Sentence examples for fear of press from inspiring English sources

Mr. Obama's top campaign aides were indeed hesitant to tell Mr. Biden too much, for fear of press leaks.

Witnesses were reluctant to give evidence because of the fear of press retribution; some overcame that expression of fear but others did not.

It also allowed the group to close ranks and jettison all outside ties, a tradition that continues to this day – they have a legendary fear of press commitments and there is no way to communicate with their Kling Klang studios.

It notes that 91 per cent of MPs claim to have been deterred from claiming expenses to which they believe they were entitled, for fear of press coverage if the claim were to be rejected - or because of the sheer bureaucratic hassle involved in claiming.

Admittedly we made ourselves vulnerable to their criticism by leaving the speech so late in Tony's term for fear of the press revenge and by a classic failure of spin – describing the press as a "feral beast" which allowed the commentators to focus on the phrase and ignore the argument.

Reflecting Japan's seemingly ingrained fear of China, press reports have concentrated on the ballooning Japan-China deficit, ignoring the Japan-Hong Kong surplus.

A former priest and BBC executive, Bryant has said he lost his fear of the press when the Sun published a picture of himself he'd sent to his ex-partner dressed only in his underwear.

It is a shame that a young woman must tread carefully when discussing part of her identity, for fear of the press declaring open season on her private life.

And the reason for this monumental fear of the press?

A bunch of defensive misfits that had an inherent fear of the press, which in itself is scary as it belies a greater feeling that they do not wish to be monitored, or checked, or questioned in any way.

"When used correctly, it is already significantly safer than a person driving by themselves and it would therefore be morally reprehensible to delay release simply for fear of bad press or some mercantile calculation of legal liability," he wrote.