienating Wal-Mart, their biggest customer.
Fear of alienating the public is one.
Their leading role in the battles has raised concerns of further alienating the Sunni community, which has been at odds with the Shia-dominated government in Baghdad.
The lobbyist, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of concerns about alienating government officials, added that "you have to work at an agency to understand the culture and the pressure points, and it helps to know the senior staff".
Corbett, a Republican, had faced criticism from some who said he did not move quickly enough with the initial investigation into the allegations against Sandusky because of concerns about alienating Penn State alumni as he ran for governor.
But his aides asserted that polls indicated that the attacks had been working and that Mr. Bradley had shifted tone today not because of concerns about alienating voters but because he wanted to finish with an uplifting message.
In the short term, however, Obama's failure to more boldly address human rights concerns has alienated much of Obama's progressive base of support.
Freed from the concern of possibly alienating readers or advertisers with such negative fare, they delved into their deepest fears — which, though residents of the northeastern United States might object, did not include hurricanes.
But even as ISIS has reacted to Erdoğan with anger, the group has been reluctant to take credit for causing bloodshed inside Turkey, perhaps out of concern about alienating the Turkish people.
She demonstrated herself as a freedom fighter unafraid of alienating commercial concern.
