Sentence examples for fearful of retaliation from inspiring English sources

"As time goes on, reluctant witnesses become less reluctant, less fearful of retaliation," Mr. Pollini said.

"A lot of people are fearful of retaliation," said Colby Harris, a three-year Walmart employee in Lancaster, Tex.

In addition, Mr. Stanekzai said, many of the Taliban leaders were fearful of retaliation from other Taliban members.

A 2015 report by the Government Accountability Office found that guest workers' precarious position tended to discourage complaints about mistreatment by employees fearful of retaliation by the employer.

Fearful of retaliation for his part in the raid, the shooter has taught his children to hide in the bath if their house comes under attack, and trained his wife to fire a shotgun.

He said Sloan's refusal to identify Knight had been a case of a "recanting witness" – common in cases involving gang members or those who have previously had gang affiliations, in which witnesses are either fearful of retaliation or simply abiding by an informal code forbidding co-operation with police.

Fearful of government retaliation, he declined to give his name.

(On the other hand, some argue that disclosure may deter donors fearful of political retaliation, from powerful incumbents, for example).

The Bush administration was concerned about maintaining a free trade policy, he said, and the Obama administration has been fearful of provoking retaliation from the Chinese, or a trade war.

Equipment makers already feel less fearful of Microsoft retaliation for shipping machines with non-Microsoft applications.

Furthermore, employees who witness abuse are often too fearful of violent retaliation or losing their jobs to report it.