Sentence examples for fear of slipping from inspiring English sources

Something of that youthful fear of slipping back to dependence, passivity, helplessness seems to have stuck.

I'm not sure if it's a rush of blood to the head or fear of slipping overboard but haggling takes an efficient turn.

It's that kind of thing that drives parents to work crazy hours — the fear of slipping back, of falling off the upwardly mobile ladder.

When they arrive, her old fear of slipping through the boards of the jetty returns; she tries not to think about it.

"Sollers Point" is about a constant fear of slipping through the cracks and getting caught in the hell of the system.

The canes, the fear of slipping on an icy step, the worry about returning home from a trip to find your husband's corpse in the bed: these details don't exactly make you yearn for the golden years.

Support groups allow people to connect with others with the same problem helping them overcome their fears of slipping from the treatment program they are currently pursuing.

It is rooted in the elemental fear of life slipping away in half-experienced moments.

Tracey acknowledges that the fear of opportunities slipping away can consume postdocs, and she always seeks to bring her own career development decisions back to her plan.

Similarly, Lord Mandelson fears his party is in danger of slipping back into the "either/or" mentality which pre-dated New Labour, which sees markets as all bad and government actions all good.

Stock markets around the world have fallen heavily on fears that major economies are at risk of slipping back into recession.