Sentence examples for it is afraid from inspiring English sources

Only on October 15th did the telecoms regulator award licences, to all three bidders.Some Algerians think the government took so long to keep its promise because it is afraid of letting its predominantly youthful citizens have easier access to the internet.

"It is afraid that its use of federal money will be questioned".

British Telecom is trying to spin its wireless company off because it is afraid that it could drag down the wireline business.

J Street can't even put out an unambiguous statement regarding the Goldstone report, because it is afraid of alienating its extremist base.

But the main reason why NATO is not prepared to have an open discussion about who should lead and modernize the alliance is that it is afraid: afraid of having its divisions exposed; afraid of the future; afraid of the possibility of failure in Afghanistan.

I cannot account for the World Telegram's missing out on this fairly obvious feature idea, made to order for its heart-throb experts, except on the ground that it is afraid of being lured again into following the Communist line.

Could it be afraid of things?

Could it be afraid of anything?

"It was afraid to face reality".

It's telling us that it's afraid.

I can't think what it's afraid of.