Sentence examples for held back for fear from inspiring English sources
Opposition leaders have held back for fear that change might be worse than an unsatisfactory status quo.
But Japanese and European automakers in particular have held back for fear of losing trade secrets if they are forced to share their newest technologies with Chinese companies.
Her opponents say they have had trouble raising money because some would-be donors have held back for fear of a punitive tax audit.
Yet still the marshals held back for fear, no doubt, of an explosion or the fierceness of the fire they felt sure was to follow".
Though Germany demanded a general council following the excommunication of the German Reformation leader Martin Luther, Pope Clement VII held back for fear of renewed attacks on his supremacy.
She praises it for offering a transit point for Soviet Jews when other countries held back for fear of attracting the unwelcome attention of pro-Palestinian groups.In thinking about all this, Austria's narrow room for manoeuvre internationally ought not to be forgotten.
What a reader can always tell is when you are holding back for fear of offending them.
For nearly the entire year, all signs pointed to the notion that Mr. Romney was holding back for fear of experiencing a repeat of his embarrassing loss four years earlier.
Plenty of people who have lost that much would like to bend your ear about the experience — but they might hold back, for fear of sounding self-absorbed.
Twice more he would prowl within 40 yards of the herd, once in a blinding snowstorm, holding back for fear of maiming his prey.
