Sentence examples similar to empty fear from inspiring English sources

Such empty fears and desires, based on what Epicurus calls kenodoxia or empty belief, are themselves the main source of perturbation and pain in civilized life, where more elementary dangers have been brought under control, since they are the reason why people are driven to strive for limitless wealth and power, subjecting themselves to the very dangers they imagine they are avoiding.

Of course, there are reasons for the rows of empty stands: fear of traipsing through the darkened streets of Newark late at night, and so many other sports and entertainment venues in the New York area.

For example, he has an Arabic phrase on his left cheek in red that means "Empty of fear," chosen as a reminder to not be scared to live life.

The exemption does not require any minimum length of time that a property should be empty, sparking fears it could increase the number of empty buildings as owners flush out tenants before applying for permission to redevelop in order to benefit from the credit.

It is our duty to push back against empty and fear-inducing rhetoric.

It is common for an incoming government to turn in thespian sorrow to the nation and announce that, having inspected the ledgers, it must in all grief announce that the public purses are even emptier than feared.

"Clearly, the race to meet the tax credit deadline has left the home-buying pipeline rather empty, and we fear that still high unemployment, heavy indebtedness and tight credit will mean that it stays that way," wrote Paul Dales, United States economist with Capital Economics.

Their greatest fear: empty shelves and unhappy patrons.