Sentence examples for fear of destabilizing from inspiring English sources
"But a decision was made not to trumpet it, either," for fear of destabilizing Mr. Musharraf and ending up with an extreme Islamic government with a nuclear arsenal.
The president is expected to press Mr. Li to use China's influence to discipline the North, something the Chinese have resisted for fear of destabilizing an impoverished neighbor.
President Obama and other world leaders have avoided intervening in Syria for fear of destabilizing the region and empowering Islamic fundamentalists.
For now, the fear of destabilizing the municipal bond market with the words "state bankruptcy" has proponents in Congress going about their work on tiptoe.
No one has more influence with the North Koreans than China, but it has repeatedly blocked tough sanctions for fear of destabilizing the North and unleashing a flood of refugees.
The biggest question mark involved China, which has been reluctant to deploy the full weight of its influence on North Korea out of fear of destabilizing it amid a leadership transition.
But Mr. Geithner said he had no bargaining power because he was unwilling to threaten A.I.G.'s trading partners with a bankruptcy by the insurer for fear of further destabilizing the system.
But Ariev said the fear now rippling through Ukraine's media world appears to serve Moscow's goal of destabilizing the country ahead of next year's elections, then taking advantage of the chaos to increase its influence over Ukraine.
Russia continues its program of destabilizing Western democracy, unmolested.
The deep state, historians say, has functioned as a kind of shadow government, disseminating propaganda to whip up public fear or destabilizing civilian governments not to its liking.
"Often justified in the name of public safety, shutdowns instead cut off access to vital information, e-financing, and emergency services, plunging whole societies into fear and destabilizing the internet's power to support small business livelihoods and drive economic development".
