Sentence examples for could have scared from inspiring English sources

The consultants and television executives were careful not to call it a playoff, however, because that word could have scared the university presidents.

That arrest could have scared the plotters into accelerating their planned attack, meaning British police were forced into making their own arrests in moves that would normally have required days of planning and briefing.

Drew Sharp writes in The Detroit Free Press that Curry's reputation could have scared away free agents, and Dan Wetzel writes on Yahoo.com that the Pistons need a fresh start anyway.

"For years Jonas would wonder what could have scared the bear away, and he thought to begin with that it must have had something to do with his penis's magic quality, a distinct odour.

Back in February, a hundred billion Euro debt guarantee could have scared the speculators and bought Europe enough time for structural adjustment.

When Alanis Morissette released the verbose and introspective Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, she could not have scared off her fans more successfully if she had chased after them with a loaded shotgun and a knife between her teeth.

If he was telling the truth, the experience couldn't have scared him too much, because here he was again, half-naked in a hospital bed with needles hanging out of his arms. .

Strict requirements on how the money could be used would have scared away too many healthy institutions.

That must have scared them!

"The One Show is broadcast at a time when children are watching - they could have been scared and upset by his aggressive statements.

They may have seemed difficult, but they could have been scared to come into school based on their own childhood experience.